Marking the 25th anniversary of her Oscar-nominated breakout performance in Almost Famous , Kate Hudson is reflecting on the iconic role of Penny Lane.

The actress recently recalled that she originally “got the part for Anita,” who was ultimately played by Zooey Deschanel , and how she convinced writer/director Cameron Crowe to cast her as the leader of the rock & roll-supporting ‘Band-Aids’.

“And then, Sarah Polley was supposed to play Penny Lane, and Brad Pitt was supposed to play Russell, and then, they fell through. And I was the only one cast,” Hudson told Entertainment Tonight . “I was like, ‘Cameron, can I please audition for Penny Lane?’ And he didn’t really want it at first. … And then like, four auditions later, finally he called me, and he was like, ‘You wann

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