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Richard Kneeland

13 Going On 30's Young Jennifer Garner Casting Was So Good, This $100 Million Rom-Com Repeated It 5 Years Later
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Jennifer Garner and Christa B. Allen played the same character in 13 Going on 30, who reunited in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, proving Allen was the perfect choice to play a younger version of Garner. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past featured Allen as young Jenny, the love interest of Matthew McConaughey's character, Connor. The Adam Project could have had Allen and Sean Marquette appear as Garner and Mark Ruffalo's characters in the past, further leveraging their chemistry.

The 2004 romantic comedy film 13 Going on 30 tells the story of Jenna Rink at 13 years old, played by Christa B. Allen, and at 30 years old, portrayed by Jennifer Garner, and another movie stole this casting idea a few years later. 13 Going on 30 starts on Jenna's 13th birthday in 1987. But when she tries too hard to fit in with the popular group and is embarrassed by her best friend Matty,...
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  • 11/8/2023
  • by Sarah Little
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