PICSPAMMY: THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW CASTING SPAM
The Magician’s Nephew is my favorite book in C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia, as well as one of my favorite books ever. I have for some time been worrying over how Disney plans to adapt it, if at all. I do want it to be adapted, because I love the story so much, but (especially after Prince Caspian) I am bound to be very picky about the result.
Thus, I have thought long and hard over who I want for the cast of the film adaptation, and the lovely tirwen_star03 reminded me of this with her excellent picspam earlier this month ( which can be found here).
So without further ado, here is my dream cast for The Magician’s Nephew:
DIGORY
Jack McElhone
"I expect someone lives there in secret, only coming in and out at night, with a dark lantern. We shall probably discover a gang of desperate criminals and get a reward. It's all rot to say a house would be empty all those years unless there was some mystery."
"Daddy thought it must be the drains," said Polly.
"Pooh! Grown-ups are always thinking of uninteresting explanations," said Digory.
POLLY
Dakota Blue Richards
"Who's talking about being afraid?" said Polly, letting go of Digory's hand.
UNCLE ANDREW
Bill Nighy
"Men like me, who possess hidden wisdom, are freed from common rules just as we are cut off from common pleasures. Ours, my boy, is a high and lonely destiny."
AUNT LETTY
Harriet Walter
"What woman is this?" said Jadis. "Down on your knees, minion, before I blast you."
"No strong language in this house if you please, young woman," said Aunt Letty.
JADIS
Kristin Scott Thomas
"You!" said the Queen, laying her hand on his shoulder - a white, beautiful hand, but Digory could feel that it was strong as steel pincers. "You? But you are only a child, a common child. Anyone can see at a glance that you have no drop of royal or noble blood in your veins. How did such as you dare to enter this house?"
FRANK (aka THE CABBY)
JJ Feild
"Now then, now then," came the Cabby's voice, a good firm, hardy voice. "Keep cool everyone, that's what I say. No bones broken, anyone? Good. Well there's something to be thankful for straight away, and more than anyone could expect after falling all that way. Now, if we've fallen down some diggings - as it might be for a new station on the Underground - someone will come and get us out presently, see! And if we're dead - which I don't deny it might be - well, you got to - remember that worse things 'appen at sea and a chap's got to die sometime. And there ain't nothing to be afraid of if a chap's led a decent life. And if you ask me, I think the best thing we could do to pass the time would be sing a 'ymn."
HELEN (aka THE CABBY'S WIFE)
Miranda Otto
"...all of a sudden a young woman, with a kind, honest face stepped out of nowhere and stood beside her. Polly knew at once that it was the Cabby's wife, fetched out of our world not by any tiresome magic rings, but quickly, simply and sweetly as a bird flies to its nest. The young woman had apparently been in the middle of a washing day, for she wore an apron, her sleeves were rolled up to the elbow, and there were soapsuds on her hands. If she had had time to put on her good clothes (her best hat had imitation cherries on it) she would have looked dreadful; as it was, she looked rather nice.
MOTHER
Olivia Williams
"What lovely grapes!" came Aunt Letty's voice. "I'm sure if anything could do her good these would. But poor, dear little Mabel! I'm afraid it would need fruit from the land of youth to help her now. Nothing in this world will do much." Then they both lowered their voices and said a lot more that he could not hear.
ASLAN
Liam Neeson
"Creatures, I give you yourselves," said the strong, happy voice of Aslan. "I give to you forever this land of Narnia. I give you the woods, the fruits, the rivers. I give you the stars and I give you myself."
FLEDGE (aka STRAWBERRY)
Bill Bailey
"If you wish, Aslan - if you really mean - I don't know why it should be me - I'm not a very clever horse."
"Be winged. Be the father of all flying horses," roared Aslan in a voice that shook the ground. "Your name is Fledge."