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    "Alex Aster kept ‘Starside’ secret for years as Jacob Elordi emerges as dream casting",
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  "textContent": "Alex Aster did not write  _Starside_ the way she writes most of her books.\n\nThe bestselling author worked on the novel in secret for years, at times keeping it even from her agent, because she wanted it to remain something that was entirely her own. It was not planned as a major rollout or written with an audience in mind.\n\nAt least initially, it was just for her.\n\nThat is part of what now makes the conversation around  _Starside_ feel different.\n\n## From secret project to screen conversations\n\nDespite its quiet beginnings,  _Starside_ is already being discussed in terms of a potential adaptation.\n\nAster has said she sees the story working best as a television series rather than a film, largely because of its scale. The novel spans multiple worlds, complex relationships and a central revenge-driven arc that would be difficult to condense into a single feature.\n\nWith both  _Lightlark_ and  _Summer in the City_ already in development, the idea of  _Starside_ following that path no longer feels far-fetched.\n\n## The casting detail that changed the conversation\n\nWhat has pushed the discussion further is casting.\n\nAster has said she would want a new face for Aris, the novel’s central character, so audiences can discover her without expectations. But for Harlan Raker, the brooding knight at the centre of the story, one name has already taken hold.\n\nJacob Elordi.\n\nThe suggestion came from her agent, but Aster has said she could immediately see it, pointing to the character’s intensity and presence.\n\nIt is the kind of casting idea that does not stay contained for long.\n\n## Why ‘Starside’ feels bigger than a single release\n\nAt its core, the novel follows Aris, an orphan navigating dangerous worlds on a mission shaped by loss and revenge. The story blends large-scale fantasy with a character who is already fully formed, not discovering herself, but pushing through what she has already survived.\n\nThat shift toward a more mature, layered protagonist helps set  _Starside_ apart from Aster’s earlier work. It is also why she has described it as both her most personal and most challenging book to write.\n\n## The momentum is already building\n\nEven without an official adaptation announcement,  _Starside_ has already entered the phase where readers begin to visualise it on screen.\n\nBetween Aster’s growing track record, the scale of the story and a clear fan-casting hook, the conversation has moved beyond the book itself.\n\nFor now, it remains hypothetical.\n\nBut it is no longer just a private project.\n\nThe post Alex Aster kept ‘Starside’ secret for years as Jacob Elordi emerges as dream casting appeared first on HUM News.",
  "title": "Alex Aster kept ‘Starside’ secret for years as Jacob Elordi emerges as dream casting"
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