The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

If you're a fan of the Myron Bolitar series, you must've asked yourself this at least once: Who would play the big guy on the silver screen?

I know I have, and I can think of no better actor than Kevin James in a pair of six-inch heels.

Who's your pick?

Jason Sudeikis is my choice.

Great choice, Barbara. I can totally see him in that role. What about Jessica? Kim Cattrall?

For Jessica....maybe Diane Kruger

(Kim Cattrall is beautiful but, I think, too old for the role)

For Win....maybe Chris Hemsworth

Ouch. Too old. But I get it, if Jason Sudeikis is playing Myron. Diane Kruger, left-field pick, but I like it.

Jesus, I forgot about Win. Chris Hemsworth is good, but I've always imagined Paul Bettany in the role.

Quite the cast we've got already. Now, let's get down to brass tacks. Big Cyndi?

Paul Betttany would be good. He's got that handsome, elegant sociopath aura :)

For Big Cyndi I suggest Dot-Marie Jones (the woman who plays Coach Biest on "Glee")

Good choice. There's no way I can top that. Jennifer Lopez as Esperanza?

Dan wrote: "Good choice. There's no way I can top that. Jennifer Lopez as Esperanza?"

For Esperanza I would suggest Michelle Rodgriguez; she has that tough girl, in your face vibe.

What about Myron's parents?

Barbara wrote: "Dan wrote: "Good choice. There's no way I can top that. Jennifer Lopez as Esperanza?"

For Esperanza I would suggest Michelle Rodgriguez; she has that tough girl, in your face vibe.

What about Myr..."

Another fine choice. You're good at this.

I reckon Barbara Streisand his mom and Brian Cox as the dad.

You?

I like Barbra Streisand as the mom. Good choice.

Now Brian Cox....I don't know. From the movies/TV shows I've seen him in I associate his face with a ruthless killer - or some other kind of bad guy.

It might be fun to cast Barbra's real life husband James Brolin.

lol, I know what you mean. James Brolin fits.

now, it wouldn't be a movie without the Ache brothers...

I don't think I know who the Ache brothers are.....

They're the gangsters who run the rival sports rep firm

Oh ... I didn't remember them. I guess u have to cast those guys :)

Someome should really make a movie - I bet some producer has an option on the books. Tho our cast would probably be better than theirs,
So many films based on books are miscast.

Tom Cruise. He can play anything. Just ask him.

I love the Myron Bolitar books - here are my suggestions for the key characters...

Suggestions for actors:
Myron - Sacha Baron Cohen
Win - Jude Law (can't be any other!)
Jessica - Olivia Wilde
Esperanza - Nathalie Kelley (or Michelle Rodgriguez!)
Big Cindy - Lea DeLaria
Mother - Julianne Moore
Father - Mandy Patinkin

Johan wrote: "I love the Myron Bolitar books - here are my suggestions for the key characters...

Suggestions for actors:
Myron - Sacha Baron Cohen
Win - Jude Law (can't be any other!)
Jessica - Olivia Wilde
Es..."

Nice cast :)

After seeing the recent clips for the new BBC series McMaffia - James Norton is Win in my eyes.

Penrod wrote: "After seeing the recent clips for the new BBC series McMaffia - James Norton is Win in my eyes."

Well he's handsome enough. He'd need a blonde dye job though. :):)

Suggestions for actors:

Myron - Michael Imperioli
Win - Jason Cerbone
Jessica - Jamie - Lynn Sigler
Esperanza - Aida Turturro
Big Cindy - Drea de Matteo
Mother - Edie Falco
Father - Matthew Fox

Paul Bettany as Wiin would be spot on.
Myron: Armie Hammer or Vince Vaughn? Not sure on this one but a tall actor would be great. Tom Cruise is not pulling off Jack Reacher, in my opinion.

Gretchen who’s Paul Bettany?

Gretchen wrote: "Paul Bettany as Wiin would be spot on.
Myron: Armie Hammer or Vince Vaughn? Not sure on this one but a tall actor would be great. Tom Cruise is not pulling off Jack Reacher, in my opinion."

I think Paul Bettany would be good as Win. This is his picture:

He’s cute lol

My picks:-

Myron - Zachary Levi or John Krasinski
Win - Bradley James
Jessica - Gal Gadot
Esperanza - Jessica Alba
Big Cindy - Queen Latifah
Mother - Jamie Lee Curtis
Father - Victor Garber

Impressed with your choices.

Ache brothers: Robert de Niro and Al Pacino.

Terese: Charlize Theron

Terrific casting, Sharelle!

My pics

Myron: Jason Segel
Win: Ryan Gosling
Esperenza: Selma Hayek

Omg such amazing casting! I AM SO HAPPY PEOPLE READ HARLAN COBEN

Hah this is been on my mind- time to join the conversation!

My picks:

Myron: James Marsden
Win: Ed Speleers
Esperanza: Stephanie Beatriz
Jessica: Olivia Wilde or Blake Lively?

There's only one actress I know of who would make the perfect Big Cyndi: Lindsay Kay Hayward.

Is Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) too young to play Win? Because I think he'd be perfect.

I also really like Jason Segel for Myron.

Weirdly, I've read a bunch of Coben's standalone novels but only the first Bolitar, and based on Deal Breaker, I think John Krasinski and Paul Bettany would be ideal for Myron and Win, respectively. Very curious what the chemistry between those actors would be, too. Side-note...am watching Stay Close on Netflix now and it's terrific.

While I like the idea of Paul Bettany as Win, the actor is now 52 years old. If you want Myron Bolitar to be a long running, action oriented franchise, you need to cast younger actors in the role. Otherwise you run into the Roger Moore/007 too-old-for-the-role problem that nearly sunk the Bond franchise during the 80s.

Krasinski, Levi, and Cohen are all about 6'3" tall, so they could have played Myron (who is supposed to be a former college basketball player at Duke) but the first two actors are now 42-43 years old. So you run into the same problem as Bettany. And Cohen is now 51 years old and counting.

Marsden is 49, so even though he would have been a good fit for playing Win back in his youth, he is also getting too far up on the age scale.

It is tough to cast Myron due to his height requirement and the fact that he (and Win, since they were college roommates) needs to be in his late 20s or early 30s. Personally, I think that Levi would have been perfect for the role back when he was playing "Chuck" on television for NBC. But that window has long since closed.

James wrote: "While I like the idea of Paul Bettany as Win, the actor is now 52 years old. If you want Myron Bolitar to be a long running, action oriented franchise, you need to cast younger actors in the role. ..."

What do you think about Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) for Win?

What do you think about Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) for Win?

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Win is a blonde haired, blue eyed, WASPish yuppie from an upper crust East Coast background. I haven't seen Felton play any character like that. And at 35 he is pushing the age limit as well.

I would have to think long and hard to come up with some decent casting for all of the characters. It is just a shame that Hollywood didn't jump on the Myron option about 20 years ago. I would have put Ryan Gosling in the Win role immediately.

I'm a bit late to the party but here's my fancasting of some of the Bolitar characters (I've tried to keep them all pretty young):
Myron: David Corenswet. He's pretty tall (6'3) and he seems to have recently gotten pretty buffed up to play Superman, I have also seen him in Pearl and in Hollywood and I think he was absolutely great there. (plus he look pretty similar to Henry Cavill who I've seen many people fancasting as Myron).
Win: Lucky Blue Smith. If you've seen him model for Ralph Lauren you know what I'm talking about. Although, I have to say that he has barely any acting experience, so if not him than I'd cast Austin Butler.
Ezperanza: either Carmela Zumbado or Alexxis Lemire.
Big Cindi: Lindsay Kay Hayward (although with a bit more colourful outfits and makeup).
Jessica: Margot Robbie (everyone knows Margot is absolutely gorgeus so It's quite fitting for her to play Jessica).
Terese: Olivia Cooke.
Emily: Emmy Rossum.
Brenda: Laura Harrier.
Ali: Elizabeth Lail.
Ellen: Jamie Lee Curtis or Lisa Kudrow (one an older actress and one a bit younger cause I couldn't really decide which age was better).
Allen: Bryan Cranston or Josh Brolin (again one older and one a bit younger).

Ansel Elgort (he is 6'3") as Myron and Tom Holland as Win

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The age thing might be a concern but i do like some of the names suggested (John Krasinski and Jason Segel). I also love Ryan Rynolds and I think he can pull off a Myron or a Win, he’s pretty tall and funny! Neil Patrick Harris is how I imagine Win while reading, I think the character reminds me too much of Barney from HIMYM.

Judy Reyes (from scrubs) is the Esperanza I imagine and Amber Riley (Glee) my Big Cindi.

The age thing might be a concern but i do like some of the names suggested (John Krasinski and Jason Segel). I also love Ryan Rynolds and I think he can pull off a Myron or a Win, he’s pretty tall and funny! Neil Patrick Harris is how I imagine Win while reading, I think the character reminds me too much of Barney from HIMYM.

Judy Reyes (from scrubs) is the Esperanza I imagine and Amber Riley (Glee) my Big Cindi.