“And we found Rachel through an audition process and she was wonderful.

A lot of studios wouldn’t have had the courage to put two relatively unknown people in a movie like this. ” VH1 spoke with Cassavetes about choosing two emerging stars to helm his project, finding ways to make his actors get along on-set, working with his mother (Gena Rowlands) and more. I smoked a cigarette and everybody came out like, “All right let’s do this.” And it got better after that, you know? I think Ryan respected her for standing up for her character and Rachel was happy to get that out in the open. When Allie spends the afternoon at the Windsor Plantation with Noah, they go for a boat ride — which is really just long, gorgeous foreplay before they spend the night together.

Former star Ryan Gosling was handpicked by director Nick Cassavetes to play passionate, lovestruck Noah, while newcomer Rachel Mc Adams arrived via an audition.

“When I told [New Line Cinema] I wanted to hire Ryan for the lead, they kind of looked at me like I was out of my mind,” Cassavetes told VH1.

Still, without elaborating too much, Gosling did hint to was one of the most popular movies of 2004.

The pair portrayed a couple in love in the 2004 romantic movie and although they went on to date in real life, they didn't bond during filming.I haven't met anybody who could top them," he told the paper (via ) in September 2011. When both people are in showbusiness, it's too much showbusiness.It takes all of the light, so nothing else can grow." Now that he's in a serious relationship with actress Mendes, only time will tell if their love can withstand the glitz and glamour of showbiz.Rachel has had some high profile relationships after her break through in Hollywood although Rachel is a very private person.She stated in 2008 she “decided to remain hush when it comes to matters of the heart“, we respect her privacy so we only used confirmed information for this page – like we do for our whole website – and avoid rumors and gossip. Rachel showed her support by attending Michael’s “Beautiful Boy” at Toronto’s International Film Festival (September 2010 | view images), they later confirmed they started dating after the filming of “Midnight in Paris” in Rachel’s hometown Toronto.Rachel admitted early she believes a long-distance relationship can work: “I think if two people are willing to work on it and just accept that it was what it i, then it’s possible.It’s when you’re trying to battle something you just can’t change that it falls. They were both photographed after arriving in Dublin (February 2011 | view images).