Director Csupó stated that they had no actors initially in mind for the film. The first actor cast was AnnaSophia Robb as Leslie Burke. Robb wrote Csupó “such a beautiful, heartwarming letter” that expressed her love for the book and the character. Csupó said that he cast her because of “her letter, her enthusiasm, and her love of the material”. Robb also conversed with producer Lauren Levine before casting even began, and “their conversation convinced her that, without a doubt, AnnaSophia was meant for this role”. Levine said that “it was just so clear in talking to her about all this fantasy that I was basically talking to Leslie, that she had that same kind of spark and magical presence. She might be physically different from Leslie in the book, but the spirit of Leslie and the spirit of AnnaSophia are nearly identical. It was a match made in heaven.”[7] With regard to the character, Robb said “[Leslie]‘s one of those people who’s just always lit up, who has this glow about her, and no one can bring her down. Leslie’s such a lively and energetic character, it was really fun for me to become her.” Levine stated that “looking for Jess was a really tough hunt. We needed someone who could go from an introverted boy in an isolated world to someone who completely taps into his imagination and becomes a confident, brave leader in Terabithia. That’s a heck of a range for such a young actor.” Josh Hutcherson was not their first choice for the role of Jess Aarons, but they …
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y did leslie have to die i just cryied
she had to die. There’d be no plotline otherwise
@Celezter Haha. Sorry about that.
@khevinmark
i hate you so much for spoiling that for me…. so so so so so much.
:’( i didnt want leslie to die
thats why leslie died its because he fight by his own in the terabithia. sigh
why did Leslie have to die T T
Fuck this. I’m crying man T T
Normally I would be kind of annoyed how they can bond like that and I can’t but to be honest I just can’t think of that right now. Their friendship is beautiful. I wish Leslie didn’t die:(
i’d be so weirded out if my teacher called me and asked me to go somewhere with her on a saturday
i’d be so weirded out if my teacher caled me and asked me to go somewhere with her on a saturday
@khevinmark yeah it would have been so sweet, but that’s just how life goes
@PuppyGirlProductions Jess doesn’t invite Leslie because he has a crush on Ms. Edmonds, and figures that this is an opportunity to be alone with her, just the two of them, almost like a date.
no, its my first time.
rly!? well then im honor’d!
im in love
@TheGothgirl98
wow. i’m sorry. (truly, i am.)
i cried like a baby at the end of this part
1:39 i bet he did take a pic of that
Im so sad… i dont know why Jesse didnt invite Leslie with, I bet Mrs. Edmonds would hve understood, Leslie is one of ehr students, to..
it’s so sad the author who wrote this book wrote it for er son cuz his friend was struck by lightning and died i cry everytime i see this :’(
I cried so hard the first time i saw this. i was nine and i had to sleep with my parents it sounds weird tho
@khevinmark I dunno, I kinda like them as friends, but I agree, I wish she didn’t die
guys, i came here to watch the movie, not have spoiler bombs exploding in my face
Stop giving away the movie!!
@786megasweetbear same thing happened to me when I first saw the movie and when I read the book