He Can Infiltrate My Wardrobe Anytime
As a kid, I was a voracious reader. Of course, in imagining along as I read, I typically cast myself as the central heroine of every story, and I was consistently inclined to cast any and all "older" adult-ish characters (basically anyone reputed to be over the age of 13 or so) as anonymous and faceless shadow figures......... not far off from how the grown-ups in those animated Charlie Brown specials were portrayed, which was off-screen altogether, speaking in a warbled, "Wah wah wah wah wah wah!" sort of blather, if and only if it was absolutely necessary to acknowledge the trifling presence of grown-ups in the first place.
I read the Chronicles of Narnia repeatedly (its first installment, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, remained my favorite), and I have a vague recollection of Prince Caspian as just another such anonymous and faceless adult shadow figure. Judging by the trailers, I see that the casting directors of the new upcoming movie opted to go in the "Latin hottie" direction instead.
Rahhhhhhhhr! Nice choice. It's a far more scenic direction, to be sure.
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