Movie Cast: Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel.

One of the things I love to do when I'm reading a book is cast the characters for the movie of the book in my mind. I'm sure lots of you do it, but I've never done a post on it before! Now thanks to Rebecca Maizel, I've been inspired!  She's hosting a great giveaway on her blog right now in which you can win a UK copy of Infinite Days along with a necklace inspired by the book.

Visit Rebecca's blog to find out more! Competition ends September 24th and is international!

So, for those of you who've read Infinite Days, what do you think of my cast? I'd love to know!  Tell me if I'm a good casting director or if I'm terrible and should never again attempt to cast a movie from a book on this blog. :)

RHODE:

Rhode - unknown age, could be 17, could be 25. Brunette almost black hair, the bluest eyes you've ever seen. Six foot or taller. At one time a knight with the Order of the Garter. Excellent swordsman, willing to die for Lenah.

For Rhode, I've cast Ian Somerhalder. OK, so he's never going to pass for seventeen, but maybe I'm one of those directors from the 90210 (original series) school of directing who thinks it's perfectly OK to cast a thirty-something in the role of a seventeen year old.  Luke Perry always did it for me! 

Now, while I'm Team Stefan in The Vampire Diaries, I freely admit that Ian Somerhalder is totally sexy and dangerous - just like Rhode. And look at the eyes - perfect baby blues. I think he's a good choice. We already know he makes a good vampire!

LENAH:

Lenah- 16, brunette long hair that falls well past her chest. Blue eyes but nowhere as blue as Rhode's. 5'7 thin but not too waifish - meat on the bones. When she was a vampire she would easily have killed you. Excellent sword fighter. Afterall she learned from Rhode and Vicken. She is British and her vampire aura makes her mysterious.

Initially I had picked another actress to play Lenah, but the more I looked through a bundle of pictures of her, and  on reflection, even though she makes a great vampire, she didn't fit the character.   I went with Michelle Trachtenberg instead, and I'm happy with my choice. I think she has just the right look for Lenah. She can really play innocent, but she has that little bit of evil about her too, and we know that Lenah has a pretty dark past!

Now she just needs to get working on that British accent, but I'm sure she'll do a good job!

VICKEN:

Vicken- Scottish bad boy. 19 was once a soldier, brown eyes incredible fighter, better with knives than swords. Leader of Lenah's coven. Strong jaw and lean. Not bulky.

The role of Vicken goes to Ben Barnes.  He has the sort of hair I imagined Vicken to have, and that's the main reason I picked him for the role. Call me shallow. Also, he's English, so hopefully the Scottish accent won't be too far of a stretch for him, uh, even though the accents are quite different!   Him and Michelle Trachtenberg would look good together, and I've seen him play a soldier/warrior before, but never a vampire!

JUSTIN:

Justin- 17. Blonde, tall, adrenaline junkie. Strong features, slim nose, athlete body. Can be reckless and have trouble with authority. A go getter with a danger streak. He's handsome but that's obvious, he's also caring and passionate.

Everybody from Chace Crawford to Zac Efron wanted this role, but in the end I decided to go with Chris Carmack who used to play Luke in The OC. I haven't seen him in anything much lately, so he needs the break, plus he fits the description of Justin to a tee, don't you think?

When I was reading the book, Justin struck me as the quintessential all-American guy.  He's an all round popular guy, tall and athletic with great looks. I think Chris will do a good job as Justin!