Something I have been thinking of recently - why is it that recent big budget films centring on kids (Harry Potter, Narnia) almost always have terrible child actors, and yet there have been and are decent child actors out there (Jodie Foster, Dakota Fanning, Chloe Moretz, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale).
Do you think it's that for the big franchises they are poor at selecting films (going for those who will look good on the posters rather than those that can act) or do you think that it's more to do with the filming process making these kids better on smaller films (better direction, more time to teach them, etc.)?
The new Narnia film actually looks like it could be quite well made, but as soon as the kids start speaking in the trailer it just sounds awful.