The Movie Maker with Sarah Alderson

As part of the Losing Lila blog tour,  Sarah Alderson is here today to present her fantasy cast list for the film. version. 

Often I will have a particular actor in mind when I create a character though some of the time I’m just creating them out of what’s in my head – a composite of people I know, or musicians, actors, even models (I do like to spend time scouring for my perfect leading men).

I sold the movie rights to Hunting Lila (though it’s still a long way from being made into a movie) and the producers asked me for my dream cast list. Straightaway I shot back ‘the entire cast of Game of Thrones’. I love that show. I love anything HBO makes actually. Omar from the Wire is my ideal Key. I based the character on him looks-wise.

Alex was always based on the actor Alex Skarsgard after I saw him in Generation Kill. He played a Marine called Ice man. I watched him on screen and just thought – yeah, that’s my Alex. In fact I named Alex after him. If I ever met him I think I’d die.

I never had anyone in mind for Lila – though recently I saw the movie The Descendants and thought that George Clooney’s daughter in that would be perfect.

Lila’s father was always Robert Downey Junior in my mind. I have a huge crush on him and on Ian Glen, a British actor, who I would love to play Richard Stirling.

Rachel in my mind is my friend Myanna Buring, who’s an actress. She plays Tanya Denali in Twilight: Breaking Dawn and she’s impossibly glamorous. She’d be perfect in the role. Although I could also see her playing Sara too. Or even Amber. She’s that versatile.

The only two real people are Harvey and Suki; these are based on people I know. Harvey is my best friend’s husband and Suki is based on a girl I know who works in fashion in London, though
the real Suki isn’t as boy crazy (though she is fashion obsessed).
All my fantasy casts are on my website. www.sarahalderson.com

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