In a recent interview, Oscar winner George Clooney revealed he almost starred as young Noah Calhoun in the film alongside the late Paul Newman, who played the older version of the character. He told Deadline, “We were going to do 'The Notebook' together... Basically, I was going to play him as a young man, and it was funny. JESSICA SIMPSON SAYS SHE TURNED DOWN 'THE NOTEBOOK' OVER SEX SCENE"The funny thing was, no one wanted to play Noah. It was incredibly hard to find an actor willing to play Noah. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"The Notebook" went on to make over $115 million worldwide at the box office.

Source: Fox News October 19, 2020 13:50 UTC