Posted by: @icarus

Therefore I'm maybe imagining a scenario whereby Digory is a working class boy from the East End of London, and Polly is a more well-to-do girl from the posh district of Chelsea & Kensington in West London.

Does that fit in with the Polly we know from the leaked audition scene though? It sort of implied she was an orphan…

I know we were kind of downplaying how similar the dialogue would be to the final film, but I think it’s a fair question to ask now.

Posted by: @impending-doom

Does that fit in with the Polly we know from the leaked audition scene though? It sort of implied she was an orphan…

Even if she is an orphan, she still likely needs to have an adoptive parent or guardian (since she doesn't look like someone who lives on the street) so could still plausibly come from any part of London.

Unless of course she lives in an Orphanage, at which point she definitely isn't going to be Digory's Neighbour any more.

Either way, I feel there is a certain "remoteness" about her so far, and she doesn't feel as clearly tied to the industrial parts of London that Digory seems to inhabit.

@icarus I think she's an only child, has had to be self reliant, and knows how to befriend others. 

The audition piece contained ideas that were for showing different emotions, rather than being a piece from the actual script. 

Posted by: @icarus

Either way, I feel there is a certain "remoteness" about her so far, and she doesn't feel as clearly tied to the industrial parts of London that Digory seems to inhabit.

That's definitely a switch from the book, where Polly was a city girl through and through (while Digory was the fish out of water, whether he just grew up in the country or also spent some time in India). 

@glenwit, Well Digory does look rather grumpy as he trudges his way through the urban areas of London, so maybe he is missing the countryside afterall.

Posted by: @fantasia

Wow, I really have a hard time believing either of them are 13, especially David. My daughter is 10 and looks to be noticeably taller than Beatrice (but my daugher is tall). I wonder if their agents can be contacted to confirm those ages? 

In January, photographer Dasha Tenditna posted Beatrice's portfolio on her Instagram page and wrote that the actress was 12 years old.

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So, by now, she was most likely already 13. David, judging by his portfolio on the page of the agency that represents him, turned 13 in August. It remains a mystery to me why, after listing an age of 10 or 11 in the casting call, they ultimately cast older actors.

Great find @orsha! We’d been wondering about that for a while. She certainly looks older in those few photos from set.

Nina Gold, the casting director, was looking for “a boy and a girl to portray characters that are 10/11 years old”. So I’m guessing that’s why the production ended up casting slightly older actors.

@orsha it's who they thought was best for the roles, and they needed to look a similar age. They don't return, so it's not like they come back as older children as the Pevensies did.