Jodie Foster Replaced Meg Ryan in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
The sweet and bubbly Meg Ryan who is best known for films like ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ and ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ had never starred in a film as dark as this before. So, even though she landed the role, she was unsettled as she kept reading the script. And in the end, she just wasn’t the right fit. So, the film’s director, Jonathan Demme, found Jodie Foster, who matched better with the character, Clarice.