Deschanel wasn't the first choice to play Jovie. "Elf" was the ninth feature-length film that Deschanel had appeared in since launching her acting career in 1998. At the time "Elf" debuted ...
“Someone told me 10 years ago that I would be the perfect Buddy the Elf in a musical ... You can’t escape being authentic.” Jovie, Buddy’s romantic interest in the story, was first ...