Amber Heard is Samantha Jones

I have never seen an Amber Heard show or movie, but when I saw a picture of this actress, the first thing that came to my mind was... SAMANTHA JONES! Samantha Jones is the female lead in my debut novel, KILLER OF KILLERS. She's a police detective, but she's a very beautiful police detective. Needless to say she's a blonde police detective, and Amber Heard would be perfect for the role if the book were to ever be made into a movie. She's young enough to be right for the role for several years, too.

When I first wrote the book, I pictured Jessica Alba for the part. A blonde Jessica Alba, that is. But time goes by, and I figure there won't be any movie offers anytime soon. So that would mean Amber Heard would get the role up to five or six years from now, and in my mind, she's perfect for the part.

What about Trent Smith? After all, he is the main character. When I wrote the book, I envisioned someone like Casper Van Dien to play the brooding martial arts champion. At five, nine, he's just the right height, and he's got green eyes, too. But like Jessica Alba, by the time KOK might become movie material, he'll be too old.

So enter Dustin Clare from the Spartacus TV show I mentioned recently. He'd make a great Trent Smith, and he's young enough to be right for the part over the next five or six years, also.

Here's a picture of him as Gannicus from the show Spartacus. Interestingly, on Spartacus he plays a champion gladiator. So who could be better for the part of Trent Smith? He's listed as five, eight, but that's close enough to five, nine. And in case you're wondering, the height issue is a very important one. Because in the book Trent Smith is described as an average sized fighter. So I can't have actors who are six feet and over playing the part. Most of Trent's opponents actually tower above him.

Look, I know that this is all a pipe dream right now. But at one time the thought of KILLER OF KILLERS getting published was just a dream, too. And that dream is coming true. You never know. At the very least, what I can say is that if you were to read the book when it is published this coming August, you might envision these two actors as the lead roles. That's all.