In an interview with Celebuzz, none other than Busy Philipps — of "Dawson's Creek" and "Cougar Town" fame — revealed she was once considered to play Megan in "Bridesmaids." The actress appeared in director Paul Feig's beloved, but short-lived teen series, "Freaks and Geeks," so she naturally ended up auditioning when "Bridesmaids" rolled around. Philipps recalled, "The part wasn't defined necessarily as one thing [when I auditioned]. I was doing a very specific take on it, and they really liked it. But I think, ultimately, Miss McCarthy is perfect in that movie." The one-time talk show host was understandably disappointed not to be a part of such a successful movie, but she loves everybody involved and, in particular, hopes to work with Feig again in the future.
In a tenth anniversary chat with Insider, the prolific director revealed Megan was the character most actresses wanted to read for. Aside from Philipps, Rebel Wilson, who ended up in the movie as Kristen Wiig's horrible roommate, Brynn — who reads her diary after mistaking it for a "very sad, handwritten book" (via YouTube) — also went up for the role. As Feig explained, "though we felt everybody was great, we hadn't found that person who cracked it 100%. It was one of our last casting sessions when Kristen and Annie said, 'Oh, you should bring in our friend Melissa.'" Naturally, McCarthy nailed the audition after being "super aggressive to the person reading Annie" and the trio knew instantly they'd found their Megan.
