Zooey Deschanel recalls originally losing her 'Elf' role to Katie Holmes. Kristina Bumphrey/PMC/New Line/Courtesy Everett Collection Although Zooey Deschanel broke through with her romantic leading ...

One of my favorite holiday movies to watch every December is Elf. This Will Ferrell flick about a grown man who was raised as an elf and sets off to find his human father is pure comedic gold. On top ...

Zooey Deschanel has said the role of Jovie in Christmas favourite Elf was originally offered to Katie Holmes before Deschanel landed the part. Speaking on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast, the New ...

Zooey Deschanel originally lost out on Elf to Katie Holmes. The New Girl star arrived to audition for the Christmas classic when she was just 21 years old, only to be told by director Jon Favreau that ...

Zooey Deschanel owes one of her first big breaks to a Hollywood superstar passing on the female lead role in Elf. Originally, Deschanel’s character Jovie was meant for a more well-known actor. But, ...

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Zooey Deschanel has revealed that the role that made her a holiday staple nearly went to someone else — and the original casting choice might surprise Elf fans. At the time of her audition, when she ...

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