Hmm- I like the idea of Eva Green for an older Elspeth and I am never averse to anything Christian Bale may do!
the thing is we all no elspeth is only 16 in obernewtyn and 18 in the farseekers presuming she grows up a year or 2 each book. Sooo Eva Green isn't going to get any younger so if they start off with a younger Elspeth and then change her you know its alittle odd. I reckon they should introduce a new actress who would have to be an amazing actress to pull of Elspeth well. But I know lots of people have suggested and I know I considered her but she's about 29 or something... :)
Has anybody seen Perfume? How about the beautiful red head to play Dragon?
Yeah I think she's in her 20's by now. But she would have been fairly good a few years back.
My problem with Eva Green and Christian Bale is that not only are they too old but also probably too famous.
With an Ober movie I'd prefer if most of the main cast were relative unknowns or if they did have a following to make it a cult one. Then some of the supporting characters like Vega, Alexi, Henry Druid, Malik, Jakoby etc could be played by more famous actors. IMO.