By this point, The Notebook has inspired generations of true romantics. And it’s not hard to see why: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams are both beautiful actors, and their characters falling in love was engrossing because of the amazing chemistry they both shared.
That chemistry has caused countless fans to watch this movie again and again. Despite that, however, even the film’s biggest fans don’t know every secret behind its production. Care to learn more about your favorite film, including facts that will forever change how you watch it? Keep reading to discover the sweetest facts about The Notebook, including our favorite deleted scene!
The sex scenes had a LOT of planning
It’s not the kind of thing we talk about with our parents or more conservative friends, but let’s face it: part of what makes The Notebook so hot is its plethora of steamy sex scenes. Those scenes helped sell just how connected Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams’ characters really were. And each one of them seemed spontaneous…the kind of spur-of-the-moment naughtiness that leaves your toes curling and your face smiling.
Interestingly, McAdams revealed in an old interview that they extensively discussed those scenes ahead of time, so she was confident that Gosling “was going to be a gentleman.” However, Gosling himself confirmed in another interview that “We didn’t rehearse a lot,” which (in our opinion) helped give those sexy scenes a more naturalistic feeling.
The two leads hardly saw each other before filming
Because of the aforementioned chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in The Notebook, you might think that they spent plenty of time together during the production. How else could these two so convincingly portray their blossoming relationship? However, that assumption couldn’t be any further from the truth.
McAdams disclosed in an old interview that they lived very separate lives in the lead-up to filming despite both living in South Carolina. “In the two months leading up to the film, we were both in Charleston, doing prep work, but very separate,” she said. Rather than hurting the movie, she believes this approach “kinda worked” specifically “because we were supposed to be playing these people from opposite ends of the spectrum who come together and find each other and complement each other in their opposites.”