6. For Miles, Iris’ love interest, Meyers wrote the role for Jack Black after seeing him in School of Rock, explaining to ComingSoon.net, “I just adored him, I thought he popped off the screen. He spoke to me as an audience member.”
“When I was thinking of this movie I thought he was someone I would like to write a part for and I’m aware he’s not Clark Gable, he’s not tall dark and handsome, but he’s adorable, he’s lovable,” she continued. “It’s my way of saying this is the right kind of guy, this is what most guys look like if they’re lucky, he’s so adorable, and why not? Everybody has a heart and deserves to fall in love and he should get a great girl. So I fixed him up with Kate Winslet.”
7. And it was being partnered with Winslet that ultimately got an unsure Black to sign on, with Meyers even trying to woo him over a pasta dinner.
“Kate was incredible as I anticipated,” Black told Coming Soon in 2006. “It was a huge reason why I wanted to do the movie. I was such a big fan of hers, I just love her work and her acting.”
