<Li> Robby Rasmussen as Bobby Cole / Aaron Cole </Li> <Li> Julia Lashae as Clara </Li> <P> On June 17, 2011, Warner Bros. acquired the film rights to the novel The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks . On March 15, 2012, it was announced that the studio had tapped screenwriter J. Mills Goodloe to adapt the book . </P> <P> On September 27, it was reported that Warner Bros. was in final talks with Michael Hoffman to direct the film, Will Fetters was set to rewrite the screenplay, marking his second adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, and Denise Di Novi was set to produce the film, along with Sparks and Sparks' agent Theresa Park as co-producers, marking Di Novi's fifth film collaboration with Sparks, Sparks' second time producing a film adaptation of one of his novels and Park's production debut . On July 25, 2013, Relativity Media acquired the distribution rights from Warner Bros., marking the studio's third film adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel . On October 22, Michelle Monaghan was cast to play the female lead Amanda Collier, and Ryan Kavanaugh was to co-produce the film . On October 24, the studio set the film for an October 17, 2014 release . </P>

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