Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper, the New Girl alum opened up about her audition for the film, which came when was 21 years old.Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay ...

Zooey Deschanel revealed during an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she was offered the female lead in Jon Favreau’s 2003 Christmas movie classic “Elf” only after Katie Holmes dropped ...

Buddy almost had a different Jovie. Zooey Deschanel revealed that she originally was not cast as Will Ferrell’s love interest in the beloved holiday hit “Elf.” Instead, Katie Holmes was offered the ...

Deschanel played Jovie, Buddy's love interest, who meets the man-sized elf while working the holiday shift at Gimbels. Buddy ...

The beloved holiday movie "Elf" was released in 2003. Will Ferrell has been in other projects like "Step Brothers" and "Will & Harper." Zooey Deschanel starred in the series "New Girl" shortly after ...

Although Zooey Deschanel broke through with her romantic leading role in 2003’s Elf, she originally lost the part to another big name. The 2x Golden Globe nominee recently revealed that the role of ...

Christmas megahit Elf was released in 2003 and stars Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf alongside a supporting cast made up of James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart ...

Zooey Deschanel landed her breakout role in Elf after Katie Holmes dropped out due to a scheduling conflict. The New Girl actress was only 21 when she played department store employee Jovie, who ...

ELF fans will be surprised to hear that the smash hit movie could’ve been VERY different, after Zooey Deschanel reveals another A-list star had been offered her role. The beloved Christmas film turned ...

While Elf is basically required yearly viewing in my house, the same can’t be said for one of the Christmas film’s stars Zooey Deschanel. She just revealed that her kids think her timeless holiday rom ...

Plus scroll to find out why one Elf's big stars turned down the chance of doing a sequel ELF fans will be surprised to hear that the smash hit movie could’ve been VERY different, after Zooey Deschanel ...