prince caspian casting

[jeanne_dark]

Caspian is...a lot older than I've ever imagined him being...

Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, mind, it's just...the mental picture, it is smashed!

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[nekare]

Mm, I'd been curious about the guy since I saw him mentioned at Neil Gaiman's blog but... I'd expected someone younger too. o_O

So William Moseley managed to pull off the 'younger-than-i-look' thing, but... mr-i'll-get-sued-for-leaving-my-play looks waaaay too old. And hot. But that's redundant XD

And anyway, wasn't he supposed to be blond? *is rusty in Narnia facts* Then again, Lucy's supposed to be blonde, so...

No, just no

[the_synergy]

Oh goodness, well... I suppose you could say it's a good thing I haven't read Narnia in a while. But, I was going to re-read the series before the next movie.

Re: No, just no

[jeanne_dark]

Well, you have a lot of time, at least. They haven't even started principal photography for Prince Caspian yet, last I heard.

Re: No, just no

[the_synergy]

Yeah, I think I saw 2008ish as a possible release date?

On your comment below, I would hate for them to justify this casting with some change to the story. I just don't see the reason why they had to cast such an older actor. I mean really, is it necessary?

[jeanne_dark]

I know. I mean, the Pevensie actors were mostly older than the characters they played, but this is a bit much. O_o

[orla_fey]

They really like to play the age down for Mister Tumnus and up for Prince Caspian, huh.

I'm sure they'll make it work...well, I hope...

[jeanne_dark]

Oh, yes. For me, Caspian's total worship of the past and the reign of the Pevensies totally works if he's a lot younger, for it to have made such an impression on him. I wonder if they'll have to put some kind of spin on it now that he's a lot older, especially when he submits to Peter's authority, who now looks younger than him.

[eruvadhril]

17-year-old Caspian? Ahhh... Well, let's see how it goes.
I was thinking they'd use that kid out of Love Actually and Finding Neverland. Whatshisface.

[jeanne_dark]

I know who you're talking about from Love Actually, Thomas Sangster, but I don't think he was in Finding Neverland, was he? That's ,umm, *checks IMDB* Freddie Highmore?

[eruvadhril]

Ah, no, not Finding Neverland. Damn. Maybe I was thinking of Nanny McPhee, although I don't know how I could get those two mixed up...

[jeanne_dark]

Lol, I don't know how either! *g*

Anyway, I've just read on F_W that they were looking for someone of Mediterranean looks or descent for Caspian, so that would definitely have excluded Thomas Sangster from the role.