Clay McLeod Chapman writes novels, comic books, and children’s books, as well as for film and TV. He is the author of the horror novels The Remaking and Whisper Down the Lane.Here he dreamcasts an adaptation of Whisper Down the Lane:
In Whisper Down the Lane, we spend a considerable amount of time within the minds of two characters who -- nonspoiler alert -- turn out to be the same person, just at different points in his life. There's "Sean" at age five and "Richard" in his thirties. I feel like this is sort of an open secret that the book isn't really trying to hide, so I feel comfortable enough talking about it here. For the sake of your question, though, I'm going to focus on adult Richard. To have the same character cleaved from his own past, his childhood buried under a considerable amount of trauma... that could be a powerhouse performance for any actor!Visit Clay McLeod Chapman's website.
There are certain actors who possess a particular haunted nature that I find myself extremely enamoured by. Just one look at Cillian Murphy or Peter Sarsgaard and you can almost sense the darkness lingering beneath their cheeks, buried behind their eyes. Jake Gyllenhaal would bring a particular charm to the role, where you can still see the little lost boy lingering within the adult. If Nightcrawler is any indication, there's a certain darkness to him that most wouldn't suspect.
Sam Rockwell is another contender. His ragged magnetism is always on display with his characters, equal parts sly and sliced. And hell, if I'm shooting for the moon here... why not cast Ryan Gosling? I wouldn't argue!
My Book, The Movie: The Remaking.
--Marshal Zeringue
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