The 2000s saw the heyday of fantasy movies: The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars: Episode 1,2,3, and The Chronicles of Narnia. This also includes the family film Spiderwick Chronicles, whose actors immerse the viewer in a universe of fairies, ogres and brownies. Who played the main roles in this tape and what is its plot?
Spiderwick Chronicle: actors and roles. David Strathairn as Spiderwick
The film “The Spiderwick Chronicles” begins with a narrative of how a certain Arthur Spiderwick works on a unique book that will collect useful, valuable information about the fairy-tale world and various mythical creatures.
The eccentric author manages to complete his work. Many years after the death of Arthur, a new family settles in his house, which discovers this strange book. This is how the plot of the film “The Spiderwick Chronicles” begins.
Actors David Strathairn and Joan Plowright played members of the Spiderwick family. David Strathairn, who embodied the image of Arthur on the screens, is an American actor from San Francisco. The artist was once nominated for an Oscar for his work in the film Goodnight and Good Luck. David has repeatedly collaborated with Hollywood's best artists: Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Kim Basinger and Matt Damon. The last notable role in the movie is the character of William Seward from the movie Lincoln.
The Spiderwick Chronicles: actors. Freddie Highmore as twin brothers
The main characters of the Chronicle are also Jared and Simon Spiderwick. It is one of the brothers who finds the book in the attic of their new home and begins to read it, after which the incredible events that are described in the film "The Spiderwick Chronicles" take place.
Actors for the role of twin brothers tried the most different. But in the end, both characters were entrusted to play one person - Freddie Highmore.
Freddy is an Englishman born in a family that has been associated with cinema. That is why the boy began to drive on castings from an early age. After some time, the child was already playing along with such actors as Johnny Depp (“Fairyland”), Guy Pearce (“Two Brothers”) and Helena Bonham Carter (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”). Then there was a collaboration with director Ridley Scott, Luke Besson, Kirsten Sheridan and Chris Weitz. After The Chronicles, Freddie Highmore appeared in projects such as Arthur and the War of Two Worlds, as well as in Canterville Ghosts.
Mary Louise Parker as Helen Grace
In the movie Spiderwick: The Chronicles, actors Mary-Louise Parker and Freddie Highmore play mother and son. The heroine Mary-Louise Parker was abandoned by her husband with three children. Therefore, she moved from respectable New York to the province, to the old house of Arthur Spiderwick.
Mary-Louise successfully plays in theatrical productions: in 2000, she even won the Tony Award for her role in the play Proof. Then the actress received one of the main roles in the series “The West Wing”, where Martin Sheen also starred. And the serial film "Angels in America" ​​brought Mrs. Parker "Emmy."
The artist devoted several years of her life to the Datura project, in which Elizabeth Perkins, Hunter Parrish and Romani Malko also played.
Of feature films, the best paintings featuring Mary Louise are Fried Green Tomatoes, Bullets Over Broadway, and Canyon.
Other role performers
Also starred in the film "Spiderwick: The Chronicles" actors Sarah Bolger, Andrew McCarthy and Joan Plauright.
Sarah Bolger played the older sister of the twin brothers and daughter Helen. The young actress can also be seen in the television series The Tudors and in the film The Lazarus Effect.
Andrew McCarthy embodied the image of Richard Grace on the screens. McCarthy has acted in films since the 80s. A little later, he took up directing. The most famous projects with McCarthy's participation are “Mulholland Rock”, “Law and Order”, “Twilight Zone”.
Aunt Lucinda was played by Joan Plaurayt - a British artist who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film "Witchcraft April". In addition, Plauraight played in the films "Stalin", "Jane Eyre" and "101 Dalmatians."
The actors of the movie The Spiderwick Chronicles are Nick Nolty, who played the goblin leader, and Seth Rogen, who played Piskun. Nick Nolte once starred in New York Stories with Kirsten Dants, Cape of Fear with Robert de Niro, and The Hulk starring actor Eric Ban. Seth Rogen can be seen in the films “A Little Pregnant,” “The Green Hornet,” and “Fans.”
With a budget of $ 90 million, the fantasy film grossed 164 million at the box office.