FANCASTING THE ILLUMINAE FILES

[@livnoe6431]

Ansel Elgort as Ezra Mason never even crossed my mind but now it's all I see and it is PERFECT

[@annabellefly]

Lol everytime that the name Rhys pops up in the book, my mind automatically goes to Rhysand from ACOTAR.

[@libraryofautum7761]

I picture Nick as the person who plays Bellamy in The 100. Jay Kristoff has said that is who he sees Nick as.

[@irenetyler5773]

YES!!!

[@mariachirica4377]

Nik*

[@mariachirica4377]

Tbh I would see Zendaya more as Asha than Kady

[@hillyandbooks]

Thank you for these videos about the Illuminae files! Please keep them coming because you’re feeding my obsession

[@kylascorner9973]

Yes! Zendaya as Kady would be awesome!

[@jessicaprado3895]

Thank you so much for no spoilers. I have this book in my TBR... I really just want to read this book.

[@racheldoxey8728]

Will be reading these books over the summer which I’m very excited about :)

[@tessavery2151]

Zendaya would make the best Kady...

[@mariachirica4377]

Yeah, but Zendaya is pretty tall and Kady is pretty short, that's the onky problem i have with zendaya as kady

[@aimeevandenberghe6952]

OHMYGOD IT'S DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC I LOVE YOU

[@clemsbookcorner5974]

I feel like Dove Cameron could do a good Hannah. Zendaya is the best pick possible, now I want to see this adaptation even more

[@jilliangillespie7507]

I came to the comments to see if anyone said Dove! Dove is so good at playing the popular, blonde girl and a badass so it just clicked in my head automatically.

[@ajourneytobooks4519]

Never read these but I hear such amazing things about it. Can't wait to get to reading them.

[@raquelourives8396]

before you said ansel i swear i was already thinking of him ahahah, the way you were describing Ezra's character my mind imediately went to "Ansel"!!!

[@sunsetntwilight]

Yes for Ansel playing Ezra! I could also really picture Ed Speleers (from Zoo - 2018) - he's got the same baby face yet handsome and charming vibe going on :) and I could def see Dillane as Nik too but OMG Antonia yes yes yes :) for Rhys I'd been thinking maybe Justin Hartley :)

[@juliak4218]

Oo I love your choices! For me I chose Jessica Barden for Kady - she plays Alyssa on the show The End of the F***ing World and she totally has the badassery, sass, and dramatic skills to play Kady(I also love Zendaya tho!). Nick Robinson for Ezra. Olivia Holt for Hannah - she was in a TV show about karate on Disney(I think?) and she's playing a superhero for Marvel. For Asha, probably Zendaya or Candice Patton.

[@ryansreads]

Ohhhh I loved this video, idk how I'm just seeing it now!! I officially am moving this series to the top of my TBR 😍

[@maryvandehei]

Kady was often described with light brown skin or something like that. Especially with her cousin, I thought she might be at least half Indian or Native American maybe. Zendaya would be awesome.

[@reynalove2455]

LOOOOL I was reading the second book (Gemina) and I check my phone and this notification comes on 😂 ILL WATCH IT AFTER I READ ALL THE BOOKS haha

[@symoneb6008]

Great video!! Zendaya and Ansel are PERFECT for Kady and Ezra!! I hadn’t thought of them before, but now I can’t get them out of my mind. A couple months ago, I saw a comment from Jay Kristoff on Goodreads stating that he thought of Bob Morley while writing Nick in Gemina. So, since then I pictured Bob Marley as Nick. I can see why you had trouble casting Rhys, since he was only in one book it was kind of hard to get a feel for him. I may be way off, but I was picturing someone like Harry Styles as Rhys, mainly because it was mentioned quite a few times how great Rhys’ hair is, and Harry Styles has great hair! Anyways, this comment is way too long, but your excitement rubbed off on me! I loved the people you casted! You should definitely do more videos like these ☺️

[@morganj3970]

I’ve always pictured Frank in my head for Nick too! As soon as you started talking about it I was like girl. Girl, same.

[@teresavarvel7137]

I've always imagined Bob Moroly (from the 100) as Nik!

[@charityyoder9028]

I think Rowan Blanchard is too soft spoken to pull off Ella's "no effs given" attitude. BUT WHO WOULD VOICE AIDAN? I WANT TO KNOW!!!

[@jjkelly5219]

charity yoder !!!! Omg!!!! Jim Parsons!!! (Sheldon from big bang theory) he has the perefect voice for that!

[@charityyoder9028]

Jacquie Reign interesting. I imagined AIDAN's voice being deeper but now that you've mentioned it... I accept Jim Parsons voicing it. That speech pattern alone would be perfect.

[@jjkelly5219]

charity yoder yeah i always pictured it softer.. Like in the audio books i think lol but he would seriously work really well in that role. He can easily access a robotic-like pattern and tone :) i would honestly love to see it lol

[@liana8551]

I imagine aidan as paul bettany's voice

[@emma4838]

omg i didn’t even think of frank dillane as nik but i love it so freaking much !

[@jilliangillespie7507]

I was thinking Graham Rogers for Rhys mainly because of his role on Quantico

[@mariachirica4377]

I would love to see Olivia Holt as Hanna

[@Charley_84]

reading this series just because of u!! thank you!!!

[@goodluckthey]

I spent the entirety of Illuminae thinking of Ezra as Miles Teller but Ansel is an INSPIRED choice. Rhys for me was I think Liam Hemsworth.

[@superalejcc]

YAAASSSS! I also pictured Rhys as Liam Hemsworth !! I pictured Asha as Mila Kunis. It kinda works in my head.

[@olivia9551]

dude my fav series OF ALL TIME

[@Sophiek2221]

This casting is SO on point! I definitely love Zendaya and Ansel for Kady and Grant, but I prefer Ashley Benson as Hannah! Not really sure about Nick, though. I never envisioned him like that actor. I love Millie Bobby Brown, but Rowan fits Ella better in my mind, for whatever reason. However, I also see Sabrina Carpenter as her!! She definitely would rock Ella's snark, and she's also blonde, so a plus. Fancasts are so so awesome.

[@mariachirica4377]

I would love MBB as Ella, she is perfect, now I want an adaptation so bad

[@jjkelly5219]

I'm so obsessed with Illuminae 😂 I haven't read the last one because I don't want it to end :(

[@emiloubooks6708]

STILL haven't read this series.....I'm scared I won't like it!

[@katgwatson]

ansel elgort as ezra is all i have ever needed

[@irenetyler5773]

Omg!!! Ansel would be such a great Ezra

[@veroagustine4310]

I was picturing Natalia Dyer as Kady (taking in the description that Kady is short [5' 2'' only], petite framed, and rocks pink hair [i've seen pics of Natalia on dyed short hair and she looks lovelyyy]. For Ezra, I thought of Noah Centineo [lol i might be biased right here everyone loves him right nao anyway haha], also cos he's tall and tan.

[@mariachirica4377]

Omg natalia dyer would be perfect as kady!!

[@R00n3y]

I agree with the majority but Daniel Sharman for me would have to be Nik, after seeing him on The Originals, he just has the snarky attitude - love the video, you have to do the Darker Shade of Magic

[@booksnrandomness9882]

I need to read this series after I'm done with what I have.

[@mariachirica4377]

What about Dominic Sherwood for Rhys?

[@paolaxavierdias7416]

So I read Illuminae bc of u So everytime i think of Kady, I think of you when you had the pink hair

[@rancor4513]

Isn't there a fourth book? It's called memento

[@amybrown4311]

I too imagined Ashley as Hananah

[@alberte0492]

Hi, I don’t know if you still check the comments on this video, but I am trying to buy that exact version of the book. I am however having a bit of trouble discerning what hardcover version has this fancy dust jacket. Do you know what the ISBN number is on this particular book???

[@tasneemanjum1520]

I can't wait to dive into this trilogy this summer(your obsession is quite rubbing off! ) Also don't know anything about all these actors, LOL! P. S Bollywood actors are too old to pull off YA😜

[@fjherrera2852]

I like Ansel he is perfect

[@jade_1873]

Omg… zendaya and angel is perfect!

[@RobbyReads]

I agree!!!!!

[@BookRoast]

I love this so much 😂

[@amybrown4311]

Haha I imagined Daniel Sharman as Nick 😅 coz his character on Teen Wolf (before he joined Scott's pack) reminds me of Nick

[@heyitzmae]

Ella is actually fifteeeeeeeeen

[@myonnareads]

wow Zendaya and Ansel? together? i love it!

[@owen4646]

i haven’t started this trilogy but i want to but am so scared i won’t like it bc i really want to love it lol idk

[@feyzan5777]

Zendaya or Chloe bennet or Lucy hale as Kady. Nick Robinson as Ezra Mason. Katherine Langford or Maia Mitchell as Hannah. KJ Apa as nick. Taylor Russell who played Judy in lost in space should play Asha.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

YAS ZENDAYA

[@isabelcriadob]

Okay so, i love these books too and I get why most people fancast celebrities as characters but can we look at the TALENTED ACTORS that are not 30, but actually 16-20 pls. Thanks.

[@fairytalekingdom9465]

Zendaya would be PERFECT as Kady! And YES ANSEL ELGORT IS AMAZING! I completely agree

[@AnaCarolinaVanzetta]

YES. To all of it. And they've never specified that Kady's family was white. They just said pink hair. I think Hunter Parrish is now too old to play a 19/20 y/o, he's like 35, i think. But Daniel Sharman I kind off see...

[@waterbear46]

Zendaya would be perfect! Ahsha is black in canon so it would make sense that her cousin is not white.

[@phoenixcoffee9343]

In order to get that, genderless, smooth voice of AIDEN. I think a text to speech would be best. However if a movie were to forgo the genderlessness of AIDEN, then either Stephen Fry or Ellen McClain.

[@miritdawoud6733]

Zendaya was more like asha for me tho