channing tatum - the vow production notes
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 A great script attracts a lot of great people, but finding the perfect talent to bring Paige and Leo to life was crucial; not just the right actor and actress individually, but the right pair. Producer Jonathan Glickman explains: "So much of the film is hinged on how this girl actually married this guy and how she makes sense of that fact, and whether an audience will believe that this guy could get this girl to marry him."
"The great thing about Rachel and Channing's pairing is that they're both extremely charismatic and likeable, but not necessarily from each other's world, and they were probably six years old when we started working on this story," jokes Glickman, "So there's another element of timing in the making of this film".
For Sucsy, casting Paige was tricky, because it was important for the character not to come off as too distant when adjusting to her post-coma world. "The difficult thing for an actress in approaching the role of Paige is that she comes out and she doesn't have any connection to her husband. He's a stranger to her. If she's too off-putting, it's hard to root for her. And in the case of Rachel McAdams, she's the perfect actress to play the role, because she can tread that line of being likeable, but being convincing that she's going through this process of having lost her memory."
McAdams connected with the script and her character from the beginning: "I loved the way the script unfolded. When we first meet Paige, she is a much more actualized version of herself than we see later on in the film, which is kind of a backwards way to go but exactly what I found so interesting." She explains, "Paige has embraced the life she's made with Leo. They're clearly free and comfortable and supportive of each other; she appreciates his music and he encourages her sculpting. But then we find out that she's cut off from her family and denying a big part of her life."
Channing Tatum is a self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, and felt the script told an authentic story about a once in a lifetime love and what people will do to hold on to that. "Falling in love is the easy part!" notes Tatum. "Getting on with your life together and making sure you stay in touch and connected because life can get in the way sometimes, that's the tough part. I think that a huge part of Leo and Paige's journey is based on the fact that not only do they make each other intensely happy and support each other, but that they pushed each other to grow and when you do that it really does take you to the next level in a relationship and in life."
It's been said that a common reaction for people with brain trauma and memory loss is for them feel inadequate and frustrated. The people and things they can't remember become associated with anxiety, frustration and confusion. This aspect also intrigued McAdams. "It stands to reason that a person would feel overwhelmed by it all and want to avoid what is making them feel bad about themselves even though others are trying to help," she says. "It must be so frustrating for everyone in this situation! So often people have to take a stand about who they are, but then they lose important people in their life. Paige feels inadequate and frustrated by her memory loss and at one point just finds it easier to be away from Leo. This is about bridging the gap between those two things and so many of us can relate to that."
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