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
Mermaids (2003 film) Mermaids (2003 film) Mermaids is a 2003 television film directed by Ian Barry and starring Serah D'Laine, Nikita Ager and Australian model Erika Heynatz as a trio of mermaid sisters who band together to avenge their father's death. The film is also known in other languages as "Sereias" (Brazil), "Três Sereias" (Portugal), "Mermaids - Las sirenas" (Spain), "Oi treis gorgones" (Greece), "Seireenisiskokset" (Finland), "Sirènes" (France), "Sirenas" (Argentina and Mexico), "Русалки" (Bulgaria and Russia), "Sirene" (Croatia), "Mořské panny" (Czech Republic), and "Morské panny" (Slovakia). Unscrupulous fisherman John Mallick and his assistant Carlo are fishing with soda bombs in open water to