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1. After being attached to the project for "almost three to four years" before it finally began production, Tatum revealed he actually had director approval, with Swedish director Lasse Hallström, who notably had directed many of ABBA's music videos (This will be important later, trust), Chocolat, The Cider House Rules and What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, landing the job. 

2. Fittingly, given his ties to the pop group, Hallström's first pick for the female lead with Seyfried, who had just starred in Mamma Mia!, with the director inviting her to lunch to ask if she'd be interested in the project. "We had a good time, we connected and he wanted me to do it," Seyfried told SheKnows. "I had to fight for it after because even though a director wants you, it doesn't mean that you're going to necessarily play the role."

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