Pretty Woman uncomfortable playing a sex worker. Winona Ryder auditioned, but was turned down because Marshall felt she was "too young". Jennifer Connelly was also dismissed for the same reason. Emily Lloyd turned it down as it conflicted with her shooting for the film "Mermaids". Meg Ryan, who was a top choice of Marshall's, turned it down as well. According to a note written by Marshall, Mary Steenburgen was also among the first choices. Diane Lane came very close to being cast (the script was much darker at the time); they had gone as far as costume fittings, but due to scheduling
Winona Ryder McIntyre, an aging ballet star in Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan". She also was cast in an independent film, "Stay Cool", alongside Hilary Duff, Mark Polish and Chevy Chase. The same year, she also starred as Lois Wilson in the television movie, "" for which she has received leading female Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award nominations. Ryder appeared in a leading role in the film, "The Dilemma", directed by Ron Howard and previously called "Cheaters" and "What You Don't Know". The film, which also starred Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, began filming in Chicago in May 2010 and was