I know we weren't all happy about the prospect of Katherine Heigl playing Stephanie Plum in the forthcoming (now filming, in fact) movie of the first book in Janet Evanovich's wonderful series, but we're all going to have to just accept it. I'm more interested to know what you think about the rest of the cast.
I've only ever been able to think of The Rock for Ranger, but they've messed around with this adaptation for so long that he's now too old. Fortunately, they've gone for Daniel Sunjata (Rescue Me) and I am totally on board. He's cool, he's sexy and he has what I believe the young people call a smokin' bod.
I've always struggled to think of an actor for Joe Morelli. I definitely come down on the Morelli side of the Ranger v Morelli argument and I have a very definite picture of him in my head. Young Patrick Dempsey maybe? If, when he was young, Patrick Dempsey had actually been as hot as he is now rather than a big dork. But they've cast Jason O'Mara. I don't know him, but he doesn't look like Morelli to me.
I'm actually really happy with Sherri Shepherd as Lula. She looks pretty much exactly as I picture Lula.
But the most interesting casting - for me at least - is that of Debbie Reynolds as Grandma Mazur. I always imagined Grandma Mazur as rather unglamorous and quite wizened. But Debbie Reynolds is made of awesome and I can't wait to see what she does with the role.
What do you think? Are you happy? Outraged?
