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Deadline is reporting that Universal is developing an adaptation of Jay Asher's novel "
13 Reasons Why" starring Selena. She will play a high school student named Hannah Baker who, before she committed suicide, recorded seven cassette tapes with instructions for them to be passed around to the 13 people who played a role in her death (like a morbid chain letter of sorts).
When the novel was released in 2008, it received several prestigious awards, including ranking in the Young Adult Library Services Association as a Best Book for Young Adults. There are still many more characters to cast in addition to Hannah, though, and we have a couple of suggestions.
Clay Jensen
Who he is: He's the boy who finds Hannah's cassette tapes and who also had a huge crush on her. Clay acts as a narrator for much of the film.
Our casting suggestion:
Logan Lerman. He just seems like the nicest shy guy in the world-which is probably why he's tied to the film adaptation of "
The Perks of Being A Wallflower."
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