“Hi, this is an extremely influential Hollywood producer. I’ve read Finding Lucas and want to make the film.”
I’ve
imagined this almost implausible scenario so many times and have
practiced my reaction in the very unlikely event that it occurs. But,
just in case a Hollywood producer does find my novel and thinks it would
make a fantastic film, I know
exactly who should star in it. Of course, they may have to put on a few
pounds or dye their hair, but isn’t that what all great actors do?
Here is a list of my all star cast of characters. If they’re reading this, they know where to find me!
Oh,
Jamie. My shy, reserved and sarcastic heroine who doesn’t want to see
how bad her relationship with Derek has gotten. She knows, everyone
knows, that he’s a total ass, but never considering herself attractive
or desired by other men, she’s too scared to let Derek go. Whenever I
see Ginnifer Goodwin, in films like Something Borrowed and He’s Just Not That Into You,
I think she captures the essence of the unique, natural and insecure
girl Jamie is. Jamie is blond, but I think Ginnifer, with her curves,
unassuming nature and shy demeanor fits the bill.
The
“quintessential metrosexual,” Derek is a man only his mother or a
trophy wife could love. He’s good-looking, self-important and utterly
concerned with making it to the top. I get a little tug of lust whenever
I see Bradley Cooper, but he also has that cold glint in his ice blue
eyes that makes him a perfect cad.
Jamie’s
best friend, lingerie store owner Hanna, is gorgeous, intimidating and
full of self-doubt. Though Megan Fox is currently pregnant, I’m sure
she’ll be back to Hollywood standards by the time production starts. She
won’t make it in Hollywood otherwise. Her beautiful face and body and
deep seated insecurities embody who Hanna is.
Lucas
is the boy who got away and the man Jamie hunts down in a hilarious and
desperate attempt to find someone to love her. The teenage Lucas has
got to be played by Zac Efron, with his magnetic good looks and the hint
of a bad boy about him. Ian Somerhalder is smoking hot, and his
piercing eyes make my toes curl. Lucas needs someone extraordinary
looking to play him, and Ian Somerhalder is all that.
Gentle,
kind and easygoing, Jamie’s boss and new friend, Andrew, can only be
played by John Krasinski. He is hot in such a relaxed and no fuss way,
approachable and smart.
I hope Emily Giffin doesn’t think I’m stealing half of her cast from Something Borrowed, but the easy friendship between Ginnifer and John would work perfectly for Finding Lucas. And if Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan can do it more than once, I figure they can, too.
If
Julianne Hough can play a giggly eighteen year old, I think her blonde
beauty, enviable body and sweet smile are perfect for Jamie’s little
sister, Rachel.
Zany, quirky and
just waiting for the universe to solve the world’s problems, Lucy and
Zooey Deschanel seem made for each other. -------------------------
Can you ever really go back to the past?
On her fifth anniversary with boyfriend Derek, Jamie Ross finds herself in a Montreal hotel room wondering how the carefree guy she met in a Chicago bar has turned into “the quintessential metrosexual.” Weighed down by Derek’s disdain for her second hand wardrobe, her unusual family and her low-paying job as an associate producer of a daytime talk show, Jamie reaches a breaking point. And when her new boss plans to reunite lost loves on the show, she remembers Lucas— the boy she’d loved and lost ten years earlier. What follows is a quest that is at times hilarious and at others disastrous as Jamie’s life transforms from run of the mill to absolutely crazy. But will finding Lucas give Jamie everything she’s looking for?
Author Bio:
Samantha Stroh Bailey has been a writer ever since she could pick up a pen. In fact, she even sent her first manuscript, Freddy the Flame, to publishers when she was ten years old. Sadly, it was rejected, but a lifelong passion to write was born.
After
15 years of teaching ESL to adults, including at the University of
Toronto, she decided to live her dreams of being a fulltime writer and
editor. Now the owner of Perfect Pen Communications, she not only gets
to write novels, but also writes and edits for magazines, websites,
businesses, students and other writers.
Her
work has appeared in Now Magazine, The Village Post, Oxford University
Press, Abilities Magazine, on Mommyish.com and many other publications.
Samantha also has a Master of Education in Applied Linguistics.
She lives in Toronto with her husband and two children. Finding Lucas is her first novel.
Connect with Samantha!
Twitter: @perfectpen
Goodreads Author Page: http://www.goodreads.com/
Goodreads Finding Lucas Page: http://www.goodreads.com/book/
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Great cast Samantha!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I have Zooey cast as Stephanie from Just Friends with Benefits and I think she and Jamie as played by Ginnifer would make fast friends :)
ReplyDeleteI can totally see Zooey as Stephanie, Meredith! This was such a fun post to write! Thanks so much, Michelle.
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