Plot
Outline: "Stardust," based
on the best-selling graphic novel by Neil Gaiman
and Charles Vess, takes audiences on an adventure
that begins in a village in England and ends up
in places that exist in an imaginary world. A young
man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) tries to win the
heart of Victoria (Sienna Miller), the beautiful
but cold object of his desire, by going on a quest
to retrieve a fallen star. His journey takes him
to a mysterious and forbidden land beyond the walls
of his village. On his odyssey, Tristan finds the
star, which has transformed into a striking girl
named Yvaine (Claire Danes).
However, Tristan is not the only one seeking the
star. A king's (Peter O'Toole) four living sons
- not to mention the ghosts of their three dead
brothers - all need the star as they vie for the
throne. Tristan must also overcome the evil witch,
Lamia (Michelle Pfeiffer), who needs the star to
make her young again. As Tristan battles to survive
these threats, encountering a pirate named Captain
Shakespeare (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader
named Ferdy the Fence (Ricky Gervais) along the
way, his quest changes. He must now win the heart
of the star for himself as he discover the
meaning of true love.
Cast
Charlie
Cox
Claire
Danes
Michelle
Pfeiffer
Robert
De Niro
Rupert
Everett
Jason
Flemyng
Ben
Barnes
Sienna
Miller
Tristian
Yvaine
Lamia
Captain
Shakespeare
Secundus
Primus
Young
Dunstan Thorne
Victoria
Filming
Location:
Castle
Combe, Wiltshire, England, UK
Cotswolds,
Oxfordshire, England, UK
Eilean
Iarmain, Isle Of Skye, Scotland, UK
Hafnarfjörður,
Iceland
Höfn,
Iceland
Loch
Lomond, Scotland, UK
Menwith
Hill, Yorkshire, England, UK
Norwich,
Norfolk, England, UK
Pinewood
Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England,
UK
On
Lamia, the Wicked Witch: (taken out from the official
production notes)
An
equally thrilling piece of casting came with the
addition of one of Hollywood's most acclaimed and
beloved leading ladies, Michelle Pfeiffer, as the
eternal-youth-seeking witch Lamia. Although Pfeiffer
played a modern-day sorceress in "The Witches of
Eastwick" oppsite Jack Nicholson, this role would
take her much deeper into true fairy-tale territory.
The fact that Pfeiffer has taken very few screen
roles recently made it all the more exhilarating.
"It's a real treat to see Michelle again in a role
where she is ripping up the screen," say di Bonaventura.
Screenwriter Jane Goldman was especially
gratified to see Pfeiffer bring the character of Lamia
to life in all her colorful shading. "I was so excited
to hear that Michelle had liked the script and especially
that she had responded to the idea of a witch being
in pursuit of youth and beauty -- with that being what
ultimately destroyed them," Goldman says. "Michelle
was just so perfect. She's such a beautiful woman but
she plays a scary old witch brilliantly as well. It's
great testament to her skill because she's not a cartoon
witch by any means. She brings a real intelligence
and depth to Lamia."
- Cox also found himself in a wild
duel with three-time Academy award nominee Michelle
Pfeiffer. "She's playing this ugly, scary witch so
it was pretty crazy to see her in that kind of role,
but I found her to be a truely lovely person and the
moments I had on screen with her were brilliant,''
he says.
Dressing
Up a Fairy Tale -- Wicked Witch Lamia :
(taken out from the official production notes)
Michelle
Pfeiffer's character, Lamia, wears an outfit inspired
by her name, which originates from a Greek mythological
figure who is half snake, half woman. "Her serpent-like
qualities are reflected in the colors we used --
green, golds and blacks,'' says Sheldon. "There is
a heaviness to her costume that emphasizes her large,
dark impact on the world around her."
