Enigma Variations, Upcoming Netflix Series

[TonyDown]

Based on the novel by Andre Aciman, about the life of complex character Paul.  His mental hijinks reminded me of Elio Perlman. 

I was excited Jeremy Allen White was cast to play Paul.  He seemed perfect.  But just recently White exited the production.

Timothee Chalamet fans are clamoring for him.  I don't see that. 

Mike Faist could work.  He has excelled playing similar dramatic characters.

 

 

[+ SirBillybob]

Paul ages up a number of decades about equal to the number of months Elio ages up. It may also require casting a younger version playing a 12-year old with a homosexual crush on an adult, and that actor will need to convincingly appear plausibly as the main adult actor in later sections unless the first part is restricted to a voiceover.  

Edited February 27 by SirBillybob

[TonyDown]

I'm curious how the series will adapt the novel. 

Wouldn't surprise me if they jettison that entire Italy story, with how few episodes most productions offer nowadays.

What I meant by comparing Paul to Elio is how too often they failed to understand what was going on inside another person's head.  They assumed wrong.