https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr Choose 2 or more characters from The Expectations and post photographs of actors or public figures you'd cast in a film version of the novel. Feel free to choose someone who is now too old to play the role but would have suited in their younger years. Then in a few sentences explain why you think this person is a strong choice for the role. en-us 2022-11-10 21:40:07 UTC 2025-10-13 01:01:59 UTC hello@padlet.com addisonnydam23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385160718 Alice - gillian jacobs specifically when she played britta perry in the later seasons of community on netflix would be alice. By the later season she still provides somewhat of a moral compass to the rest of her friend group while also following the crowd as much as she trys not to. She is seen as a stereotype dumb blonde but is knowledgable on politics, activism, and current movements. Although Brittas chest is always hidden by her being hunched over/slumping similarly to alice she does have a larger chest, Britta has brown/ green eyes too close together, and dirty blonde hair.]]> 2022-11-15 16:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385160718 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385161963 I think a young Kirsten Dunst would make a good Alice, as many of her features match Alice's, such as blonde hair, greenish eyes, and breasts. I also found a picture of her in a blue sweater as Ben puts a big emphasis on her blue sweatshirt. Also, her role as MJ in spider-man slightly reminds me of Alice. ]]> 2022-11-15 16:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385161963 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385163282 Devon Bostick is ideal for the role of Teddy because he portrays an impulsive and negligent older brother in his television series "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." Teddy is presented as a troublemaker and a thoughtless teenager in The Expectations. These two individuals take risks and don't always consider the consequences.]]> 2022-11-15 16:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385163282 carlycrossland23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385167528 Charlie could play Ben because he is a rule follower. When Charlie visits the factory he is set on doing everything right, similarly to Ben when he arrives at SJS. Charlie comes from a poor family unlike the kids that visit the Chocolate Factory with him, which is similar to Ben's situation. Charlie would need to look older, like a freshmen in high school. Charlie is a super happy person and he doesn't seem worried but I think he could seem worried about making the right choices and being shy if he went to SJS. ]]> 2022-11-15 16:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385167528 addisonnydam23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385170358 Ben- The personality and mannerisms along with the physical appearance of early Harry Potter reminds me so much of ben. While reading the book I always imagined Ben being a young Daniel Radcliffe. The hair, eyes, and body align with that of Bens and Daniel Radcliffe could portray an insecure teen attempting to exceed others expectations similarly to how he did in Harry Potter. The only aspect of Harry Potters character that does not remind me of ben is Harrys unwillingness to give into peer pressure, unlike Ben. ]]> 2022-11-15 16:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385170358 kaitlinmann23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385172004 Karan Brar would be a good fit to play Ahmed because his past roles have primarily been socially awkward and oblivious characters, much like Ahmed. His character Ravi in the Disney show Jessie is similar to how I imagine Ahmed.]]> 2022-11-15 16:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385172004 ellamaefortin23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385172947 Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character in 10 Things I Hate About You, Cameron James, is very similar to Ben Weeks. Ben Weeks is entering his first year at St. James and Cameron James is also new to his new high school. They both have love interests who seem to be unaware of their feelings toward them, but they are still adamant about starting a relationship with them. These two are both concerned with what these girls think about them. I think the brown hair, the pale skin, and the slim body also fit with Ben's character.]]> 2022-11-15 16:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385172947 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385177089 I feel Charlie Heaton would play an ideal Hutch in The Expectations, as Charlie typically plays a troublemaker, daredevil role in various films-but you're also able to make out that his troublemaker persona is used to mask the fact that he is a sensitive person, and within that you can distinguish his past and how that's created who the person he is. Though Charlie doesn't exactly match some of the physical descriptions of Hutch, Charlie as an actor would portray Hutch's character very well, and truly represent Hutch's individuality as a character. ]]> 2022-11-15 16:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385177089 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385178004 Helen - Monet Mazur physically captures Helen's features (white, blonde hair). Her role on All American as a wealthy mother also matches Helen's lifestyle. In the series, Mazur's character worked her way up to her high social status. This feature is similar to Helen's frugal childhood described in the book.  ]]> 2022-11-15 16:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385178004 ewilkinson23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385178211 Here's Freddy Highmore now--definitely a great Ben Weeks.]]> 2022-11-15 16:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385178211 carlycrossland23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385178925 I think Ravi would be the perfect fit for Ahmed. Ravi is from India and wears super nice and fancy clothes. In "Jessie" you never see Ravi wearing sweats or "lazy" clothes, and thats how Ahmed is. Ravi has super bad social skills and like Ahmed he doesn't understand the unwritten rules to life. In one episode Ravi gets covered in spit balls from the bullies, similar to when Ahmed's hair gets shaved by Ennis. Ravi looks up to his older brother Luke just like how Ahmed looks up to Ben to teach him the social ways of life. ]]> 2022-11-15 16:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385178925 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385179271 Lulu Hood: I think Chloë Sevigny in the mid-late 90's would play a good Alice due to both her physical attributes and her work in past movies. Chloë has many of the features that Alice is described in the book such as blonde hair and eyes that are close together. It was difficult to try and find someone in Hollywood who has Alices' most "notable" feature; however, I think Chloë physique would definitely coincide with Alice's. Chloë also often plays kind, intelligent, empathetic girls in many of her past roles such as her role in American Psycho, where she plays the love interest of a very bad person who has difficulty being bad to her in the way he was to many other women. Like, Alice towards Ben in The Expectations, Chloë serves as a (almost unwanted) motive for Patrick Bateman to act and live with more morals. ]]> 2022-11-15 16:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385179271 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385181885 Chloë Grace Moret would be an ideal actor to play Alice as her physical features match closely with how Alice is described in the novel. 

]]> 2022-11-15 17:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385181885 ewilkinson23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385185873 Ed Westwick aka Chuck Bass is obviously now too old to play Teddy Weeks, but Westwick's Chuck was the epitome of privileged bad boy on Gossip Girl and he'd have made a great Teddy.]]> 2022-11-15 17:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385185873 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385189594 DJ Qualls could play Ben because he fits the physical description of Ben (pale and skinny). He will be a better fit when he is younger since he resembles more like a high school student.]]> 2022-11-15 17:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385189594 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385191328 Ennis and this character are very similar because they are both bullies. Bill Paxton plays a bully in the breakfast club.]]> 2022-11-15 17:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385191328 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385191759 I think Ray McKinnon as Coach Cotton in the Blind Side would make a great Manley Price. He has already portrayed a coach, being the football coach in the Blind Side, and I think he would be able to showcase the over-dedicated and intense squash coach. I think he could also show the darker side of Price, with the drinking and loneliness. They also both have blue eyes, and, with the tan, what I would consider to be "outdoor skin."]]> 2022-11-15 17:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385191759 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385192493 I think Lili Reinhart would be a good match for Alice. Reinhart has the physical features of Alice and is also depicted in Riverdale to be a good student. Out of all her friends in Riverdale, she seems to have the strongest moral compass. ]]> 2022-11-15 17:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385192493 kaitlinmann23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385193242 David Horbour is how I imagine Manley i the novel. His character in Stranger Things is similar to Manley. He is very fond of Ben as an individual, not as Teddy Weeks brother.]]> 2022-11-15 17:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385193242 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385207033 I feel Saoirse Ronan would portray Alice well, as Ronan typically plays characters in which she truly exerts how the character  feels and their opinions without hesitation, like Alice when it comes to defending Ahmed. Additionally, Ronan is able to portray a sense of insecurity and diffidence at times, as Alice too experiences. ]]> 2022-11-15 17:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385207033 ellamaefortin23 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385208151 Austin Butler (when he was young and starring in Disney and Nickelodeon shows) would be an ideal actor for Teddy Weeks. The blonde hair and his look make him seem like he could fit the role as a big brother, with a flawed reputation. He looks like someone who thinks they're entitled and cooler than everyone else.]]> 2022-11-15 17:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385208151 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385210718 Lulu Hood:
I think Keanu Reeves at around age 50 would make a great Russell. Keanu Reeves has a physical appearance and demeanor that just rings of success, masculinity, and wealth. He seems like the type of guy who would be naturally good at things and would make other WASP dads insecure. Keanu always seems sure about his actions, something that many WASPS are not. This would intimidate others who are trying to be the alpha of all WASP dads.]]> 2022-11-15 17:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385210718 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385215886 Craig T. Nelson fits my imagination of Manley Price. He has played a "sports coach" figure in his previous films. His appearance makes him look like an ideal coach who is famous, decent, and strict.

]]> 2022-11-15 17:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385215886 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385242826 Adam Brody would make a great Ben Weeks, as the role reminds me of him when he portrayed Dave Rygalski in Gilmore Girls. His outfits as Dave give off a sort of preppy vibe, with lots of sweaters and jackets. I also think they act very similarly, being a little anxious and wanting to do the right things to be liked. Finally, I think they look very similar, with dark hair, pale skin, and being a little skinny (except I think Brody would need to be a little thinner for the role). ]]> 2022-11-15 17:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385242826 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385251096 In The Crown, Jennings plays the brother of the king. Jenning's character thinks he's better than the rest of the royal family because he abdicated the throne and entered the "real world." Similarly, Russell is portrayed as an arrogant man who thinks he's better than his brother as well. ]]> 2022-11-15 17:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385251096 https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385257309 I think Tom Felton could play Hutch. He is the best fit because he once played a bully in Harry Potter.]]> 2022-11-15 17:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ewilkinson23/f6wvif33lxssnfcr/wish/2385257309