Gael (AKA the MLG) is Played by Arabella Morton
Posted January 24, 2010 12:19 pm by fantasia_kitty
There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the young girl (dubbed the MLG/Mysterious Little Girl by fans here at NarniaWeb) called Gael who is apparently the daughter or niece of Rhince in the movie. While we don’t have any new information as to the extent of her role in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, we finally have the actress’s name.
She’s being played by a young lady named Arabella Morton from Brisbane Australia.
For those who might have missed it, you can see a snippet of Gael jumping off the side of the Dawn Treader in this clip from YouTube here.
Thanks to Carl for the initial spy report about her name, and also to icarus for helping us verify the information!
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
If that's her birthday she'll be 9yo now. She's almost exactly the same age as my oldest.
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
LOL, thanks for catching that DeW. Apparently my basic math skills aren't what they used to be. 
You're right, she's 9 now and was 8 at the time of filming.
Welcome to NarniaWeb by the way
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You're right, she's 9 now and was 8 at the time of filming. Welcome to NarniaWeb by the way
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
DeW, Welcome to Narnia web!!! 
Your right about her age. 
She'll be ten this November, so she was actually 8 at the time of the filming.
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Your right about her age. She'll be ten this November, so she was actually 8 at the time of the filming.Statistics : Posted by lover of narnia • on Jan 29, 2010 4:04 pm • Replies 29 • Views 590
Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
she looks so much younger than that! she is adorable!
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
If anyone is interested, Arabella's recently added IMDB profile has been updated with some more recent headshots:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3778779/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3778779/resumephotos
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3778779/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3778779/resumephotos
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
wow! she looks a bit like Georgie did in LWW!
Statistics : Posted by Liberty Hoffman • on Feb 10, 2010 10:31 am • Replies 29 • Views 590
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
Interesting point, Liberty! I wonder if they have cast her on her looking similar to Georgie, either as a deliberate sentimental ploy or else because it's going to remind Edmund of his little sister when she was first in Narnia - I will watch out for this idea coming through.
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
Gosh she dose look a little like Georgie did. Know who else she looks like? Jill Pole!
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
^^ you mean Jill Pole in BBC? kind of.....
coracle: I like your idea about her looking like Lucy to remind Edmund of when Lucy was little in LWW.....but what would that bring out if they actaully did that in the movie?
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coracle: I like your idea about her looking like Lucy to remind Edmund of when Lucy was little in LWW.....but what would that bring out if they actaully did that in the movie?
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
First of all I will say I don't like the idea of Gael being in this film, and I won't change my mind untill I see footage that may prove me otherwise. I have no idea what role this girl plays in terms of the plot or whether she's a Narnian tag a long, a slave from the Lone Islands, a lost Mer Girl, or the future LotGK.
But regardless of who she is, these are the reasons why I think she was added into the movies.
A. They needed a "Friend for Lucy" in this film. The first film had her strong bond with Mr. Tumnus, and the second had the "cute" relationship with Trumpkin. Since Lucy has less to do in VotDT and since there is no major friend in the books, the filmakers decided to create Gael. Having Gael draws in the cute family angle, and it gives younger kids someone to relate to. In LWW, little kids had Lucy to root for, but in PC they were all a bunch of moody teenagers. Gael would change that.
B. They want a "love interest" for Eustace. Now I HATE the very idea of this, but I can totally see it happening. Eustace is mean to her when he's bad, but after his redemption he becomes nice to her and they form a cute Little Rascals like romance. I don't know if they'd kiss or not, but this kind of thing happens a lot in movies.
So what do you all think? Could these be the reasons for this "Mysterious Little Girl"?
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But regardless of who she is, these are the reasons why I think she was added into the movies.
A. They needed a "Friend for Lucy" in this film. The first film had her strong bond with Mr. Tumnus, and the second had the "cute" relationship with Trumpkin. Since Lucy has less to do in VotDT and since there is no major friend in the books, the filmakers decided to create Gael. Having Gael draws in the cute family angle, and it gives younger kids someone to relate to. In LWW, little kids had Lucy to root for, but in PC they were all a bunch of moody teenagers. Gael would change that.
B. They want a "love interest" for Eustace. Now I HATE the very idea of this, but I can totally see it happening. Eustace is mean to her when he's bad, but after his redemption he becomes nice to her and they form a cute Little Rascals like romance. I don't know if they'd kiss or not, but this kind of thing happens a lot in movies.
So what do you all think? Could these be the reasons for this "Mysterious Little Girl"?
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
I can't see the love interest angle happening. She is way too young, and we already know that she develops some sort of bond with Lucy, and her *possibly* father Rhince is also on board the ship. Eustace being interested in her would add too much tension I would imagine.
In my opinion, she has probably been added to be a friend to Lucy, like you mentioned. However, I think it will go deeper than that. The relationship she has with Lucy will probably serve to develop Lucy's character in some way. If not Lucy, she will have some impact on the story. I refuse to believe that they would throw in a completely new character (and one who definitely will be part of a new subplot) just to have an added "cute factor." Her addition will have some sort of impact on the story/characters.
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In my opinion, she has probably been added to be a friend to Lucy, like you mentioned. However, I think it will go deeper than that. The relationship she has with Lucy will probably serve to develop Lucy's character in some way. If not Lucy, she will have some impact on the story. I refuse to believe that they would throw in a completely new character (and one who definitely will be part of a new subplot) just to have an added "cute factor." Her addition will have some sort of impact on the story/characters.
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
Eustace and Gael in love? I can't see that happening.....I hope that doesn't happen......I don't think it will though!!!!!
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
I can kinda imagine them making Eustace like Gael, but I would find it kinda wierd...I'd be happier with the idea of her being the future LotGK
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
Will Poulter is 16 and arabella is 9.....I don't see a love relationship happening!
Statistics : Posted by Liberty Hoffman • on Feb 23, 2010 2:55 pm • Replies 29 • Views 590
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Cast and Character Discussion | Re: Gael - Arabella Morton
^^yeah it would not be good. It would be creepy. On another note, she does look like Georige. It could be to remind Ed of Lucy when she was younger. Maybe there's a part in the movie when he gets mad at Lucy or something and then Gael walks by or something and he remembers Lucy and the first time they came to Narnia and such. Different parts in LWW. Not a flashback or something but idk, him just thinking about things and it makes him feel differently.
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Ahh, she’s cute
I like Rhince and I think it will be interesting for him to have a daughter 
Can’t wait till December! 
xx
No matter what you think about the MLG, there’s no denying it: she’s *really* cute
Exactly my thoughts. She looks real sweet.
Well we know how is playing the MLG but I want to know her role in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
What an adorable little girl! Can’t wait to find out what her significance to the story is.
ditto.
Me too!
the MLG. That is hilarious
makes me think of DLF…
Seriously. Wonder who came up with that?
I do believe glumPuddle coined that phrase.
Aw, she is just beautiful! Well at least we know who exactly plays her now, even if it doesn’t shed any light on her significance in the story.
She is admittedly extremely pretty.
Very sweet looking gal. Hope we get more information about her role soon.
Adorable! Can’t wait until the mystery is unvailed…12-10-10 won’t come soon enough!!
Interesting…She is adorable, though.
D’AAAAW! She is so cute!!!!
OK…not sure how this fits in to the VDT,but somehow the "cute factor" keeps her from bugging me…
Oh yes, Tooky! I’m with you!
She’s adorable! I love her costume.
Awwwww she’s so cute!
It soulds like they have dropped much of the accent if they are getting aussies to play roles from the Telmarine people. I hope that Caspian’s accent is not so thick.
yeah, she is cut looking.
Sorry, I meant cute.
She is so cute!! At least we know that she is Rhince’s daughter. Not much of a brake but it’s something.
I have agree with everyone, she is soooo cute!!
But I am very mad at the producers and writers for making extra people. Why not stick to the book? I mean, I don’t mind if they change, like, a lot. But I just wonder why they WANT to change it. PC was already changed enough, and it turned out great! But still, y can’t they keep true to the book with at least a few changes. I’m not too mad at them. Just a little mad. Anyway, I hope they make the movie involve Edmund and Lucy a lot. (and Eustace too, but I’m not talking about him 
) Because it’s their last trip to Narnia. I wish it will show how, like, brotherly and sisterly they are. Maybe have Edmund save Lucy or let Lucy pull out her sword and fight for Edmund or something(maybe that’s why she has a sword!?!?!) But, yea. I’m really random today. I’m thinking on changing my name to JesusFreak007. Maybe I should.
Aslan is on the Move!!!!! Can’t WAAAAAAIT 4 THE MOVIE EVEN THOUGH IT’S THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it would be so sweet if they ever put in a scene like you said! i always love it when movies and books show the closeness in siblings and how they love eachother and will fight for eachother. its very precious, and certainly family friendly! i would personally adore it if Edmund fought for Lucy when they’re taken as slaves, as we sort of learned that he might be seperated from them, although we not yet sure of that. it would certainly make his character more admirable, as well as Lucy, and we would see it and say, "look at that, those siblings love eachother so much! oh how sweet is that!" and everyone would love it. it would be a good positive for the movie
That would be so true to the story as well- the book says that there was a little trouble (skirmish) when they were captured by Pug. Edmund would also be naturally protective of Lucy as she is a girl and Peter is not there to protect her. I hope that they put something like that into the movie!
you will be happy to hear this well I’m not meant to say anything too much about it but we did film a scene like this
inside spy, are you in the Narnia film?
I personally don’t find her cute
well…everyone’s entitled to their own opinion i suppose.
well everyone has their own opinion i guess but she is cute!
Aww, such a cute little kid. I can’t wait to find out just what her role in the movie is!
what a beautiful girl! she is so cute! im with everyone else with wanting to know her significance to the story though. perhaps there is something important about her, something that will greatly affect the story. i just hope it doesnt change things up so much.
cool, we finally know who plays her.
It is driving me crazy to know her story, though. I hope we get some new info soon. Thanks for confirming this!
Wow, she is adorable!
The filmmakers are evil! They know how cute she is. They knew she is so cute I wouldn’t mind her being in the movie!
Haha very true!
cute girl!
I agree!
She is adorable!
Slightly less mysterious now that we have a name I guess. The SMLG.
lol…..you are funny, glumPuddle!
Do you mean SLMLG? lol
lol! too many letters! That does make more sense, though…
Im guessing that you will possibly talk about this in one of your upcoming videos? hahaha
While we’re at it, let’s add some more letters… The SLMBSPMLGBWSDKTSOHR. The Slightly Less Mysterious But Still Pretty Mysterious Little Girl Because We Still Don’t Know The Signifigance Of Her Role. I personally think it has a nice ring to it, don’t you?
hahahaha!!!! That’s funny.
I tried to add letters but I couldn’t- very funny! That’s exactly who Gael is! At least, till the movie comes out!
I feel really stupid but what does SMLG mean, glumPuddle? Gael is cute! I seem to remember there being a story of her jumping overboard and Lucy being sad? Is that true?
i don’t know ever, i have a few guesses though.
Maybe SMLG means Slightly Mysterious Little Girl. Just a guess.
And yes, there was a video showing Lucy watching the MLG leave or something, and Edmund puts his arm around her (Lucy). So we assume she was sad or at least very thoughtful or something.
or Super Mysterious Little Girl
I’m not watching any videos because I’m trying to avoid spoilers, but I do remember seeing a video with that title. As the video at the top suggests, I guess that Gael jumped overboard, and Edmund had to comfort Lucy.
I guess SMLG stands for Slightly Mysterious Little Gael/Girl.
My first thought was actually Small Mysterious Little Girl.
awsome
Welcome to Narnia, Arabella.
Hope that Gael’s character and situation work well in the movie version of VDT. I am with the majority regarding the "cute factor". 
Even though she’s not in the book, she could be a really great addition to the movie! She is so adorable- any one could push aside a few expectations that the movie will be ultra faithful to the book to let her be in the movie!
Agreed! Just look at those eyes! And the smile! She is so cute!!!!
This is a little off topic, but does anyone know when the movie trailer is being released? After all, they finished production in November!
Nope, but my guess is May.
that was my guess too
I’d actually think later… June, maybe?
she’s so cute, and so little. in the clips of her on set she looked older.
I know! It must be the hair styles….
Aww she looks so cute and a bit mischievous too… lol
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Awe! cool! I’m glad we have some more information about her! I’m a tad bit worried about it changing to much of the plot.
Adorable
hahaha
Her hair is different from in the movie
(finally a piece of the mystery is revealed)
I personally find her physically repulsive. Yay, Dawn Treader!!
What do you mean by that?
SWEET!!! but stil 1 mor casting anounsement – RAMANDU HIMSELF!!!
Maybe they’re adding the young character of the SMLG to preserve the idea of a young innocent kid having some kind of adventure in Narnia, since that was part of what made LWW so appealing, in my opinion. The SMLG is obviously much younger than the Pevensies, who have all grown up.. *sniffle, sniffle*
Yeah, that might be a good idea, except that it would actually dampen the movie since Gael jumps overboard!
She is adorable but what is she doing there???
‘kay…am I the only one who thinks the name ‘Arabella’ sounds like a Mary Sue? If there’s a romance planned with Eustace someone’s going to pay.
haha….I agree. No romance! please!
I do think that the name "Arabella" is really cute, though.
It would be awful! This is an adventure, not a love story where all the characters are falling in love with each other, for heaven’s sake!
From my perspective of the book, Eustace is NOT the type of guy ANYONE would have any type of crush on! But someone who Gael could reasonably like (if the producers make the wrong decision to do that)would be: Edmund. He’s a lot older than her, but still… just an idea here! Hopefully I’m wrong though!
haha…..agreed.
Yeah, but this isn’t book Eustace (or book Edmund, for that matter) that we’re talking about. It’s MOVIE Eustace. And we all know how MOVIE characters tend to fall in love with people they’re not supposed to…*coughCASPIANXSUSANcough*
EdmundxGael would be just as bad. She’s way too young for him, though. And really, way too young for Eustace too (he turns 17 tomorrow…). *sigh* Oh Hollywood, what shall we do with you?
Um, guys. She’s nine years old. She was eight when they were filming, like it says above. That would be like Lucy having had a crush on one of the fauns in LWW or something.
But hey, at least we know we’d be ready for whatever comes our way
I know that she is nine, but it seems to me that she looks quite a bit older in the movie clip than in her real-life picture. And you must remember, Eustace, Lucy, and Edmund are supposed to be about two years younger than they really are in real life. But the thought just occurred to me that Rhince is her father, and so any romance between Gael and whoever else would be under his eye, so that would add a sinister part to Gael’s innocent character if this happened because Rhince would most likely disapprove of any romance. I think that if the producers added that factor, that would counterbalance the innocence of Gael, which seems to be why she’s even there in the first place, if Long Live King Skandar is right.
Yeah!! News! MLG..*thinking*.. Hmmm dont quit know what to think of it yet will have to wait for more updates
Makes me want the movie to come out more than ever!!!!:P lol
I have been reading VDT over and two thoughts intrude. My horrible thought is that Gael takes over reading from Coriakin’s book, and Lucy gets to be a bystander like she was for most of PC. That would be a cruel waste, but the film business is not called "Hollyweird" for nothing. My better thought is that Gael is a more substantial version of the girl ‘fish-herdess’ that Lucy sees in the water beyond Ramandu’s island, just for a moment, but in that moment they become friends who will rush towards each other if they ever meet again. That story, I think I would like to see. We are already living in ‘interesting times’ but this should be an interesting year.
So adorable. Well now we know a little more about MLG or now MLA
Yes she is very cute!
I think if they just begin to do L.W.W. right now, she is also fit as Lucy, even though I like Georgie Henley too.
So the mystery is finally solved.Success!
You know, she is a cute little girl and all but, I agree with most of you more sensible folk around here, what in all tarnation does she have to do with anything in the film?!? I hope they don’t have more going on here than people want to see. Still, I am excited about the film coming out this December, I would like to take all my siblings to see it. And I think SMLG means Solved Mystery Little Girl, maybe.
I mean, she’s really cute, but how does she fit in?
this isnt like the book
Can we say Caspian’s daughter? I mean come on!! She is sooo cute!
That was a rather awkward comment as I think that we can safely assume that Caspian isn’t married yet! And even if he was, it would be way too early for kids!
Haha….agreed! I think she will be really cute in the film, though. As long as they keep the same story line, I’m fine with her being in it.
Well, she could be playing Lucy in that book she reads..about her life.
Forget it just saw the video..she has to be Lucy’s stand in and double.
What video?
There are several reasons why that cannot be true. First of all, Arabella is probably a foot shorter than Georgie. The body and stunt doubles need to be about the same size as the actors. Secondly, she has her own character name: Gael. Doubles do not have their own characters. Thirdly, the scene was not rehearsal: cameras were rolling. Fourth, Arabella was nine when they filmed and Georgie was fourteen. And lastly, Georgie and Arabella were wearing two completely different outfits. They could not have been portraying the same character even in rehearsal.
she looks like a toilet bowl thats full of poop
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