Shailene Woodley casted as Hazel Grace

Shailene Woodley has been officially casted as Hazel Grace Lancaster from the best selling The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

The producer, Wyck Godfrey, tells Entertainment Weekly

When choosing the writers, director and now our first actor for Fault we’ve gone with the people that have had the strongest, most emotional and insightful connection to the material. Shailene’s love of the book and dedication to the character was evident in not only her pursuit of the role but her delivery of the essence of Hazel in her audition. I have no doubt that she will deliver a Hazel that will floor both fans of the book and those who have yet to be introduced to the transcendent story of The Fault in Our Stars.

John Green is loving the idea of Shailene Woodley portraying his character, Hazel.

I am absolutely thrilled that Shailene will be playing Hazel in The Fault in Our Stars. It means a lot to me that she is a fan of the book, and I know from our conversations that she has a profound understanding of Hazel. Watching her audition, I felt like Hazel Grace Lancaster was talking to me. It was eerie–and very exciting.

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