Dave Zeltserman's "A Killer's Essence"

Dave Zeltserman was born in Boston and educated at the University of Colorado. A former software engineer, he is the author of nine horror and crime novels including Outsourced and Pariah.

Here he shares some ideas for casting the major roles in an adaptation of his new novel, A Killer's Essence:

Last month I signed a film deal for A Killer's Essence, and these are my thoughts on the casting and in no way reflect what the film company might be planning. In fact, I'm going to cheat with a couple of the actresses by picking them at a specific age.

Stan Green : Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Bambi : a 25 year-old Marisa Tomei
Zachary Lynch : Jesse Eisenberg
Jill Chandler : a 38 year-old Glenn Close
Joel Cohen : John Travolta
Jack Hennison : Sean Penn
Earl Buntz : John Carroll Lynch
Cheryl: Gwyneth Paltrow

Learn more about the book and author at Dave Zeltserman's website and blog.

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