Stardust (2007)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy |
Stardust is a romantic fantasy adventure film directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. Based on Neil Gaiman’s 1999 novel of the same name, the film features an ensemble cast led by Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O’Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Robert De Niro, with narration by Ian McKellen.
The film follows Tristan, a young man from the fictional town of Wall in Great Britain. Wall is a town on the border of the magical fantasy kingdom of Stormhold. Tristan enters the magical world to collect a fallen star to give to his beloved Victoria, in return for her hand in marriage. He collects the star who, to his surprise, is a woman named Yvaine. Witches and the Princes of Stormhold are also hunting for Yvaine. Meanwhile, Tristan tries to get her back to Wall with him before Victoria’s birthday, the deadline of her offer.
The English village of Wall lies near a stone wall that borders the magical kingdom of Stormhold. A guard prevents anyone from crossing. Dunstan Thorne crosses over the wall and into the Wall Market. He meets an enslaved princess named Una, who offers him a glass snowdrop in exchange for a kiss. Nine months later, the Wall Guard delivers a baby to Dunstan, saying the baby’s name is Tristan.
Eighteen years later, the dying King of Stormhold throws a ruby into the sky, decreeing that his successor will be the first of his fratricidal sons to recover it. The gem hits a star, they fall together, and the remaining sons, Primus, Septimus and Tertius, independently search for the now clear gem.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writers: Jane Goldman (screenplay), Matthew Vaughn (screenplay), Neil Gaiman (novel)
Stars: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O’Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
Cast:
| Ian McKellen | … | Narrator (voice) |
| Bimbo Hart | … | Young Scientist |
| Alastair MacIntosh | … | Victorian Academic |
| David Kelly | … | Guard |
| Ben Barnes | … | Young Dunstan Thorn |
| Kate Magowan | … | Slave Girl / Una |
| Melanie Hill | … | Ditchwater Sal |
| Charlie Cox | … | Tristan Thorn |
| Sienna Miller | … | Victoria |
| Henry Cavill | … | Humphrey |
| Nathaniel Parker | … | Dunstan Thorn |
| Darby Hawker | … | Grumpy Customer |
| Frank Ellis | … | Mr. Monday |
| Peter O’Toole | … | King |
| Mark Strong | … | Septimus |
| Jason Flemyng | … | Primus |
| Mark Heap | … | Tertius |
| Struan Rodger | … | Bishop |
| Rupert Everett | … | Secundus |
| David Walliams | … | Sextus |
| Julian Rhind-Tutt | … | Quartus |
| Adam Buxton | … | Quintus |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | … | Lamia |
| Claire Danes | … | Yvaine |
| Sarah Alexander | … | Empusa |
| Joanna Scanlan | … | Mormo |
| George Innes | … | Soothsayer |
| Jake Curran | … | Bernard |
| Grant Burgin | … | Lackey |
| Mark Williams | … | Billy |
| Olivia Grant | … | Girl Bernard |
| Eliot Sumner | … | Yvaine’s Sister (as Coco Sumner) |
| Dexter Fletcher | … | Skinny Pirate |
| Robert De Niro | … | Captain Shakespeare |
| Terry Murphy | … | Old Pirate |
| Ricky Gervais | … | Ferdy the Fence |
| Geoff Bell | … | Receptionist |
| Mark Burns | … | New Bishop |
| Rab Affleck | … | Pirate |
| Carlos Peres | … | Pirate (as Carlos Besse Peres) |
| Elwin ‘Chopper’ David | … | Pirate (as Chopper) |
| Adam Fogerty | … | Pirate |
| Jordan Long | … | Pirate |
| Spencer Wilding | … | Pirate |
| Lasco Atkins | … | Aristocratic Man (uncredited) |
| Julie Eagleton | … | Aristocratic Woman (uncredited) |
| James Fiddy | … | Nobleman (uncredited) |
| Caroline Garnell | … | Wedding & Coronation Guest (uncredited) |
| Philip Harvey | … | Bishop’s Assistant (uncredited) |
| Phil Mulryne | … | Primus’ Groom (uncredited) |
| Lee Anthony Parnell | … | Pirate (uncredited) |
| Caroline Guy Roberta | … | Stall Owner (uncredited) |
| Fuschia Sumner | … | Victoria’s Friend (uncredited) |
| Albert Tang | … | Night Trader (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia