In a promotional interview for the CW, Brittany Snow dishes on the Gossip Girl character she'll be playing the teenage version of starting tonight in "Valley Girls."
Here's what Brittany has to say about Lily's past, the music and fashion of the 1980s, how she became acclimated to the new role and a whole lot more:
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As we know by now, Brittany Snow will star as a younger Lily van der Woodsen (formerly Lily Rhodes) in flashbacks on the May 11 episode of Gossip Girl.
The flashback sequences will set the stage for a Gossip Girl spinoff pilot, which will follow Lily's adventures in Los Angeles as a rebellious teenager.
If feedback is good, the new show will likely be picked up for the fall season.
Andrew McCarthy plays her father, Rick. Here's them on the set this week:
Will we like what we see of young Lily when we meet her in six weeks?
"We're taking some artistic liberties," says Snow. "Hopefully, the audience will see it as a portion of her life and not directly connected to who she is now."
Gossip Girl head honcho Josh Schwartz spoke with E! Online this week about his man upcoming projects, including the Gossip Girl spinoff. Here's what he had to say:
Q: What's the skinny on the Gossip Girl spinoff?
A: We just finished shooting [the Gossip Girl episode that will serve as the spinoff pilot] and I'm really excited. I mean, you know obviously it's going to be out of my hands at a certain point in terms of whether it can move forward, but Brittany Snow is so good.
Q: She did kick ass on Nip/Tuck.
A: Funny. That's the footage that sealed the deal for me. When I saw her reel, and I saw the Nip/Tuck stuff and saw she could go to that bitch, badass side, I knew we had our Lily right then because eventually she's going to have to go there. She doesn't start off as that person, but she will become her.
Q: Will the show focus on Lily and Rufus and Allison at all? Or Serena's father?
A: No, it's Lily and her sister Carol. Brittany and Krysten Ritter have amazing chemistry as these mismatched sisters and Andrew McCarthy plays their father, which is incredible. We also got No Doubt to record a cover of Adam and the Ants' "Stand and Deliver" just for the show. They're going on tour and they don't have an album, so this is the only new song that they've done. They performed it on the show and everybody, Gwen [Stefani] and the band, were just super into it.
Wondering if Brittany Snow would make a believable, 1980s version of Lily Rhodes, Kelly Rutherford's character on Gossip Girl? Well, here are some photos!
The actress was seen shooting the new Gossip Girl spinoff series on Tuesday at the Sip-n-Pump gas station next to Neptune Restaurant in Malibu, Calif.
Check out her vintage Lily fashion ...
What do you think? Can Brittany pass for a young Lily? Will you give the Gossip Girl spinoff a shot or are you disinterested? Tell us what you think!
According to sources, it looks as though Star's report that former American Dreams actress Brittany Snow has been cast in the lead role of Lily van der Woodsen (Rhodes) in the forthcoming Gossip Girl spinoff is indeed accurate.
"Brittany is thrilled," a friend of the actress says.
"She loves the original show and thinks the 1980s concept sets the Gossip Girl spin-off apart from other series on television. She can't wait to wear all the fabulous outfits and really sink her teeth into the role."
Brittany Snow - who has appeared in movies including Hairspray and John Tucker Must Die - was the top choice for producers, who thought she would be the perfect choice for the part of young Lily, played on Gossip Girl by Kelly Rutherford.
She was reportedly offered the role without an audition.
"Brittany always thought she was going to continue her career in films," a source said.
"But this is a marvelous part and she just couldn't say no. This has the potential to be a huge show in the tradition of Melrose Place."
The "backdoor pilot" introducing the show will air as part of the Gossip Girl episode May 11 (episode 2.24, which will air one week before the Season 2 finale).
UPDATE: Michael Ausiello of more-reliable EW reports that Snow has indeed emerged as the front-runner for the role, though it is not 100 percent official.
SECOND UPDATE: Krysten Ritter, who will play Lily's sister Carol Rhodes on the show, confirms to E! that "They just cast Brittany Snow. It's definitely official, and I think I'm the first one to know that. It wasn't official earlier, I saw on the Internet, but now it is official."
What do you think? Can you see Snow as young Lily? Is she a good fit for the Gossip Girl spinoff role, or would you have preferred another?
