Ms. Hendricks told press that while she originally tried out for the role of Krissi Cates, a stripper with plenty of secrets, she ended up playing Theron’s character’s mom Patty Day. "I got there and was doing a hair and makeup test [as Krissi] and was putting on this long blonde wig, and then they said, 'Charlize and Gilles [Paquet-Brenner, the director] would like to see you on set.' And I thought, 'Okay, they're not going to like the wig, I get it.’ They said, 'We lost our Patty. And we were wondering if you want to play Patty Day instead of Krissi.’ I came about it in a very odd way . . . [and] it threw me for a loop, but it ended up working out."
