The entry begins:I’ve been so thoroughly disappointed with most book to screen adaptations in the past, that I oftentimes finding myself shouting at the screen, “Oh, my godfathers! Who was your casting director?!”Visit Shelley Sackier's website.
Yeah, it’s hard for me to keep quiet during films—especially if I loved the book and feel I know the characters deeply.
So … that said, I’m about to throw myself into peril with the rest of those directors and attempt to put a rather famous face on those of my lead roles.
Bear with me. And please don’t write me hate mail.
For Fee—the young apprentice healer, who discovers she has the nifty little gift of magic in her fingertips, I would love to cast Emilia Clarke (Khaleesi from Game of Thrones)—but with her natural dark hair. There is an innocence required to play her role successfully, but Fee also possesses a deep, thrumming desire to seek out her inner strength and blooming magical power. It’s a stretch of a character arc, but I can see this being a good match.
Xavi—Fee’s best friend and soon-to-be-king, would be served really well if played by an actor like...[read on]
My Book, The Movie: The Antidote.
--Marshal Zeringue
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