Jennifer Garner ‘Wrote Letters’ to ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ Author Laura Dave to Land Lead Role
variety.comCharna Flam Jennifer Garner really wanted the starring role in “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Hello Sunshine’s television adaptation of Laura Dave‘s novel of the same name.
At the series’ Los Angeles premiere on Thursday, Garner told Variety she went after the role of Hannah when original star Julia Roberts dropped out of the project. “I had to just do anything in my power to plead my case,” Garner said.
As a fan of the novel, Garner expressed her excitement for the adaptation starring Roberts: “I thought ‘Oh, she’s going to be amazing!’ I love that story I can’t wait to watch.” But once the role became available, Garner knew she had to pursue the part. “I just wrote letters to Laura advocating for myself and talking about what the book meant to me and what the role [meant], what I saw in the role and the ways that I felt,” said Garner. “While Hannah and I are really quite different, there are some pieces of her that I just relate to so much.
I had to get a chance to try it out.” The series was developed by Dave and her screenwriter husband Josh Singer (“Spotlight”) during COVID lockdown.
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