I'm beyond thrilled to have one of my favorite authors and kindred spirit, Samantha Tonge, guest posting today! Not only does she write amazing books that yank at my heartstrings, but we've had lots of wonderful conversations on Twitter and we have quite a lot in common -- including our penchant for casting tales as though they were going to be turned into movies. In fact, that's what today's post is about -- casting the ever-amazing Breakfast Under a Cornish Sun! You can read my original teaser post of the book HERE.
For now, though, on with the casting call!
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*rubs hands* Now this I am going to
enjoy. I often mentally cast the main characters of my books and
imagine myself standing next to the heroes, on the red carpet. It was
Joseph Morgan from The Originals for Lord Edward out of Doubting
Abbey, and Robert Pattinson for Luke out of Mistletoe Mansion. Um,
okay, hands up, I might obsess just a little about the men in my
novels!
Having said that,
in Breakfast Under a Cornish Sun, I felt really close to the
protagonist, singer and waitress Kate Golightly. Her life
needs to move forwards. She has suffered romantic pain but puts on a
brave face to most people. So I think the ideal actress to play her
would be someone feisty like Anna Kendrick, a great actress who can
subtly express vulnerability.
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| image from People |
For Lucas, the chef and Poldark
look-alike, well what can I say... It would have to be Aidan Turner
of course. But if he wasn’t available well, I am a huge fan of Game
of Thrones and I think Kit Harrington who plays Jon Snow would very
much fit the part. He has tousled black, shoulder-length bed hair and
is suitable brooding and moody. Plus muscular – I mean, he would
have to be able to wield a scythe of course!
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| image from Celebuzz |
As for holiday park manager, Tremain...
Gosh. I need to think carefully about this as this character means
everything to me. The pain in his eyes that hints at a difficult
backstory. His strength. The occasional glimpse of a humorous man
capable of great passion. Hmm. I think it would have to be Zac Efron.
This might seem an odd choice as this actor’s recent movies are
very light-hearted comedies. But he has the right solid, sexy look
and treat yourself to watching The Lucky One. It is a
wonderfully romantic movie where the versatile Efron shoes real
emotion and depth.
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| image from WeeklyViral |
Finally there is colourful Izzy,
Kate’s best friend and cocktail bar owner. She wears all the
colours of the rainbow, is ambitious and loyal and fun – everything
a good friend should be. There is no doubt in my mind as to who
should play her: Cameron Diaz, as Izzy is flirty and never short of
male attention, but at the same time keen to push her career forwards
and is a real gal’s gal.
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| image from Women's Health |
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Yep, that's definitely one I would watch!
In my mind the cast went this way when I was reading (all images from their Twitters):
Tremaine - Matt Ryan
Izzy - Amy Manson
I find it rather hilarious that we both had Game of Thrones hunks on the mind when thinking of Lucas. What about you? If you've already read the Breakfast Under a Cornish Sun, who would YOU cast? And, if you haven't read it yet ... GO GET IT.
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