Hazel and Augustus's Relationship Is Just As Amazing IRLĮven though they're just friends IRL, their bond off-screen helped Shai and Ansel really bring to life the incredible love between Hazel and Augustus that made us so obsessed with the book. "I love that in their intimate scene, they're passionate with each other and a little bit awkward and a little bit uncomfortable, and I just thought it was handled with such care."ģ. "I didn't want to do this movie as an actor, like, 'Look at me cry!' It was more that the book moved me so much-it was our duty to protect it, nourish it, and make sure that the movie retained the integrity that the book had," Shailene Woodley (who plays Hazel) said. And it wasn't just good acting-the actors were just as moved by the story as you were when you read (and re-read) it. The Cast Worships The Book As Much As We All Doįrom Hazel nervously checking her phone under the dinner table to see if Augustus texted her back to having real kids with cancer be a part of the support group in the film, the big-screen version really brings John Green's words to life. I cried because it was so overwhelming to me that all of these really talented people were bringing so much passion and talent to the story that I had written and giving it a new life," John added.Ģ. And when the author of the book is in tears during every take, you know you can trust the movie will turn out how you hoped it would. "I feel like they really honored my book, and I think that's a rare feeling for an author to have when a book is being adapted into a movie, so I was just kind of overwhelmed with gratitude the whole time," John said. The author of the beloved YA novel was on set, watching (and approving) every cut and helping to bring his story to life in an authentic way.
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