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** Jared and Simon are nine in the books, and Freddie Highmore was fifteen (but the character appears to have been given a minor AgeLift).

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** Jared and Simon are nine in the books, and Freddie Highmore was fifteen (but the character appears characters appear to have been given a minor AgeLift).
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* StuntCasting: Nick Nolte as the villain Mulgarath. Notably he has just one four-minute scene of actual screen time, with the rest of his part being done through voiceover.

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* StuntCasting: Nick Nolte as the villain Mulgarath. Notably he He only has just one four-minute scene of actual screen time, with the rest of his part being done through voiceover.
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* TheWikiRule: [[https://spiderwick.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page The Spiderwick Wiki]].

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* TheWikiRule: [[https://spiderwick.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page The Spiderwick Wiki]].
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** Canadian Tod Fennell plays one of Helen's co-workers.

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* DawsonCasting: Lucinda is about six years old in the flashbacks to her childhood. Jordy Benattar was actually thirteen when she filmed her part.
* DyeingForYourArt: Sarah Bolger had five weeks of fencing training with an Olympic coach to prepare for her role.

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* DawsonCasting: CelebrityVoiceActor: Creator/MartinShort as Thimbletack and Creator/SethRogen as Hogsqueal. See below for who voiced the Red Cap.
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Lucinda is about six years old "six and a half" in the flashbacks to her childhood. Jordy Benattar was actually thirteen when she filmed her part.
** Jared and Simon are nine in the books, and Freddie Highmore was fifteen (but the character appears to have been given a minor AgeLift).
** Mallory is thirteen in the books, and Sarah Bolger was sixteen.
* DyeingForYourArt: Sarah Bolger had five weeks of fencing training with an Olympic coach to prepare for her role. She ended up keeping it up after she'd finished filming.



** Irish Sarah Bolger as Mallory.

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** Irish Sarah Bolger as Mallory. Several crew members were fooled into thinking she was actually American.



* PlayingAgainstType: Sarah Bolger at the time was known for playing more passive introverted characters, such as ''Film/InAmerica'', ''Tara Road'' and ''{{Literature/Stormbreaker}}''. She had also just been cast as UsefulNotes/MaryTudor in ''Series/TheTudors''. It was against type to see her as an outspoken ActionGirl.

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Sarah Bolger at the time was known for playing more passive introverted characters, such as ''Film/InAmerica'', ''Tara Road'' and ''{{Literature/Stormbreaker}}''.''{{Film/Stormbreaker}}''. She had also just been cast as UsefulNotes/MaryTudor in ''Series/TheTudors''. It was against type to see her as an outspoken ActionGirl.ActionGirl.
** Director Mark Waters too was known for a string of light-hearted romantic comedies with only light supernatural elements like ''Film/FreakyFriday2003'', ''Film/JustLikeHeaven'' and ''Film/MeanGirls''. This marked the first time he'd done a slightly darker adventure film with lots of CGI.

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* DawsonCasting: Lucinda is about six years old in the flashbacks to her childhood. Jordy Benattar was actually thirteen when she filmed her part.
* DyeingForYourArt: Sarah Bolger had five weeks of fencing training with an Olympic coach to prepare for her role.



* FollowTheLeader: One of many early 2000s adaptations of children's fantasy/adventure books, following the lead of ''Film/HarryPotter'' and ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''.
* PlayingAgainstType: Sarah Bolger at the time was known for playing more passive introverted characters, such as ''Film/InAmerica'', ''Tara Road'' and ''{{Literature/Stormbreaker}}''. She had also just been cast as UsefulNotes/MaryTudor in ''Series/TheTudors''. It was against type to see her as an outspoken ActionGirl.



* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: A lot of viewers ''thought'' this was the case with Simon and Jared, as widely documented.

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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: A lot of viewers ''thought'' this was the case with Simon and Jared, as widely documented. Even so, Mary-Louise Parker certainly looks like she could be mother to Freddie Highmore. Andrew [=McCarthy=] likewise looks like he could be related to Sarah Bolger.
* StuntCasting: Nick Nolte as the villain Mulgarath. Notably he has just one four-minute scene of actual screen time, with the rest of his part being done through voiceover.
* UncreditedRole: Creator/RonPerlman is uncredited for voicing the Red Cap.
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* ActorAllusion: Nick Nolte, who plays Mulgarath in human form, had previously starred in another movie with [[{{Film/Hulk}} a creature that turns big and green when angry.]]

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* ActorAllusion: Nick Nolte, who plays Mulgarath in human form, form and also voices him, had previously starred in another movie with [[{{Film/Hulk}} a creature that turns big and green when angry.]]
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* RecycledSoundtrack: The film's OST, composed by Creator/JamesHorner, takes heavy cues from the ''Film/{{Casper}}'' movie soundtrack, most notably "One Last Wish" and "Casper's Lullaby".

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* RecycledSoundtrack: The film's OST, composed by Creator/JamesHorner, Music/JamesHorner, takes heavy cues from the ''Film/{{Casper}}'' movie soundtrack, most notably "One Last Wish" and "Casper's Lullaby".
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* RecycledSoundtrack: The film's OST, composed by Creator/JamesHorner, takes heavy cues from the ''Film/{{Casper}}'' movie soundtrack, most notably "One Last Wish" and "Casper's Lullaby".

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* ActingForTwo: Freddy Highmore played both Jared and his identical twin Simon in the film version. A [[CrowningMomentofAwesome CMOA]] for the actor, as their personalities are complete opposites.

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* ActingForTwo: Freddy Highmore played both Jared and his identical twin Simon in the film version. A [[CrowningMomentofAwesome CMOA]] for the actor, as their Their personalities are complete opposites.



* TheWikiRule: [[https://spiderwick.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page The Spiderwick Wiki]].

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* TheWikiRule: [[https://spiderwick.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page The Spiderwick Wiki]].Wiki]].
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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: A lot of viewers ''thought'' this was the case with Simon and Jared, as widely documented.

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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: A lot of viewers ''thought'' this was the case with Simon and Jared, as widely documented.documented.
* TheWikiRule: [[https://spiderwick.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page The Spiderwick Wiki]].

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* ActingForTwo: Freddy Highmore played both Jared and his identical twin Simon in the film version. A [[CrowningMomentofAwesome CMOA]] for the actor, as their personalities are complete opposites.



* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: A lot of viewers ''thought'' this was the case with Simon and Jared, as widely documented.
* TalkingToHimself: Freddy Highmore played both Jared and his identical twin Simon in the film version. A [[CrowningMomentofAwesome CMOA]] for the actor, as their personalities are complete opposites.

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* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: A lot of viewers ''thought'' this was the case with Simon and Jared, as widely documented.
* TalkingToHimself: Freddy Highmore played both Jared and his identical twin Simon in the film version. A [[CrowningMomentofAwesome CMOA]] for the actor, as their personalities are complete opposites.
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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/FreddieHighmore plays the twin brothers Simon and Jared. He gives them [[HeCanReallyAct their own distinct looks, personalities and voices]].

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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/FreddieHighmore plays the twin brothers Simon and Jared. He gives them [[HeCanReallyAct their own distinct looks, personalities and voices]].voices.
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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/FreddieHighmore plays the twin brothers Simon and Jared. He gives them their own distinct looks, personalities and voices.

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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Creator/FreddieHighmore plays the twin brothers Simon and Jared. He gives them [[HeCanReallyAct their own distinct looks, personalities and voices.voices]].
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** British Freddie Highmore as both Simon and Jared.

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** British Freddie Highmore Creator/FreddieHighmore as both Simon and Jared.



* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Freddie Highmore plays the twin brothers Simon and Jared. He gives them their own distinct looks, personalities and voices.

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* ActingForTwo: Freddie Highmore playing both Jared and Simon. Truly a HeReallyCanAct moment for Highmore if you read dozens of online posts where people say they thought the two brothers were played by different actors.



* CastIncest: [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_comhDwOO9ZM/SgT9J0eTPRI/AAAAAAAAAW8/E_GiOeDCU2A/s400/Freddie+Highmore+and+Sarah+Bolger.jpg Freddie Highmore and Sarah Bolger]]. That's all.
* FakeAmerican: The children are played by a British boy and Irish girl.

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* CastIncest: [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_comhDwOO9ZM/SgT9J0eTPRI/AAAAAAAAAW8/E_GiOeDCU2A/s400/Freddie+Highmore+and+Sarah+Bolger.jpg Freddie Highmore and Sarah Bolger]]. That's all.
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* FakeAmerican: The children are played by a FakeAmerican:
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British boy Freddie Highmore as both Simon and Jared.
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Irish girl.Sarah Bolger as Mallory.
** Joan Plowright as Lucinda is an odd case. Lucy as a child speaks with an American accent, but has an English one as an old woman. [[spoiler: She also reverts back to her American accent when she's restored to her youth]].
* PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Freddie Highmore plays the twin brothers Simon and Jared. He gives them their own distinct looks, personalities and voices.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: A lot of viewers ''thought'' this was the case with Simon and Jared, as widely documented.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Alphas}} Dr. Rosen]] is a Researcher of Magic.
** Looks like [[{{Weeds}} Nancy Botwin]] can't catch a break when she's not selling dope.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/RonPerlman as Red Cap.
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* GettingCrapPasttheRadar: In the books, "Crap!" is practically Mallory's catchphrase.
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* ActingForTwo: Freddie Highmore playing both Jared and Simon. Truly a HeReallyCanAct moment for Highmore if you read dozens of online posts where people say they thought the two brothers were played by different actors.
* ActorAllusion: Nick Nolte, who plays Mulgarath in human form, had previously starred in another movie with [[{{Film/Hulk}} a creature that turns big and green when angry.]]
* CastIncest: [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_comhDwOO9ZM/SgT9J0eTPRI/AAAAAAAAAW8/E_GiOeDCU2A/s400/Freddie+Highmore+and+Sarah+Bolger.jpg Freddie Highmore and Sarah Bolger]]. That's all.
* FakeAmerican: The children are played by a British boy and Irish girl.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Alphas}} Dr. Rosen]] is a Researcher of Magic.
** Looks like [[{{Weeds}} Nancy Botwin]] can't catch a break when she's not selling dope.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/RonPerlman as Red Cap.
* TalkingToHimself: Freddy Highmore played both Jared and his identical twin Simon in the film version. A [[CrowningMomentofAwesome CMOA]] for the actor, as their personalities are complete opposites.

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