Paramount Pictures has begun to fill the ranks of its upcoming adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, being directed by Mack Waters.
Cast Grows for The Spiderwick Chronicles
According to THR, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Martin Short and Joan Plowright are in negotiations to join the cast of Paramount's big-budget adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Izabella Miko and Andrew McCarthy have also boarded the production.
Spiderwick is based on the best-selling books by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi and centers on twin brothers Jared and Simon who, along with their sister Mallory uncover a world of fairies and other creatures. Freddy Highmore already has been cast as the twins, and Sarah Bolger will play the sister. The film will feature a mixture of live action and visual effects.
Parker would play the kids' mother, worn out by her recent separation from her husband (McCarthy).
Nolte and Short will lend their voices for a couple of otherworldly characters: Mulgrath, a shape-shifting evil lord trying to get his hands on the kids, and Thimbletack/Bogart, a small being that can either protect a household or mischievously throw it in disarray, respectively.
Plowright will play the kids' aunt who is deemed crazy because she can see the creatures and is put into an asylum.
Miko will be the leader of the elves.
Production for The Spiderwick Chronicles has already began in Montreal.
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