and were the envy of anyone longing for the ultimate Hollywood romance as young lovers Noah and Allie in The Notebook.But a fabled audition tape, hidden for two decades by Hollywood casting director and shared exclusively with DailyMail.com, reveals just how close a then-21-year-old came to clinching the lead role after putting on a stunningly emotional display during her screen test with Gosling. According to Berry, the singer, now 41, beat out a slew of other hopefuls, including , , and , and was the front-runner for the part of Allie - before the movie's creators ultimately settled on McAdams, now 44.
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