Eleanor & Park Across Time
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Cast the actors in a movie version of the novel. Who would you pick to play:
- Eleanor Douglas
- Park Sheridan
- Richie
- Sabrina a.k.a. Eleanor’s Mom
- Jamie Sheridan, Park’sDad
- Mindy, Park’s Mom
- Tina
- Steve
- Josh
- Ben, Maisie, Mouse, and Richie, Jr.
- Mr. Stessman, English Teacher
- DeNice and Beebi
- Cal
Explain why you would cast them. What did you take into consideration?
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Comment below with who you would cast as the character in the movie. Describe one or two characters.
Topics
There are a lot of controversial topics in the novel. Why do you think the author included them?
- Spousal Abuse
- Bullying
- Poverty
- Body Image
- Racism
Eleanor – Drew Barrymore because of the red hair, and because she seems very sweet and innocent and Barrymore reminds me of her.
Park – John Cho because they are both represented as being Asian and small body type, and Cho reminds me of him
Richie – Jason Statham because Jason reminds me a step-dad type, so he reminds me of Richie
Steve- Zac Efron because in the last movies that he has been in, he has played a jerk role and Steve is a jerk while they’re on the bus so Efron reminds me of him.
Her mom – Julianne Moore because she has red hair like her daughter Eleanor. Also she is small and petie body type.
Her dad- Jason Bateman because i picture the dad as a typical white guy, and Jason Bateman reminds me of a typical white dad.
His mom- Lucy Liu because she is Vietnamese and she is from Vietnam , so the character reminds me of her.
His dad – Kevin Spacey because his dad is a Army Veteran and Kevin spacey reminds me of this character.
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Eleanor- Drew Barrymore because she has a quiet personality and keeps to herself
Park- John Cho because Parks character is a small Asian guy
Ritchie- Jason Statham, Ritchie is a mean and abusive step dad so I thought Jason Statham fit good because he always plays the bad guy
Steve- Zac Efron, Steve is the annoying kid who sits on the bus and Zac Efron always plays that annoying guy in movies
Her mom- Julliane Moore, her mom is a cute petite character and Julliane fits that part perfectly
His mom- Lucy Lui because his mom is from Vietnam
Her dad- Jason Bateman because I pictured her dad as a typical normal white guy
His dad- Kevin Spacey because his dad is an older white guy who was in the Vietnam war and Kevin Spacey usually plays that kind of character in movies
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Eleanor: Jennifer Stone, I picked her because she has a quirky and crazy look to her and the physical characters explained in the book match the actresses description perfectly to me.
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The person i would cast for Eleanor is Laura Prepon. I picked Laura because of her roll as Donna in that 70’s Show. In the show Donna is a redhead character who is outspoken, and slightly bigger than the other girls. In the show Donna also goes through a type of bullying at school for her size, often being told that she has “manhands”, she also has trouble at home with her mom and dad often being distressed from their failing marriage. The way she handled all these events in the show is how i view Eleanor.
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I would cast Jason Statham as Ritchie because he can be abusive and violent which is exactly who Ritchie is.
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Eleanor- Emma stone would be a good character because she has red hair and would be a good actress with being bullied before in other movies.
Park- John Cho would fit the part because he is a small Asian man
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Park – Glenn from TWD, one reason is because he is Asian. The main reason though is because i feel like he would fit perfectly. He can be a little awkward a at time but he is also a total bad ass. Like when park fough Steve which was pretty bad ass.
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If I had to cast Tina I would chose Rachel McAdams. Rachel has played in many movies as different characters and her biggest movie a lot of young girls and adults know is Mean Girls. She played a wealthy teenager who was a bully to many girls. Tina is a bully to Eleanor, she is the one who got people to start calling her Bozo.
What I would change is they would have cell phones and higher technology.
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The things I would change in the novel would be how the school bus is talked about. If it was written today the kids would be stuck on their phone vs bullying each other. Also take out the mix-tape and do playlist or even CDs. Also instead of writing notes it would be text messages. If I had to cast Sabrina which is Eleanor’s mom it would be Connie Bratton because she plays a loving mother in Nashville and I can see her playing a roll that gets abused but is a strong women.
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for Eleanor i would cast Emma stone. first of all shes a red head but in my opinion i think Emma stone is kind of awkward just like Eleanor. They both kind of stand out from everyone and only some people like them put they try to stay shy and timid. they kind of mind their business. That’s why i would put Emma stone as Eleanor.
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Eleanor- Laura Prepon because she has played a red head girl from the 70’s and her personality would most likely fit.
Park- Ezra Miller because he looks like he could be half Korean and also he has the dark hair, like i would imagine park.
Ritchie-Jason Statham because he was described as a good looking guy but i can also see Jason Statham play a abusive step dad that likes to hurt people.
Steve- Seth Rogen, he is a pretty big guy so i can see him playing the big dumb bully.
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Eleanor: Jennifer Stone, would be a good choice as Eleanor because she fits the description and not only that she has previously played a character that was quirky and similar to how I imagine Eleanor to be.
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Eleanor: I would choose Juno Temple because she seems like she would play Eleanor very well. I think she can pull of the insecure, chubby, redhead girl off very well. She would have to die her h
Park: Ezra Miller. He fits the description perfectly. It would seem like he would fits the Korean punk rock description, so well and he would do a good job playing him.
Richie: Adrien Brody. He’s such a good actor he would do a good job playing a jerk like Richie. And like looks like he can like his description if he keeps all his after shave and longish hair.
Sabrina (Eleanor’s mom): Bryce Dallas Howard. I would choose her because I think she would play the role really well. Not that I’ve seen any movies that she play a mother, but she fits the description really well.
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Eleanor – Emma Stone because she can be very sarcastic like Eleanor and somewhat fits the description
Park – Ezra Miller because he has the hair and can be very quiet but might like comics
Steve- Seth Rogen because he’s kind of a jerk and would probably pick on people like Eleanor and Park
Ritchie – Chris Brown only because they both hit their significant other
Her mom- Rachelle Lefevre because she is thin, pale and has red hair like Eleanor’s mom
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Park-Steven Yeun because he looks like a skinny Asian kid as in the book
Eleanor-Emma Stone because she has beautiful red hair
Ritchie-Hugh Laurie, he is a good actor and I can see him acting as an abusive stepfather
Her Mom-Nicole Kidman, beautiful women with red hair and very talented actress
Her Dad- Nicolas Cage
His Mom-Isabella Leong
His Dad- Charlie Hunnam
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Eleanor – Drew Barrymore because of her hair color, and because of her personality, she is very sweet just like many of barrymores roles.
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Eleanor Douglas – Ellen Page because shes really weird and a little on the heavy set side.
Park Sheridan – Michael Cera because he seems like an outkast in the book and a little awkward whos also into music
Richie – John Cena because he seems really big, buff , and very intriguing
Mindy, Park’s Mom – Missi Pyle because she seems very uptight and clean
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Eleanor Douglas – Rachelle Lefevre
Park Sheridan – Steven Yeun
Richie – Chris Brown
Sabrina a.k.a. Eleanor’s Mom – Julia Roberts
Steve – Zac Efron
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Eleanor-Rachel McAdams:shes red head comes off strange
Park-Keanu Reeves: awkward in a way unique personalities
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Eleanor- Rachelle Lefevre because she has the red hair that Eleanor had in the book.
Park- I chose Steven Yeun because he looks like what the author describe in the book and has the personality for the character park.
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Richie- Probably Chris Brown becuase they both hit on their spouse
Eleanor- Janet Jackson because they both seem kind of weird and probably up to no good.
Mindy the mom- Beyonce, because they both seem like clean females
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Richie- Kevin Pacey
Eleanor- Jennifer Stone: their personality is identical
Steve- Evan Peter: aggressive men
Sabrina: Sarah Paulson
Tina- Aubrey Plaza
Mindy Park’s Mom- Sandra Oh
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Eleanor- I would cast Emma Stone because she not only has her red hair but a lot of roles she played fall along the same line as one she would play being Eleanor
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i would cast Michael Sarah as Park because he is reserved and seems the best to fit Parks personality, he also looks like he might be into the same type of music then park and attitude. i would cast Emma Stone as Eleanor because she seems a little strange and out of the box and quit and “dorky”. she also has red hair which fits perfectly.
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i would cast Robert Knepper as Richie because i picture Richie being a rude, abussive, self centered and sketchy looking indivdual. Robert Knepper plays in prison break and is always the abusive crazy person.
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Kim- Natalie Kelly, shes gorgeous but it doesn’t effect her personality. shes not clueless of her looks, but she also doesn’t give much attention to it.
Park- Michael Cera, he is shy and socially awkward
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Eleanor- Jennifer Stone because she has the look of Eleanor as well as a very quirky and innocent type of personality
Tina- Aubrey Plaza because she has portrayed very mean characters in the past who also have complex emotions that make them more rounded characters
Steve- Evan Peters because he can be very tough and an unreasonable bully type character
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Steve – Zac Efron, because almost in every movie that I saw of Zac Efron, he is annoying and spoiled boy.
Sabrina a.k.a. Eleanor’s Mom – Julia Roberts looks like Eleanor’s Mom – beautiful and caring woman.
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Id cast these people as so
Eleanor- Donna from the 70s show becuase shes not skinny or fat plus shes a redhead and her character from the show she plays is always saying that she could be girlier. compared to her friend in the show which is really girly and tries to give her a makeover at some point.
Richie- id say he reminds me of liam neeson from the movie taken. beacuse that character looks very mean and looks like he can take down anybody. he has like a bitter resting face all the time.
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I chose Alyson Hannigan for Eleanor because she is an oddball who hides herself from others. Her mom I see as Gillian Anderson because she is statuesque and can be timid.
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Eleanor Douglas as Ellen Page bacuase she’s wierd and slightly overweight
Park as Ezra Miller because he has similar hair and is a quiet character
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Eleanor- Emma Stone because I feel like shes a versatile actress and would be able to captures Eleanor’s strangeness on screen.
Tina- Rachel Mcadams because her character reminds me of mean girls to be honest. Plus she has experience with being the bully and popular girl.
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i would cast selenis leyva as elenors mom because they both are mexican americans moms who live in poverty trying to raise a lot of kids and little money.
i would cast keanu reeves as park because he is reserve and seems to best fit him.
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Eleanor – Lindsay Lohan (pre-crack), because of the red hair, and because she’s sweet and introverted, not how Lindsay portrays characters, but how she really is.
Park – Jon Cho, because hes shy yet smart and intelligent, as well as somewhat funny.
Richie – John Hamm, becuase he looks exactly like a mean stepdad
Sabrina – Michelle Phiffer, she is nwhat i envisioned for sabrina when i read the book.
Jamie Sheridan – Jason Bateman
Mindy – Rachel Mcadams
Steve – Christian Slater
Josh – James Franco
Ben – Mason Cook
Mr. Stressman – Ben Stine
DeNice – Amanda Seyfried & Winona Ryder
Cal -Ansel Elgort
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Eleanor- I would say Emma stone because she’s red head and fits her description very well
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Eleanor Douglas – Lindsey Lohan. We chose Lindsey Lohan because she grew up around disfunction.
Park Sheridan- Jon Cho
Richie- John Ham
Sabrina a.k.a. Eleanor’s Mom- Michelle Phifer
Jamie Sheridan, Park’sDad- Jason Batemen
Mindy, Park’s Mom- Lucy Lu We chose Lucy Lu because she has a spunky personality like Park’s mom. She speaks her mind.
Tina- Rachel McAdams
Steve- Brad Pitt
Josh- James Franco
Ben, Maisie, Mouse, and Richie, Jr.- Ben= Mason Cook
Mr. Stessman, English Teacher- Ben Stien
DeNice and Beebi- Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert
Cal-Ansel Elgort
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I would cast Emma Stone as Eleanor because she seems like she would fit the role of a girl who gets picked on because she is too nice. I would also pick Steven Yeun as Park because he is a very humble person similar to Park.
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Eleanor Douglas-Lindsay lohan- becasue she grew up with crazy parents
Park Sheridan-John Cho
Richie- Jon Ham- We choose John becuase he looks like a dad type of guy and play a serious guy in other films
Sabrina a.k.a. Eleanor’s Mom- Michelle pfeiffer
Jamie Sheridan, Park’sDad- Jason Bateman
Mindy, Park’s Mom- Lucy Lu
Tina-Rachel mcadams
Steve-Brad Pitt
Josh- James Franco
Ben, Maisie, Mouse, and Richie, Jr.-Mason Cook
Mr. Stessman, English Teacher-Ben Stine
DeNice and Bee-Amanda Seyfried- Lacey Chabert
Cal-Ansel Elgort
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Eleanor- I chose Claire Danes because of the characters that she plays are always secretive and have an inner struggle to get through. for looks I think of Emma stone.
park- I chose Josh hartnett because of his personality. he is a quiet shy person in real life and seems like he doesn’t care what outside media or people think about his choices.
Tina – I chose Ashley Tisdale because she always plays the bully in her movies and that is the first person that comes to my mind.
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Eleanor : Emma stone , I feel like she can put off the attitude and give a well facial expression as to how Eleanor acts .
Park – steven yuen, I just feel like he can fit into parks character really well . quite but yet talkative and takes action when needed
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Eleanor Douglas = Emily Browning
Park Sheridan = Steven Yeun
Richie = Vin Diesel
Sabrina a.k.a. Eleanor’s Mom
Jamie Sheridan, Park’sDad…
Mindy, Park’s Mom = Lucy Liu
Tina
Steve
Josh
Ben, Maisie, Mouse, and Richie, Jr.
Mr. Stessman, English Teacher
DeNice and Beebi
Cal
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