Wait. Before you call the FBI:Just as I write to music, I also write to certain actors, directors, writers, tones, atmospheres, and/or vibes that fit the mood of a particular project. Not specifics, just their gist; the feeling they evoke and inspire. At the time of the first draft of my kidnapping horror thriller, Kristin was doing her incredible, and incredibly undervalued work, on "Smallville." She quickly had become one of my favorite actresses in television or film. Here was the living and breathing embodiment of the tried-and-true trope of "The Girl Next Door" - an actress who was warm, smart, beautiful, likable, lovable and authentic all in equal measure.
She was the perfect person to get kidnapped in my screenplay.
Kristin's spirit-slash-aura became the muse of my main character, but as time went on she became more distant in my mind. Later, I saw the great Katie Stuart in "TAMARA," and thought she'd be a great fit for the lead. (That story can be found in August 2009.) The very talented and lovely Katie loved my script, but after a period of time moved on, and the script went dormant.
Until now.
After doing a page-one polish-slash-rewrite, it's my hope that this project comes full circle and Kristin ends up playing the very lead her persona inspired. As for the wonderful Katie Stuart...I've got a script just for her.
