Kunal Nayyar and Lucy Hale co-star as a pair of avid book-readers in The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, based on the New York Times-bestselling novel by Gabrielle Zevin. Like its source material, the film follows A.J. Fikry , a bookseller grieving the tragic loss of his wife. Soon after he meets Amelia , A.J. sees his collection of Edgar Allen Poe poems stolen and unexpectedly finds himself parenting an orphaned girl. The narrative's events see A.J.
Stars Discuss The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Screen Rant: At what point did you each read the novel? What were your impressions of your characters? Lucy Hale: Same for me. I got the script, and Kunal was already attached to play A.J. I was such a fan. It was fun reading the script and picturing him in the role. I read the book after I read the script because I got immediately emotionally attached to the story and the characters. I saw a lot of myself in Amelia, and I think that she was this newfound hope and light in A.J.'s life after grief and loss.
Kunal Nayyar: I don't think I connected with A.J. because of writing a book. I think I connected with A.J. because, though I don't know what it feels like to lose a partner like that, all of us have experienced loss in our lives. And we've also experienced what it means to get over grief — if we ever get over grief completely — but to move on after grief.
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