What Our Favorite Movie Stars Looked Like Then vs. Now

Films that are legends from our childhood occupy a very special place in our hearts. We’ve seen them hundreds of times and each time loved them, and their characters, even more. But many years have passed since then — children have become adults, and adults have grown older, but the image of them is frozen deep in our hearts, and we will always remember them like they were in their iconic films.
Bright Side wants to help you remember some of your most favorite movie stars and then take a look at what they look like now. We bet this will make you feel that the years have passed way too fast.
1. Catherine O’Hara — Mrs. McCallister from Home Alone (1990)
2. Evanna Lynch — Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter films (2007)
3. Carla Gugino — Ingrid Cortez from the Spy Kids films (2001)
4. Breckin Meyer — Jon from Garfield (2004)
5. Jennifer Love Hewitt — Liz from Garfield (2004)
6. Anne Hathaway — Mia from The Princess Diaries (2001)
7. Heather Matarazzo — Lilly from The Princess Diaries (2001)
8. Jeremy Sumpter — Peter Pan from Peter Pan (2003)
9. Rachel Hurd-Wood — Wendy from Peter Pan (2003)
10. Anna Popplewell — Susan from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
11. William Moseley — Peter from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
12. Zooey Deschanel — Jovie from Elf (2003)
13. Will Ferrell — Buddy from Elf (2003)
14. Embeth Davidtz — Ms. Honey from Mathilda (1996)
15. Kirstie Alley — Diane from It Takes Two (1995)
16. Jamie Lee Curtis — Shelly from My Girl (1991)
17. Sam Neill — Grant in Jurassic Park (1993)
18. Laura Dern — Ellie in Jurassic Park (1993)
19. Christina Ricci — Kat from Casper (1995)
20. Bill Pullman — Dr. Harvey from Casper (1995)
21. Shia LaBeouf — Sam from Transformers (2007)
22. Robin Wright — Jenny from Forrest Gump (1994)
23. Christopher Lloyd — Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to The Future (1985)
24. Lea Thompson — Lorraine in Back to The Future (1985)
25. Claudia Wells — Jennifer in Back to The Future (1985)
Which of these actors you think has changed the most? Who was your favorite actor in your childhood?
Comments
I like how Sam from Transformers looks now. Beautiful guy :)
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