The entry begins:I don’t typically pin photos of actors on my wall or picture celebrities while writing, but with The Dead Season, the sequel to Death in the Family, I did have a few in mind.Visit Tessa Wegert's website.
In The Dead Season, Thousand Islands-based Senior Investigator Shana Merchant returns to her hometown in Vermont upon learning that her estranged uncle has been murdered. Shana’s immediate and extended family both play a major role in her informal investigation of a homicide that hits close to home. When she receives word that a child has been abducted back in Upstate New York, her partner Tim Wellington and local Sheriff Maureen McIntyre factor in as well. Of course there’s also Blake Bram, the serial killer from Shana’s hometown whom she’s been hunting, and who she believes could be involved in both crimes.
That said, here’s the casting scenario that plays out in my mind.
Shana Merchant: Emma Stone. I know she’d portray Shana as the shrewd and plucky investigator that she is.
Tim Wellington: Adam Driver. Driver may be an unconventional choice to play small-town Tim, but I love the unexpectedness of having him depict an Everyman type.
Maureen “Mac” McIntyre: Jane...[read on]
My Book, The Movie: The Dead Season.
--Marshal Zeringue
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