Rebel Wilson was actually supposed to play Melissa McCarthy's character, Megan, in 'Bridesmaids'
Rebel Wilson has revealed she was meant to play Melissa McCarthy's character in 'Bridesmaids'. The 'Isn't It Romantic' star auditioned for the hilarious part of Megan in the 2011 rom-com classic, but she was the "second choice". However, she won over the producers so much that they decided to add her in as Brynn, the roommate to Matt Lucas' character Gil. Speaking on SiriusXM’s 'The Jess Cagle Show', Rebel spilled: “My character wasn’t supposed to exist in the movie. I’d auditioned for Melissa McCarthy’s character and was like the second choice for that role. And I guess they liked my audition [so] they added me into the film essentially. There was never supposed to be two roommates, only one, so I just kind of added myself in, in a way… (more)