wesley asked Jay Bell:

How are you handling the news of the Something Like Summer shoot getting postponed and Ben Bentley getting re-casted? Because I may be panicking a bit. Just a bit though. P.S. Austin would have been the perfect Ben though, singing voice and all. But I really wish him all the best in his budding career. sigh

Jay Bell I was very surprised and went through a period of panicking myself. However, I'm feeling pretty optimistic now. The news that Santos and Baur (Tim and Jace) will be helping with the casting makes me very happy. As talented as McKenzie is, we have no idea if he would have had chemistry with his cast mates. That the producers are now testing for that chemistry is excellent and makes me think the movie will be even better due to this change. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing who they choose! Oh, and no hard feelings toward Austin. I wish him the best.

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