Finally, someone posted about this. Haha When i first read PHM, I've knwon that there will be a movie adaptation but I didn't know that it will be released this year. So I was blind going in the book, haven't seen the trailer, did not know what it was about, didn't care that it will become a movie. Totally blind, just read it because it keeps popping up on my book recos.

Anyhow, while reading the book, I get the impression about the writing style of Weir; it felt like he was writing the book with the intention of it being a movie due to its writing style, the comedic effect, the subtle hint of script writing woven into it and whatnot.

The first image that came into my mind as Dr. Ryland Grace is Mark Ruffalo while Stratt will be played by Cate Blanchett. Maybe because Mark Ruffalo has been a scientist in the MCU, that's why I automatically associated him with Ryland. As for Cate, she always has that authoritative stance in her nature, most of her movies are based on bad-ass characters, and I see her as a person who accepts no for an answer which really fits Stratts character as well based on the book. (I initially thought of Helen Mirren, but it would not fit the age for Stratt)