Eden Robinson says she couldn’t unsee ‘Trickster’ cast while writing third book
Posted Sep 30, 2020 10:55:21 AM.
Last Updated Oct 1, 2020 11:00:36 AM.
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TORONTO — Eden Robinson says the actors in CBC’s upcoming mystical-thriller “Trickster” have winnowed their way into her imagination.
The “Son of a Trickster” author, who’s from the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations, found that once she saw who was cast in the adaptation, she couldn’t unsee the actors as the characters she created.
That presented her with a challenge as she wrote the third novel in the series earlier this year.
Instead of picturing her protagonist Jared in the way she always had, she says she started seeing the TV show’s stoic lead actor Joel Oulette in his place.
Actress Crystle Lightning took the part of Jared’s mother Maggie in her mind, and she pictured Anna Lambe as Jared’s friend Sarah.
Robinson says the experience was “weird,” but she’s still curious to see how Michelle Latimer’s version of “Trickster” comes together. The weekly six-episode series makes its CBC debut on Oct. 7.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published October 1, 2020.
David Friend, The Canadian Press
