Walter Hobbs (James Caan), after learning that he is a human and not an elf as he’d always thought. Over the years, viewers have yearned for more from Buddy, his love Jovie (Zooey Deschanel ...

There were several actresses in the running to play Buddy's love interest and reluctant Gimbles elf Jovie and New Girl actress Zooey only got an audition after the chosen star pulled out.

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 ...