The film came out over 20 years ago (2003, would you believe it) and still, Elf is a family favourite in many households. In fact, in an ongoing survey by Newsround , Elf is currently the third most popular Christmas film in the UK, just behind Nativity and Home Alone, which has taken the top spot.

Along with Anchorman which came out in 2004, Elf is one of the films that comedian and actor Will Ferrell is known for. He plays Buddy with such whimiscal charm that it was one of his career-defining roles.

However, the actor wasn’t the first choice for the flick and was actually given it a decade after the original script was written.

The actor originally chosen to play Buddy the Elf

So, the script for Elf was written way back in 2003 by David Berenbaum and according to film website

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