School of Rock would have had a very different ending if it hadn’t been for one of the movie’s child stars.
The 2003 comedy sees Jack Black as a failed rocker who poses as a substitute teacher at a fancy preparatory school and get the kids to fall in love with music.
At the end of the movie, he gets all the kids in his class to ditch school to take part in the battle of the band.
But apparently, the outcome of the competition was initially meant to be very different.
Actress Rivkah Reyes – who played bassist Katie in the movie – recently posted a TikTok recounting how the ending the writers put in the script just ‘wasn’t landing’.
Remembering her friend and co-star Kevin Clark – who played drummer Freddy in the movie – Reyes revealed that the late actor was responsible for coming up with the ending.
‘I have this very interesting story about my friend Kevin Clark, this guy, Spazzy McGee,’ Reyes said in her video.
‘I love him so much and I am missing him a lot today. I was holding a pair of his drumsticks yesterday and I just felt called to tell you all this story.
‘So at one of our earlier table reads, the ending wasn’t landing. We tried one version of it where we win, we tried another version of it where we lose and that’s it, and it just wasn’t hitting.
‘And the team was like “What do we do about this ending?” and Kevin is just like, “It would be cool if we lost and then the audience started cheering “School of rock! School of Rock!” and then they bring us out for an encore.
‘So this guy at 13 years old wrote the ending of School Of Rock,’ she said smiling.
Getting emotional talking about her friend, Reyes added: ‘He was just such an amazing creative talented guy, and I just miss him so much.
‘I love you Kev, every day. I think about you every day and I miss you so so much but I know you are here,’ she said putting a hand on her heart.
Clark, who was a professional drummer, died in late May at the age of 32 after a motorist hit him as he was cycling in Chicago.
Black commemorated the young star of his movie at the time in an Instagram post, sharing a picture of them together on School of Rock and a recent snap with an adult Clark.
‘Devastating news. Kevin is gone. Way too soon,’ the star wrote in the caption. ‘Beautiful soul. So many great memories. Heartbroken. Sending love to his family and the whole School of Rock community.’
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