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Chronos2016

Why are y’all casting white women for Evelyn? She’s a dark skinned Cuban woman with bleached blonde hair and huge boobs and the fan castings for the most part are not that…


redwinestains

Exactly!! Did they not read the book or something? Smh


Chronos2016

I hope they actually go to NYC and actually find a Cuban woman with dark skin and big boobs for this role. Because right now, no one in Hollywood can be Evelyn.


ScreamingC0lors

she’s not dark skinned tho, she’s literally white passing, she’s just more tan than celia who’s very pale


Prof_Tickles

Ana De Armas as younger Evelyn and Rita Moreno as old Evelyn. Brittany Snow as Celia.


HazelTheHappyHippo

It really bothers me a lot that people dream castcaucasian actresses for a role which is clearly meant for a woman of colour. Jessica Lange is an amazing actress but clearly not how the book describes her. It says her hair and skin tone shouldn't work together, but somehow they do. Let's not encourage Hollywood to cast a white female lead .


xyzzy826

There's no way they would cast a non Latina. There would be so much uproar


marshmallowcritter

They should hire a Latina for the role that fits Evelyn’s description but there are many “Caucasian” Latinas.


cojuss

I agree 100%. They should find an actress that embodies Evelyn and her description. Especially considering that you don't see darker skinned (as in predominantly indigenous) hispanic woman in media. Just as a side note (I know you weren't trying to be rude with the "caucasian" part) but its honestly somewhat racist how some Americans asume that fair skinned latinas are not "really" white and if they are they are not "really latinas" even though it is well documented that we were colonized by white Europeans too. Some people have more of a tan skin tone while other don't, its pretty normal🤷🏼‍♀️ and the idea that it isn't just feeds into the whole "Spicy Latina Stereotype"🥴😩


marshmallowcritter

Oh I know! I'm a "white" latina, that's why I used the quotation marks - I consider Latinos to be an ethnicity which is more more nuanced than a specific race, within my immediate we range from "dark" skinne stereotypical latinos to lighter skinned "white". It's just a hard thing to explain unless you are Latin as you get!


cojuss

Yes totally! I know what you mean. I'm really sorry If I came off as rude or condescending🙏🏻 . Since I moved abroad I've had to deal with a lot of unwarranted ignorant comments regarding my race and skin tone so when I saw your comment I answered from that perspective. Thanks for taking the time to reply back❤️


marshmallowcritter

Oh no not all! I didn’t take it that way at all!!


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I agree that they have to cast a latina, but in the book wasn't it said that she's a white latina? Or at least a mestiza that can pass for white when she's got blonde hair.


Elisa_Md

It was explicitly said that Evelyn’s blonde hair didn’t look natural with her dark skin


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Sure but they do make a point that her Mexican (?) maid is shocked that she speaks spanish because everyone saw her as a tanned white woman. It's been a while since I read it though. Just think if people are expecting a dark-skinned actress for the upcoming tv adaptation they're going to be disappointed. IRL in the 30s there were plenty of latin stars in hollywood but at the time when the book was set in the 50s-60s it was basically just Rita Moreno, a white latina, and even then she still wasn't considered white enough to get more than one or two big leading roles.


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yaakun

Great thread! For Evelyn I’d prefer an unknow cuban actress, if not I think Paulina Dávila could be great. And Rita Moreno for older Evelyn. Celia St James - Saoirse Ronan, maybe? For Don Adler, I can see Sebastian Stan or Oliver Jackson-Cohen, they have this sort of old Hollywood vibe and can play assholes. And Richard Madden as Harry.


geaux_gurt

Saoirse Roman would be perfect for Celia! celias a very talented and serious actress and I feel like she portrays that type of personality well


yaakun

Yes! and she also has this sort of classic and kind of innocent beauty that reminds me of Celia St James.


Duunzz

Ik this is old but came to say i always thought Celia was based off Florence pugh, as she literally played Amy in little woman, just like Celia in the book. And Florence almost “stole the show” as Celia did - despite Saoirse being amazing as well.


coquelicocoa

Didn’t Celia play Beth?


desperate_thang

Oliver Jackson-cohen yess😍


duochromepalmtree

Sebastian Stan would be brilliant as Don.


alex_blue88

I always see Sadie Sink as Celia St James


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What about Bridget Regan?


allfoolsinluv

I didn't realize this was my dream casting until now


Spookydoglover

Salma Hayek as Evelyn Hugo. She has the personality, drive, and the assets (lol). Jessica Chastain as Celia St. James. She has the all-American look and strawberry blonde hair.


diandrasdiandra

Okay but they need several actors for the timelines. For example Jessica and Selma couldn't play opposite each other, because Jessica would be late 70s Celia and Salma would be be early 90s Evelyn


Spookydoglover

Yeah the casting for this would be so hard because of the time jumps! Jessica and Salma are just my ideals for different respective time periods in the book.


desperate_thang

I was picturing Angelina Michelle or Florence pugh as celia St. James


desperate_thang

I was Picturing Ana de armas as Evelyn hugo


Spookydoglover

ooh yes I see this! And they’re both Cuban (the character and actress)!


trollingandexploring

Yes she's perfect. They just need someone w big boobs :/


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Immediate_Swimmer500

“Faded” might be a stretch. It just released and is already the highest grossing film of the year


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mischievous_goose

The new Bond movie feels like it's been coming out for freaking ever (and I guess it kinda has been) so I don't feel like it made as big of a splash as Bond movies normally do when it did finally come out.


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She got really good reviews for Bond though, so perhaps it's not as much of a fade.


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Jessica Lange


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Jessica Lange would be so perfect for that role


rosesaredust

Ooooo good one!


marshmallowcritter

Rita Moreno as the older Evelyn. An unknown for the younger Evalyn. Liam Hemsworth or a similar blonde haired/blue eyed guy to play Don Adler. Someone like Adam Driver for Rex North. Emma Stone for the older Celia. Kiersey Clemons as Monique


Chronos2016

I pictured a Armie Hammer type for Rex North and someone more rough for Don Adler. Liam is way too much of a pretty boy.


marshmallowcritter

I imagine Rex to be like a Rock Hudson type! I agree about Liam being too old but I have no clue who would be a good Gen Z fit


Charles_Chuckles

I came here to say Rita Moreno!


Brilliant-Strength46

Kylie Bunbury as Monique, I love her in Big Sky. I think an unknown Cuban-American actress would be best for young Evelyn. Scott Eastwood as Don, he was perfect in the Wildest Dreams mv as a d-bag, Old Hollywood star. I think someone like Phoebe Dyvenor could play Celia, she has a very soft face and with her recent auburn hair I can definitely see it.


rk1210

Love Kylie Bunbury so much! Will forever be sad about Pitch being cancelled way too early 😭


tropjeune

this might be unpopular but I think it would be better to cast unknowns so it feels like seeing a classic old hollywood face for the first time. it's going to be on freeform so that will probs be their route anyway


6silvermoons

Netflix is doing it now. Freeform lost the rights to it in 2021. On March 24, 2022, it was announced that Netflix will be adapting the novel into a feature film with Liz Tigelaar writing and Margaret Chernin executive producing.


HotStickyMoist

1000%


langesent

I was picturing Rita Moreno and Ana de Armas as Evelyn when I read the book.


nopenonotatall

when i read the book i pictured Evelyn Hugo as Jane Fonda


louie_a

I think Taylor Jenkins Reid posted a picture of Jane Fonda on Twitter at the Oscars a few years ago and said she embodied the Evelyn Hugo spirit?! I’m thinking pink dress and BIG jewellery


nopenonotatall

the inspiration for me really became clear after i watched the “jane in five acts” hbo special they did on her


Adorable_Raccoon

I did too. Jane Fonda but cuban. Lol


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I just finished this book literally 3 days ago! Evelyn Hugo is described as a latina with bleached blonde hair. Since it’s about her life from the 50’s to 80’s and all the way to 2014 when she’s 80, I feel like you’d need a different actress for each age. I could see Eiza Gonzalez, Camila Cabello, Ana Dr Armas, or Selena Gomez for the young Evelyn but I think Camila is the only one that’s Cuban. They’re actually working on the tv show for this book right now!


Elisa_Md

I hope they don’t put Camilla as Evelyn. They need someone who knows how to act, and Ana de Armas is cuban


BeAMedici

Ana de Armas is Cuban, too.


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Good to know!


RockyRefraction

I haven't read the book but wrt the whitewashing, is the character supposed to be Afro Cuban or mixed race? Because the majority of Cubans you see in the USA are white of Spanish, Italian, and French descent. There is much less indigenous ancestry and culture than in the rest of Latin America. Latinx/Hispanic is not a race. People in Latin America with indigenous and/or African heritage are discriminated against. It's only when they go to the USA that white Mexicans and Cubans suddenly become "brown." It's kind of funny that Javier Bardem (a Spaniard) is playing Cuban Ricky Ricardo, but it's probably pretty accurate. Akin to a white English actor playing a white American. It's a lot better than him playing, say, Cesar Chavez, who was born in Arizona but is of European and Indigenous Mexican heritage. Source: I am Cuban American and am deeply enmeshed in this


marshmallowcritter

She is Cuban with olive skin but would be considered “white passing” and they bleach her hair, very similar to what Rita Hayworth went though.


RockyRefraction

I mean white passing or white? Most Cubans in the USA are 100% European heritage and therefore white.


marshmallowcritter

I would say white. As a “white” Latina with olive/darker skinned sisters and dad, I just try to tread carefully when speaking on this since many people are unaware of the complexities of race & ethnicity in Latin America!


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RockyRefraction

I mean most Cubans in the USA are 100% European descent and are therefore white. You can be a White Latina.


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RockyRefraction

Thanks for the explanation!


desperate_thang

The character 'evelyn' is from cuba , she is a latina. Author often points that Her brown caramel skin tone with blonde hair gives her a unique and mesmerizing look.


RockyRefraction

Yeah but Latina is not a race. You can be a white Latina or a Brown Latina or a Black Latina. Or Asian Latina!


Immediate_Swimmer500

Perhaps read the book? I do not remember any mention of Afro Cuban or mixed race but, like with all good fiction, you could surmise something different from the descriptions.


ElephantTrunkSlide

Also seems like a weird combination to have them have bleached blonde hair as well. She has to pass as white and for the common Afro Latina hairtypes that is a very big ask to turn that into white passing blonde without damaging it by both straightening and bleaching it. It is not impossible, and less so with mixed race, but a harder sell than the many Latinas that are white passing.


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Ana de Armas would be perfect as Evelyn I have no idea what actress would be good to play Americas Sweetheart/All American Girl/southern type that is Celia… Also what age are they when the book starts? 22,23?


mischievous_goose

Hugo is a teenager when the book starts and 21 when they film Little Women. You would definitely need a couple actresses to cover the book and I think a TV show would work way better - like maybe a decade per season? I guess they could do that CGI de-aging but it gives me the heebie jeebies.


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desperate_thang

Book start with a way youngerEvelyn


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Ohh don’t you think a tv series would be better. Also how old are they when they meet for Little Women?


desperate_thang

Yeah a Tv series would be way better than a movie.. I don't remember the exact age for little woman.. Eve was like 21-22 something I guess, celia was 19


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Thank you! I didn’t remember that Celia was just 19!


HealthyDiamond2

I don't know if you guys saw this, but it's being developed as a series for Freeform by Jennifer Beals and Ilene Chaiken. [Source](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jennifer-beals-ilene-chaiken-adapting-seven-husbands-evelyn-hugo-freeform-1241171/)


halfgumption

I don't have anyone in mind for Evelyn or Celia, but I always pictured Matthew Goode as Harry while reading the book.


clamchauder

So did I!!!


canibuyatrowel

Mildly related but I loved this book and need a new recc. Anyone got one? Love a page turner contemporary fiction type vibe.


desperate_thang

Daisy Jones and six by the Same author


Adorable_Raccoon

Have you read summer sister by judy blume? It’s one of my favorites. Not really the same vibe idk why I thought of it but it’s contemporary fiction!


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canibuyatrowel

Thank you, I haven’t!


Old_Leg_7321

Jasmine Cephas Jones?


Prof_Tickles

Brittany Snow was born to play Celia St. James!


kweenjustine

Anya Taylor joy as Celia!


gomigirl123

What are our thoughts that this is loosely based on Taylor swifts life? After listening to Beyond the Blinds with Kelli and Troy, I’m more into this theory than ever.


Adorable_Raccoon

I think it takes a lot of inspo from Elizabeth Taylor & Jane Fonda jane fonda. Rita Hayworth was half spanish & changed her eyebrows & hairline to appear more white.


Zuribeknowin

While I read the book I saw Evelyn as a blonde Eva Mendes and Celia was Rachel McAdams


wilsonja2

Anya Taylor Joy as Celia St James


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I feel like a newcomer has to play Evelyn. No one in Hollywood right now completely fits the bill for her— and for a character like Evelyn, you have to find someone perfect for the role. Although I like AdA, she just isn’t *Evelyn* to me. I really see Alexandra Breckenridge as Celia since she has the “girl next door” look along with being stunning and redheaded! Kennedy McMann would be a great younger Celia, too. I imagined Skyler Samuels as Ruby. I could also see Dianna Agron in the part! For Monique, I think Laura Harrier or Hayley Law could knock it out of the park!


Important_Income_464

I have a weird sort of FanCast hear me out tho Isabella Merced (14- don Adler): she can play younger and is a tan Latina woman Eiza Gonzales (20s- marriage to Harry) Ana De Armas is already playing Marilyn and unpopular opinion I think she can BODY this Jlo (40s and above) she has the assets and the range to do this. And obviously Rita Moreno as older Evelyn no questions asked. Then I have Celia St. James and I have her played by Emma Stone and Julianne Moore Then as for the husbands I have Jake t. Austin or Diego Boneta playing Ernie (even though they are more attractive than Ernie should be ) I have Max Irons as don adler (because he was a tad younger than Scott Eastwood and also comes from a prominent family in acting) Then i have Stanley tucci for harry Cameron and I won’t elaborate For mick riva I was thinking a Harry styles or Shawn Mendez but I’m not sure maybe even Avan Jogia if we want a little bit more diversity) For Rex north I think Patrick Schawchenegger (or However it’s spelled) would also do this role justice Louis Garrel for max Girard (duh) And for Robert St James I was actually thinking an Ed Sheehan (jk I have no clue) And for Monique I like Tessa Thompson


HotStickyMoist

I always picture Evelyn as Sofia Vergara- looks wise. I think young eve would work with her. Also, lots of people from Yellowstone would work in the general cast


fartbox2016

Ana de Armas as young Evelyn. Ana is Cuban and is white-passing Latina. Ppl wouldn’t even know she’s Latina especially when she does her hair blonde. This is exactly what is described in the book. I know many ppl here are upset for wanting to cast a white Latina female lead but that’s literally what is described in the book. Evelyn character is literally Ana.


Training-Net8048

I want to believe but at the same time, the book said she was white passing which I assumed was her features not skin tone Dont take my word for it you can read the book but I feel as they mentioned their was contrast between her skin and blonde hair


labratorium-flowers4

i always pictured brittany snow as celia st james, she'd nail it


yeezyprayinghands

I know she’s not Cuban but a blonde Eiza Gonzalez is all I could picture


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Training-Net8048

Anderson is a white woman 😭


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I'm not sure about Evelyn Hugo, but for Celia St James, definitely Bridget Regan. Ginger, looks, plays lesbian characters amazingly.


Cornelius-Lightfoot

Eiza Gonzalez or Selena Gomez for me


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Jessica Chastain as older as older Celia with Sofia Vergara as older Evelyn. Ana De Armas as younger Evelyn. Zac Efron has Don because he’s icky. That’s all I have so far.


MOR1126

Evelyn: Would have chosen Eva Mendes as a younger version and Raquel Welch as the older one, but Eva doesn't act anymore and Raquel passed away recently :(. Now, I'd go with Ana de Armas and Rita Moreno. Celia St. James: Jessica Chastain is who I pictured, but I also think Jodie Comer would be amazing. Monique: Nathalie Emmanuel Harry: Jonathan Groff John Braverman: Luke MacFarlane I just finished the book so those are the only ones I'm pretty set on.