The Two Leads Weren’t Very Prepared
When watching Chicago, we can see that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger, the two leads, really bring their respective characters to life. They both seem made for the parts, perfectly singing and dancing and making the story so fascinating to watch. In reality, neither of them was very well prepared at the time when they were cast in the film.
Renee Zellweger as Roxie Hart in ‘Chicago’ 2002. Source: Shutterstock
Zeta-Jones didn’t even know what Chicago was about but agreed to take part in the film as she’d heard the song “All That Jazz” and wanted to sing it too. Zellweger, meanwhile, had no singing or dancing training whatsoever but still somehow nailed her performance in the film.