By the way, did any of you guys grin when you heard Edmund say a line that sounds oddly familiar to the first line of the book: "Yeah, instead we're stuck with Eustace Clarence Scrubb, is anyone deserves that name." I doubt that's right, but it was a lot like that, and I had a geek moment when I heard it!

Also, yeah, Will deserves an Oscar or some kind of reward for his role, because there's no one else that were in movies this year who did his role so significantly!

At first, I thought, "Wow, he is so obnoxious, bumbling, and awkward!" Then I realized, that's EXACTLY how Eustace is supposed to be! I never really imagined the movement and tone of Eustace to be honest, but I thought Poulter was fantastic at portraying the pouty antagonist. I loved him and can't wait to see him with Jill in SC.

Wow! I am not surprised at what Will has achieved since I knew he is a great actor but I am sooo happy for him in being nominated in the Young British Performer Of the Year at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards!!! Well done Will! You are deserving to have this kind of achievement

Wow that's great news! That sounds like something he would have a good chance at winning! BTW I read an interview somewhere that Michael Apted had recorded Will's voice performance of his lines as Eustace in case it broke during production.

BTW I think he sounds so different in the sweetwater scene at the end with Reep from the beginning because he actually is such a great actor he changed his voice inflections to be natural and more relaxed as the transformed Eustace.

I loved Eustace. He pulled off the bratty whiny kid role perfectly. They even had him writing in his diary! I also liked how Reepicheep came over and comforted Dragon-Eustace.

I was so pleased that they included the diary. I knew before I saw the movie that it would be included (thanks to spoilers ) but I grinned from ear to ear when I saw it one screen!

I loved Will Poulter as Eustace!!! He was amazing!

Was watching a few of the interviews again.

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I'm impressed with Will Poulter. He was really good!

I agree with other posters, I was so happy to see Eustace writing in his diary. I felt like Will Poulter did a great job with the role both before and after the undragoning. My favorite line:

"For reasons beyond my comprehension, we’ve taken the advice of a senile old coot who doesn’t possess a razor, and dawdles around in a dressing gown. So, we’re back in this tub and lost in a tempest. Brilliant. Fourteen days of being tossed like a pancake and not the slightest sight of land. The only consolation is everyone is finally as miserable as I am. Except for that show off talking rat, he’s one of those annoying ‘glass is always half full types.”

I think he did a good job too, I REALLY got annoyed with him before he turned into a dragon.
Thing is, I still didn't really warm up to him after he became a kid again , even though I felt like I was supposed to like him now. In the book I did somehow. Oh well, maybe in SC he'll grow on me?

I would bet if they had developed pre and post dragon Eustace more you probably would have warmed up a lot more to him. I can't help repeating that I found it a shame the production team didn't capitalize on this more than they did as there was a lot of untapped depth they could have done with the character.

Some new pics from Wild Bill that Will's been filming are located here:

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Some on set of Wild Bill videos:

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I think Will played Eustace beautifully! If they make silver chair (Which I sincerly hope they do!) then he will shine even more as the 'hero'! I'm so glad that fans have accepted him becasuse, as others have said, the fans reaction to VDT realy is the factor that will decide if SC will be made or not! They are going to need to find a fab actress to play Jill and not get too badly over shadowed! And the fact that he seems so nice in real life is great too because i don't like to see young actors and actresses that think they know it all. plus, has anyone noticed the fact that in VDT quite a few of the shots of Lucy and edmund make them look a lot like Eustace? not at first glance but in some scenes...

I think it's the other way round. Eustace looking more like Lucy and Ed is a lot more apparent at the end when he's his new self. Will fit in really well.

And yes he comes off very nice in all of the interviews I've seen of him--humble, and highly intelligent in his answers.

oh I know! Will looks a lot like Skandar and Georgie - he fit right in!
and he did such a good job of being so awful and then goes right into being so changed later!