I just searched out some pictures of this Marcia lady and I think she'll make a perfect Mrs. Merriman. Check out these pictures (especially the ones with her hair up)...doesn't she look "colonial" ?
Marcia (Mrs. Merriman) pictures
Good catch, Laura! People on this board never fail to amaze me with their sleuthing skills. [img]smile.gif[/img] Katie Henney looks like she'd make a good Elizabeth...she has a sweet little face. Shailene Woodley looks like she could be a good Felicity too. And I definitely agree about Ben not being too bad-looking. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
I just searched out some pictures of this Marcia lady and I think she'll make a perfect Mrs. Merriman. Check out these pictures (especially the ones with her hair up)...doesn't she look "colonial" ?
Marcia (Mrs. Merriman) pictures
I think she'll be perfect. A little old, maybe, but she looks really calm, and peaceful...just like I would picture Mrs. Merriman.
I know I wasn't going to post anymore, but despite the feelings I might be having, there was no way I could keep this from ya'll. As found on yahoo.com
WB dolls up 'Felicity' as 2nd 'American Girl' pic
By Nellie Andreeva 32 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Following the success of its TV movie "Samantha: An American Girl Holiday," the WB Network has reteamed with Julia Roberts for "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure," which will star Oscar winner
Marcia Gay Harden and John Schneider.
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"Felicity," derived from the popular American Girl line of dolls and books, follows the adventures of spritely 9-year-old Felicity Merriman (Shailene Woodley), who lives in Williamsburg in the days leading up to the American Revolution.
Felicity's father (Schneider) owns and operates the general store, while her mother (Harden) cares for the family, which includes 6-year-old Nan (Harden's real-life daughter, Eulala Scheel). Living with the family is Felicity's father's apprentice (Kevin Zegers). Also cast in the project is newcomer Katie Henney as a young girl from a loyalist family.
Roberts is serving as an executive producer through her Red Om Films banner. Production is set to begin soon for a fall premiere.
In its premiere Nov. 23, "Samantha," the WB's first original movie, which starred Mia Farrow, drew a hefty 6 million viewers.
"Last year, 'Samantha: An American Girl Holiday' was a huge hit for us with audiences, critics and advertisers," WB entertainment president David Janollari said. "We are hopeful that the loyal following these characters have inspired will continue to make the 'American Girl' films perennial family favorites and a successful franchise for us for many seasons to come."
Harden, who won an Oscar in 2001 for "Pollock" and was nominated in 2004 for "Mystic River," next will be seen in "American Gun" and Richard Linklater's "The Bad News Bears." "Smallville" co-star Schneider recently was seen in NBC's highly rated miniseries "10.5."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Thanks for posting this, it's great to get the info. So is the idea that the Felicity movie will be on around Thanksgiving?
Hooray!! This really makes you wonder why AG's website hasn't posted anything on the Felicity movie yet, its like they just want to keep ignoring her!!
Wow, thanks for posting that! I especially love this line:
"We are hopeful that the loyal following these characters have inspired will continue to make the 'American Girl' films perennial family favorites and a successful franchise for us for many seasons to come."
Now, I'm still a loyal fan of the books, but more movies can only mean good things, right? It's only fair that the other girls get movies and friends, too. [img]wink.gif[/img]
- Becca
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I highly doubt Mrs. Merriman was even thirty yet in Meet Felicity. Average age for a girl to get married in the late 1700's was 15, so if Mrs. Merriman got married at fifteen, had Felicity at say 17, then in Meet Felicity she's only 26. Mr. Merriman would most likely have been in his late 30's. A man had to be able to completely support his wife and provide her with a home before he could get married, and that usually meant the husband was a good 10-15 years older than the wife.Originally posted by Grapedy1982:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Felicity was her oldest child and was 9, so she was probably in her early 30s.
Ms. Harden is a little too "old" looking IMO, but she does have the right face shape.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I remember reading somewhere it was more like 17-20 for a woman at that time to marry, that the marriage at younger age was a bit earlier period. I'll try to find a source on it. I don't remember how old her father looked in the books... I'll have to look at that too. I don't think he looked as old as the actor playing him though.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I highly doubt Mrs. Merriman was even thirty yet in Meet Felicity. Average age for a girl to get married in the late 1700's was 15, so if Mrs. Merriman got married at fifteen, had Felicity at say 17, then in Meet Felicity she's only 26. Mr. Merriman would most likely have been in his late 30's. A man had to be able to completely support his wife and provide her with a home before he could get married, and that usually meant the husband was a good 10-15 years older than the wife.Originally posted by Grapedy1982:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Felicity was her oldest child and was 9, so she was probably in her early 30s.
Ms. Harden is a little too "old" looking IMO, but she does have the right face shape.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I remember reading somewhere it was more like 17-20 for a woman at that time to marry, that the marriage at younger age was a bit earlier period. I'll try to find a source on it. I don't remember how old her father looked in the books... I'll have to look at that too. I don't think he looked as old as the actor playing him though.
I found some stuff on Google that did suggest women actually married closer to 20 then 15. Whether a man married young depended on whether he came from a rich family. If he came from a rich family, he would marry younger because his wealthy father would give him money to start out with. Men married in the early 20s if this situation. But if you believe Felicity's mother to be 26 then this casting is even worse!!
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