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Here Ellison shares a couple of ideas for the leads in an adaptation of the novel:
I’m always reticent to cast my own books, because there are so many people who would be brilliant in the main roles. So I turn to friends for inspiration.Learn more about Good Girls Lie.
For example, my friend Gare Billings has cast Florence Pugh as Ash, which I love. And he sees Anne Hathaway as Dean Westhaven, which I also love.
Because in my mind, I was envisioning Blake Lively or Jodi Comer as Dean Westhaven.
Any of the three actresses would bring a different dimension to the role.
That’s just little taste of how a great actress can shape a role.
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--Marshal Zeringue