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Evan Rachel Wood Regrets Turning Down Mean Girls

She also shares stories about performing with David Bowie’s band.

Evan Rachel Wood, Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show, Mean Girls, Tina Fey

Northshore High School almost had a different face vying for popularity in Tina Fey's 2004 comedy Mean Girls. During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show while promoting the upcoming second season of HBO's Westworld, Evan Rachel Wood expressed her remorse for having missed out on a chance to be a part of the cult favorite.

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When asked by host Jimmy Fallon if she had auditioned for the film Wood dropped a bomb. "It's even worse," she said. "I turned it down." Cue shocked gasps from the audience and a hung head from Wood herself. The actor went on to explain that at the time she had already signed on to be a part of another high school film, Pretty Persuasion. It's not Wood's fault, no one could have predicted how much of an impact Mean Girls would have. Maybe in Universe B she was a starring member of the cast and fetch actually happened. Watch, below.

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