Trivia / The Slap

• All-Star Cast: The American remake features Zachary Quinto, Brian Cox, Uma Thurman, Thandiwe Newton, and Peter Sarsgaard, with Melissa George reprising her role as Rosie.
• Fake Nationality: British Sophie Okonedo plays the Australian Aisha in the mini-series. The US version keeps Melissa George as Rosie but has her adopt an American accent and casts Scottish Brian Cox as a Greek.
• Role Reprise: Melissa George plays Rosie in both the original Aussie series and the US remake.
• What Could Have Been: Mary-Louise Parker was actually cast as Anouk, but due to bad health from pneumonia, she was replaced by Uma Thurman.

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