After Prince Caspian, Will Moseley will be saying goodbye to appearing in the Chronicles of Narnia movies. Another Will is going to be in the cast, though.
Will Poulter is playing Eustace Clarence Scrubb in the next Narnia movie. Eustace is Edmund and Lucy Pevensie's cousin. He is introduced in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and becomes a main character in the succeeding Narnian chronicles.
Eustace is one of my favorite characters. My other favorite is Edmund. Both start out as naughty boys until Narnia brings out the good in them. The 180 degree turn-around is what makes both characters interesting. Skandar Keynes does a very good portrayal of Edmund, and I hope Will makes a good Eustace.
When I saw a picture of Will, he wasn't what my idea of Eustace looks like. I looked him up at Google and learned that he plays Lee Carter in the film Son of Rambow, which is directed by the same person behind one of my favorite films of 2005: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I watched the Son of Rambow trailer in YouTube:
That trailer sold me the idea that Will can portray Eustace. His take on Lee Carter shows that he will not have a problem playing the bratty and generally annoying Eustace.
The UK trailer shows us much more of Lee Carter:
Funny thing is, I know he will also be good at portraying a reformed Eustace. He only has to act like himself... the following clip is Will Poulter being very modest on the red carpet at the London Film Festival.
Will seems to be a good actor. I can't wait too see how he and Skandar will interact onscreen as Eustace and Edmund. Ofcourse that means waiting till 2010.
For more Will Poulter and Bill Milner (who is equally talented), here is an interview by Kewego:
Moviebeat.co.uk talks to the two young stars of this acclaimed Brit comedy about how they got their roles and their favourite movies of the eighties.
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