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 ...

Zooey Deschanel wasn't initially slated to portray Jovie, Buddy's other half and the unwilling Gimbel's elf. It was only after the first-choice actress withdrew that Zooey got her chance.

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 ...

The role of Jovie in “Elf,” she said, is very different from her own personality. “… So it was a challenge to find the right balance in how to portray her. she has a pretty cynical ...

“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 ...