According to Brit + Co, Patrick Schwarzenegger is being talked about as a potential Gus in the upcoming Beach Read adaptation — and that rumor alone is enough to send Emily Henry fans into full casting-mode.
Why Emily Henry Adaptations Are the Fancasting Conversation Right Now
If you've spent any time in romance reader spaces lately, you know that Emily Henry's novels occupy a very specific, very passionate corner of the internet. Beach Read and Book Lovers are essentially companion pieces — two stories about writers falling for their romantic opposites — which means the casting conversation for one naturally bleeds into the other. If Beach Read is moving forward with a recognizable name attached, Book Lovers fans are right to start asking: who's playing Charlie Lastra? The sardonic, bookish, devastatingly well-read editor is one of the most beloved love interests in contemporary romance fiction, and getting him right on screen matters enormously to a very vocal fanbase. These are the kinds of roles that can make a career — or become a casting controversy before a single frame is shot.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been building out dream casts for both adaptations, and the data gives us a genuinely interesting picture of where fan thinking stands right now.
On the Beach Read side, there are three active fan-cast stories to dig into. In the Beach Read story with the most votes on Gus, Logan Lerman leads the pack with 2 votes for Augustus Everett — a pick that makes a lot of sense given Lerman's proven ability to play intellectual, emotionally complicated men. Over in a separate Beach Read story, fans have gone a completely different direction, tabbing David Corenswet for Gus — which, given Corenswet's recent Superman casting, suggests some fans want genuine leading-man energy in the role. A third Beach Read story floats Dev Patel as yet another option, proving there's no consensus on Gus yet — which makes the Schwarzenegger rumor all the more interesting to stack up against fan instincts. For January Andrews, , , and have each picked up support across the different stories, painting a picture of fans gravitating toward actresses with a sharp, slightly melancholy indie quality.