Nicholas Sparks and Zac Efron Talk Film Adaptation of The Lucky One
In this featurette, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks talks about the film adaptation of his his book The Lucky One which stars Zac Efron, Blythe Danner and Taylor Schilling. Zac plays U.S. Marine Logan Thibault who survives several tours of duty in Iraq and has amazing luck after he finds a photo of a smiling woman on the battlefield. When his tour is over, he heads to North Carolina to find the woman in the photo.
Nicholas say it was a special novel for him
to write. The protagonist is an
unusual character for him to
create. He is strong, silent
and is driven to find this woman
to thank her. He says
the characters must overcome
obstacles. He says it's a
realistic portrayal of a
romantic relationship.
Zac talked about the pressure;
when he got the role so many
people told him it was their
favorite book. The film opens in April, 2012Take a look: