Theo James (The Divergent series, Castlevania) and Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey) have been cast as the lead characters in the upcoming series adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife at HBO. Based on Audrey Niffenegger’s novel of the same name (previously made into a 2009 film starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana), the series tells the story of Clare (Leslie) and Henry (James), and a marriage with a unique problem, time travel.
“Clare is described as fiery, clever and unstoppable – and for most of her life she’s had an amazing secret. Since she was six years old Clare has had an imaginary friend: a kind and funny man, sometimes old, sometimes young, who appears in the woods behind her house and tells her tales of the future. Visits from the mysterious Henry are the bright spots in the tedium of her childhood. As the years pass, and she grows into a beautiful young woman, she starts to realise her friend is not imaginary – he’s a time traveler, visiting from the future. And he’s not just from any old future – he’s from her future. Clare has a literal date with destiny. One day she’s going to meet a young man called Henry DeTamble – whom she’ll know very well but who won’t recognise her at all – and she will become the time traveler’s wife.”
“The character Henry has a problem. Since he was eight years old he’s been time traveler. It’s not a superpower, it’s a condition – he can’t help it. Sometimes, when Henry is stressed or worried – and sometimes for no reason at all – he loses his grip on the current moment and falls naked into the past or the future. One minute he’s making breakfast, the next he’s naked at a hoedown in 1973. He can be stuck there for minutes or months, he never knows. His life is a rollercoaster of constant danger and white-knuckle survival. Until one day he meets a beautiful redhead in the library where he works. Her name is Clare Abshire and although he’s never seen her before, she claims to have known him all her life. Finally his curse has given him something good – and Clare and Henry are about to have the time of their lives.”
James and Leslie are a solid choice for these two beautiful characters. The Time Traveler’s Wife has been announced, and will land at HBO. Are you interested in this story as a series?
via: Variety