I found out recently that an independent film maker in New
Jersey is working on an adaptation of my short story, Dark Glasses, from my
short story collection, DARK GLASSES and Other Tales. That got me thinking about my other
works. One, the novel Iris, seems to be
well-suited to a movie. In fact, several
people have mentioned to me, after reading the book, that they think it would
make a great movie. At the risk of
sounding immodest, I have to agree. That
got me thinking about who might star in the movie version of the book. After scouring the internet for possible
stars, I came up with a list of who I think would be perfect in the major
roles. Here are my picks:
6. In the role of
Mike Lewis, the first detective the character Steve hires: Gerard Butler.
5. In the role of
Ramon, Iris’s drug dealer boyfriend:
Jesse Garcia.
4. As Detective Dan
McNulty, who tracks Iris down: Richard
Jenkins.
3. As Catherine “Cat”
Miller, Steve’s wife: Amanda Peet or
Jennifer Connelly.
2. As the male lead,
Steve Miller: Paul Rudd
And last, but certainly not least…
1. My choice to play
the part of Iris: America Ferrera.
I certainly don’t expect a movie version of Iris to be made,
but I have to agree with the people who have brought it up to me, it seems like
the kind of story that would work well in Hollywood. If you’ve read the book, I would love to hear
from you A) about my picks and B) about whom you think would be good in these
roles. If you haven’t read it, (well, you know what I’m thinking, right?)
If nothing else, compiling a list like this makes for some
cool daydreaming.
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