Eustace in the Silver Chair
Posted: Nov 22, 2010 10:45 am
A little birdie has informed me that Will Poulter playing Eustace in The Silver Chair may not be a done deal anymore.
Apparently he's gone through a rather major growth spurt. GlimGlum mentioned that he (GG) is 6'1" and when he saw Will in LA, Will was nearly as tall as he was. And if you take a look at this magazine picture provided by PeaceandLove, you can see that Will is a good deal taller than Skandar!
I believe that this has lead to some concern with Will returning as Eustace in SC. And if they do end up recasting Eustace, I guess there's no real reason to do SC next.
But in my humble opinion, if this rumor is true, I sure hope that they change their minds and keep Will as Eustace.
First of all, the Harry Potter series has not suffered much from Daniel Radcliff looking like a 25-year-old.
Second, from what I hear, Eustace and Reep carry this movie and I think it'd be a huge blow to the series if the primary character that carries over is recast.
Third, Jill is described as small, and what better way to contrast that than having a really tall Eustace.
Fourth, I don't really care if Eustace is too tall in SC and I want Will back.
However, I do have to admit that I have some concerns with Will playing Eustace in the Last Battle. Not height per say, but age. I guess that the book is dark enough that maybe little kids won't be brought to the movie and the audience will need to "grow up" with the characters kind of like the Harry Potter series.... But on the other hand, Lewis did write these books for children, and it might be hard to market it to younger kids if the characters are in their late teens/early 20s.
Thoughts?
Apparently he's gone through a rather major growth spurt. GlimGlum mentioned that he (GG) is 6'1" and when he saw Will in LA, Will was nearly as tall as he was. And if you take a look at this magazine picture provided by PeaceandLove, you can see that Will is a good deal taller than Skandar!
I believe that this has lead to some concern with Will returning as Eustace in SC. And if they do end up recasting Eustace, I guess there's no real reason to do SC next.
But in my humble opinion, if this rumor is true, I sure hope that they change their minds and keep Will as Eustace.
First of all, the Harry Potter series has not suffered much from Daniel Radcliff looking like a 25-year-old.
Second, from what I hear, Eustace and Reep carry this movie and I think it'd be a huge blow to the series if the primary character that carries over is recast.
Third, Jill is described as small, and what better way to contrast that than having a really tall Eustace.
Fourth, I don't really care if Eustace is too tall in SC and I want Will back.
However, I do have to admit that I have some concerns with Will playing Eustace in the Last Battle. Not height per say, but age. I guess that the book is dark enough that maybe little kids won't be brought to the movie and the audience will need to "grow up" with the characters kind of like the Harry Potter series.... But on the other hand, Lewis did write these books for children, and it might be hard to market it to younger kids if the characters are in their late teens/early 20s.
Thoughts?