The second part (check out the first part) of the Summer Sisters
Fantasy Cast finds the two main characters, Caitlin and Vix, as teenagers. This part of the book, spanning from the age of 15 until they graduate highschool, details the fact they’re no longer children and therefore, open their story up to a whole new cast of characters and situations – most of them involving boys. In a film version of this story, the girls’ teenage years would cover almost the first half of the film, as a lot of very important plot points happen during this point in their lives. I could see these actors playing out the characters until the girls graduate from high school. Once they move onto college, it would easy for the characters to transition into adult actors.
Fantasy Cast finds the two main characters, Caitlin and Vix, as teenagers. This part of the book, spanning from the age of 15 until they graduate highschool, details the fact they’re no longer children and therefore, open their story up to a whole new cast of characters and situations – most of them involving boys. In a film version of this story, the girls’ teenage years would cover almost the first half of the film, as a lot of very important plot points happen during this point in their lives. I could see these actors playing out the characters until the girls graduate from high school. Once they move onto college, it would easy for the characters to transition into adult actors.At 15, Caitlin is disarmingly beautiful and she uses this beauty to her advantage as her wild side starts to become reckless. She flaunts her beauty in front of men and uses it to get what she wants. She tells Vix time and time again of her sexual escapades and how she’s lured men into her arms. She is sassy and bold but still remains vibrant and bright, a likable character. The actress who plays the teenaged Caitlin has to be believable as a beautiful, smoldering temptress who seems conniving and selfish but who can still play the part of the loving, faithful best friend to Vix. I picture Taylor Momsen taking on this role.
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Vix, as a teenager, is a little bit more down to earth than her wild best friend. She’s coming into herself though, and the boys are starting to notice her. (Vix’s boobs grow twice as fast and twice as big as Caitlin’s – a fact that Caitlin never lets Vix forget.) She doesn’t compare herself to Caitlin in looks or behavior but she’s still beautiful in her own, quiet “Victorian” way. Caitlin’s personality shines past Vix’s subtleties but Vix is now coming out of Caitlin’s shadow, especially as they turn 17 and their lives become more separate. I didn’t want Vix’s actress to be too beautiful but that’s almost impossible with Hollywood today. However, I can see Lyndsy Fonseca portraying Vix perfectly.
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There are a lot of men who come into the story when the girls are teenagers who play significant roles throughout the rest of the book. The two main male characters are the girls’ first loves – Von and Bru. The girls have known of them since Vix’s first summer on the island. They’re older than the girls by about three or four years and are in their very early twenties when the pairs begin dating. They’re cousins – both island boys – and both very handsome. Von is described as more of a pretty boy type with a bit of a dangerous charm, while Bru is portrayed as the strong, silent, passionate type, the guy with the muscles and a rough but sexy charm.
For Von, I immediately pictured Ian Somerhalder
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and for Bru, Taylor Kitsch. They’re both ridiculously handsome but I think they could be believable as family to each other and as boyfriends for each of the girls. The actors could also potentially carry the role throughout the rest of the film, too, as both Von and Bru appear throughout and later in the plot when the girls are older.
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The Chicago Boys come into the plot when the girls are teenagers and are 17, much younger than Von and Bru. Daniel is Abby’s son and Caitlin’s step-brother and Gus is Daniel’s best friend, flown in from Chicago every summer to keep Daniel company – he’s kind of like the male equivalent of Vix’s placement in the Somers family. So, in a way, they are very alike. In the story Caitlin also has a biological brother, Sharkey, but, in my opinion, he doesn’t add much to the story. Pick any tall, lanky, awkward looking young actor and he’s cast. The Chicago boys, and Gus especially, are important to the story but this doesn’t become apparent until much later in the plot.
Daniel is every bit the rich, entitled prep-school boy and for most of the book he remains this way but especially so as a teenager. He’s very protective of his mother and her feelings and therefore, he doesn’t get along with Caitlin. I see Lucas Till fitting into this role with relative ease.
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Gus is Daniel’s best friend and together they make a pretty formidable duo. Daniel has the bad attitude and Gus has the size. Throughout the book he is described as being very large, muscular and strong, and he looks much older than his actual age of 17. He keeps Daniel company and for the first part of the book, holds his weight as a filler character, until he takes a larger role later in the story. I see Robbie Amell playing Gus as a teenager.
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