The Nicholas Sparks romance novel The Notebook was made into a movie in 2004, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. The two Canadians played South Carolinians who fall in and out and in love. Gosling was fairly unknown at the time, and McAdams cemented her acting reputation by playing a character quite different the one she played in Mean Girls earlier that same year. If you like The Notebook, you'll want to read some trivia about the movie.
8. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams didn’t get along during filming.
They would actually have shouting fits that the crew and cast had to endure since they just could not agree on anything.
7. Gosling apprenticed with a cabinet maker for a couple of months before shooting the film.
He did this to build a bit of muscle and get into the part of Noah, who was a carpenter.
Read the rest of the list of things about The Notebook at TVOM.