A Very Important Letter

Dear Sir Cameron Mackintosh (obviously this is not meant to be sent to him),

                    I have it under good authority that you will be making a film adaptation of the musical Les Miserables.  After reading the novel and listening to the musical repeatedly on my iPod, I have some casting notes I would like to pass on to you. 
                    First of all, I think that Enjolras should be played either by Ramin Karimloo or David Thaxton.  They both have the voice to portray this character (click on the links to hear them singing as Enjolras), and they both look the part.  In fact, if Ramin Karimloo was blonde, the novel would have actually been describing him, or perhaps that's just my personal opinion.
                    Secondly, Grantaire.  You have to cast Hadley Fraser, I cannot actually think of another person who could play Grantaire as well.  The other students should also include Killian Donnelly, Owain Williams, Jamie Muscato and Jon Robyns.
                    I think that the person who is the most difficult to cast is Marius.  You should definitely look at Ben Barnes as a possibility - he can sing and he could no doubt pull off the hair.  I also suggest looking at Gareth Gates, David Thaxton and Killian Donnelly.
                    Finally Jean Valjean should either be portrayed by Alfie Boe, or John Owen-Jones, who are probably the best Valjeans going at the moment.  As a little side note, if Philip Quast is not yet too old, you could do no better than to cast him as Inspector Javert.
                    Obviously, none of these notes need to be taken seriously and they are merely suggestions, but I think that regardless who is cast they need to be good singers, good actors and good portrayals of the characters.

                                        Yours Sincerely, Holly Black.