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By Poulami Sengupta
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A few weeks from now, we might have to eat our own words, or we might even be proved prophetic.
More than a month after New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter dropped the news of the Netflix adaptation of her popular young-adult novel, "Better Than the Movies," the Internet is convinced, Wes Bennett is cast.
While there has been no official confirmation from Painter, or Netflix, fans think model and social media personality Wyatt Aube is cast as Wes for the upcoming adaptation directed by Julia Hart of "Miss Stevens" fame.
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The Internet believes, Aube, who has been always been a favorite in Wes' fan-casting on social media, has soft launched the casting through his two enigmatic Instagram posts over the last 24 hours.
The 20-year-old model shared a snap of the cover page of "The Going to the Movies Collection" by Painter on his Instagram Stories, with the cryptic caption, "who's this wes bennett guy" with a thinking emoji.
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It is, however, not his only post, as he Aube also shared a clip of him scrolling through the pages of "Better Than the Movies," and reading a fan-favorite dialogue from the book, while sitting in his car. The post has generated considerable buzz among the fans which has been liked more than 11 thousand times.
Even the post received a comment from the social media handle of Young Entertainment, a media house dedicated to young-adult entertainment. As they commented, "Wes is that you!?," Aube replied with a hushing emoji, stirring the pot more.
The interesting point here is that the page is also followed by Lynn Painter's official Instagram page, thus adding more to the fire.
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Other fans also weighed in, with a netizen writing, "You have to be Wes omg."
Someone else chimed in, "I really need you to be cast 🙏🙏."
"This is actually the biggest deal to me," said a netizen.
However, another user pointed out, "That is not an official announcement btw."
An Internet sleuth, nevertheless, added, "i don't think he'd be posting this and his story if he didn't have the role... also he has an agency now repped in his bio he didn't beforeeeee."
So, it can safely be assumed that the Internet is locked in the casting of Wes Bennett, a character who has gained a cult following over the years.
Apart from Aube, the "Avatar: Fire and Ash" actor Jack Champion and the "Percy Jackson" actor Charlie Bushnell are often on the online conversation regarding the character's fan casting.
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