{"id":68223,"date":"2023-10-03T21:52:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=68223"},"modified":"2023-10-03T21:52:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:52:17","slug":"id-never-been-on-a-plane-when-i-starred-in-school-of-rock-at-9-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/entertainment\/id-never-been-on-a-plane-when-i-starred-in-school-of-rock-at-9-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"'I'd never been on a plane when I starred in School of Rock at 9 years old'"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Having grown up worshipping School of Rock, quoting Jack Black at every opportunity and dreaming of becoming a kid rockstar, we have to ask\u2026 how has it been 20 years since the iconic movie was released?!<\/p>\n
In 2003, the world was introduced to the esteemed Horace Green prep school, where budding musician Dewey Finn (Jack) wormed his way in as a substitute teacher by adopting the identity of his housemate, Ned Schneebly (Mike White).<\/p>\n
Despite initially bagging the job for the money, down-on-his-luck Dewey discovers that the class he\u2019s been assigned to teach is actually filled with musical prodigies, and so he forms a band in the hope that he can finally reign supreme at Battle of the Bands.<\/p>\n
Metro.co.uk <\/strong>recently had the chance to speak to Miranda Cosgrove \u2013 who plays goody two shoes-turned band manager Summer \u2013 about her experience making the movie at just nine years old, an astonishing two decades ago.<\/p>\n The actress \u2013 whose show iCarly recently aired the third season of its Paramount Plus revival series \u2013 revealed that filming School of Rock was special for many reasons \u2013 from staying in a plush New York hotel with her child co-stars to witnessing the magic of improv for the first time by working with Jack.<\/p>\n To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video<\/p>\n When asked about her favourite memories from making the film, the now-30-year-old shared: \u2018Well, one of the coolest\u2026 I\u2019d never been on a plane, so flying to New York. That was my first time on a plane to do the movie.<\/p>\n \u2018Then I got to stay in this really nice hotel in Manhattan for five months and all the other kids that were in the movie were in the hotel with me.\u2019<\/p>\n Miranda explained that she felt like Eloise, referencing the 2003 movie Eloise at the Plaza, which follows the adventures of a young girl who lives in the penthouse of New York\u2019s Plaza Hotel.<\/p>\n \u2018I felt a little bit like Eloise, but if she had like 10 other kids that she was best friends with, with her. So that was awesome,\u2019 she recalled.<\/p>\n So what was it like hanging out with the rest of the kids staying in the hotel?<\/p>\n \u2018We\u2019d play video games and we\u2019d have sleepovers all the time. We\u2019d go to Benihana which was around the corner from the hotel. It was such a fun experience,\u2019 Miranda recollected.<\/p>\n After growing up in Los Angeles, Miranda added that being in New York marked the first time that she\u2019d ever seen snow with her own two eyes.<\/p>\n When imagining what it was like to be a part of one of the most cherished films of the Noughties, the mind instantly veers towards wondering how it felt to work with the one and only Jack Black.<\/p>\n Miranda, who shared several scenes with the actor and musician, said: \u2018I didn\u2019t know what improv was until I saw Jack Black change it up so many times when we were doing the classroom scenes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018He would always do something different. So it kept everybody on their toes and excited waiting to see what he was going to do next.<\/p>\n \u2018I think it made a lot of that feel real because we really are all like, \u201cWhat\u2019s he gonna do?\u201d and laughing. A lot of those reactions are just natural.\u2019<\/p>\n Having spoken to Miranda ahead of the 20th anniversary of School of Rock and before the actors\u2019 strike in Hollywood, the actress speculated over whether there could be any reunion plans to mark the milestone.<\/p>\n \u2018I don\u2019t know exactly what the plan is going to be. I have already gotten messages about the 20th reunion and just said I\u2019m down for whatever it is. I can\u2019t wait, but I don\u2019t know exactly what we\u2019re gonna do yet,\u2019 she said at the time.<\/p>\n \u2018We did have a 10-year reunion and that was so much fun getting to see everybody.\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Drake & Josh star explained that when work on School of Rock first began, those behind the production conducted a widespread search to try and find kids who could really play their instruments, which is why they ended up coming from various states across the US.<\/p>\n \u2018We filmed that movie for five months in New York when I was nine and it was my first real experience getting to act and be on a set,\u2019 she said fondly.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s something I will treasure for the rest of my life and getting to know all of those people and have them in my life for so long.\u2019<\/p>\n School of Rock is available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n
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