Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Stan are being held. It is then up to Hart to save the day once more, but this time with the help of Agent Fuller. Sandra Bullock and writer Marc Lawrence initially had no plans for a sequel. While working on "Two Weeks Notice", Bullock and Lawrence joked about ideas for a "Miss Congeniality" sequel, some of which "weren't that far-fetched" according to Bullock. Las Vegas was featured in an early version of the first film, but was ultimately written out of the script. A five-week shoot in southern Nevada began on April 12, 2004. Approximately half of the film's
Gracie (film) have happened if I hadn't quit [playing soccer]. I quit because of what people would think of me. The pressure from the boys. The awkward development of my body. I really, really regret it. I wish I'd been brave enough." Andrew, Elizabeth, their brother John (who was also a producer on the film), and Guggenheim then engaged in an extensive search to find the right actress for the role of fifteen-year-old Gracie; they promoted the search on the website "findinggracie.com." The role eventually went to athlete-actress Carly Schroeder. Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat argue that Schroeder "puts in a stellar