The first pictures from The Goldfinch reveal how perfectly cast Ansel Elgort was.
As I said aloud in the office just now, I never thought I would say it, but Ansel Elgort was the perfect choice for Theo Decker. Just look at these pictures! That’s a face that could convince you to (SPOILER ALERT) buy a chest-on-chest of dubious provenance. Nicole Kidman as Mrs. Barbour projects the appropriate level of ice, and while I envisioned Hobie as older, Jeffrey Wright has warm eyes so I will allow it.
The film’s first trailer premiers tomorrow, because apparently that’s a thing we’re doing now.
Jessie Gaynor
Jessie Gaynor is a senior editor at Lit Hub whose writing has appeared in McSweeney's, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. Her debut novel, The Glow was published by Random House in 2023. You can buy it here.
