John Green's first book Looking for Alaska is finally getting adapted into a movie. The script was in development for quite a while before The Michigan Film Office announced on August 6, 2015 that the filming would begin in the fall. But filming has been delayed until January 2016 because they are having trouble casting, particularly the role of Alaska.
There has been no official release of the cast, as of yet, because the director and producers are looking for a more established actress to play Alaska, rather than the newcomers they were considering. It's rumored that some actresses being considered for the role of Alaska include Taylor Swift and Chloe Grace Moretz.
The casting of Pudge is also being taken very seriously. Some rumored possibilities include Mitchell Hope and Logan Miller. There's no information on the exact release date, and probably won't be one until Paramount Pictures chooses the cast.
About Looking For Alaska:
"Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words–and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the “Great Perhaps.” Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps."
-Looking for Alaska book jacket
This is so exciting!! I absolutely loved this book! I would be very interested in hearing more about this as the cast is revealed.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep you updated!
ReplyDeleteBetter have Nat Wolff peeping in or I will be upset! I think Thomas Mann (he played Greg in the movie version of Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl) would be good for Miles because he is awkward and quirky(:
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