She Turned the Role Down More Than Once
The studio offered Bullock the role on more than one occasion, but she turned it down more than once because she was anxious about taking on a character who was a devoutly religious Christian woman. She didn’t want to alienate audiences by portraying someone with intense and unwavering religious views because she may too get tied to these views, but after meeting the real life Tuohy, Bullock had a change of heart.