Author Megan Miranda Wants Callum Turner to Star in This Book Adaptation | 04ZT985 | 2024-04-13 23:08:01
Writer Megan Miranda would love a film or TV adaptation of her latest novel, Daughter of Mine, and she or he needs Callum Turner to star — identical to Us.
"Once I'm writing, I really don't [cast the book] for probably the most part as a result of I really feel like they're this distinctive character that emerges onto the web page," Miranda defined to Us Weekly while selling the guide, which was launched on Tuesday, April 1. "So, I'm not usually fascinated with that, however it'll be afterwards."
The writer went on to say that she'll be "watching a TV show or a movie" and see an actor that embodies one among her characters.
"I'll assume, 'Oh, I might completely see that individual inhabiting these characteristics,'" Miranda continued. "I feel it's much less about what they seem like in my thoughts than seeing that they will play this variety of personas that they've."
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Miranda stated she likes to maintain "an open thoughts" as properly — which is strictly what went down when Us helped her fancast the novel.
Daughter of Mine follows the story of Hazel Sharp who returns residence to the town Mirror Lake, which is in the midst of a drought, following the dying of her father, the town's longtime sheriff. When he leaves her the home — and not her brothers, Gage and Caden — a collection of mysteries unfold, giving Hazel the chance to get answers she's been in search of.
When it got here to casting Hazel, the writer threw round names like Florence Pugh or Daisy Edgar-Jones. Us put Sophie Turner into the metaphorical ring.
Miranda had a very specific concept for who she needed to play Gage, the older brother who's Mirror Lake's newly-promoted detective — and Us couldn't help but agree.
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"I've been watching Masters of the Air and I was like, I might totally see him being Gage," she gushed of Turner, earlier than offering a serious casting selection for the younger brother, Caden.
Miranda was considering that Jacob Elordi provides off the identical vibes as her character, whereas Us prompt Chase Stokes or Barry Keoghan.
None of Miranda's novels have been adapted up to now, but the author is totally up for it — and Daughter of Mine is her first selection.
"I all the time am going to say my most up-to-date one, as a result of that's the one that's freshest in my thoughts," she shared when asked. "I feel the thought of having that world and that setting delivered to life can be really exciting."
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