There is almost daily traffic and discussion is on this blog about the casting of the movie,
Inkheart. Old posts on the topic attract comments on a regular basis. The most controversial casting choice so far, and the role girls seem to be the most exercised over, is the henchman, "Basta." Apparently,
Jamie Foreman is not young/sexy enough. I read the book several years ago and have not taken up
Inkspell yet so I confess my memories of some of the peripheral characters are somewhat dimmed.
J.L. Bell at
Oz and Ends had a thoughtful
post about the movie's casting last year. I have always thought it was interesting that Cornelia Funke herself had Brendan Fraser in her mind as she wrote the character Mo. Since they spend so much time with characters as they create them, is is common for authors to "cast" a book with familiar faces in their mind's eye? I wonder.
My own interest in the book/movie brought
this report and interview from the Inkheart movie set to my attention.
Fun facts: Mirren is using
Edith Sitwell as her inspiration for Elinor. Paul Bettany is kind to ferrets.
Brendan Fraser (Mo), Eliza Bennett (Meggie), Paul Bettany (Dustfinger) and Andy Serkis (Capricorn)
UPDATE: There is a real PR press going on right now making the actors and director available for interviews.
Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Eliza Bennett and Andy Serkis Discuss "Inkheart"Interview with Iain Softley & Helen Mirren
