Fans of the 1999 film 'Stuart Little' have recently realised that the titular character is not, in fact, a mouse. According to the original book series by E.B. White, Stuart is described as a 'normal human boy in every way, except that he is two inches tall and looks exactly like a mouse'. This detail, never explicitly stated in the film adaptations, has sparked surprise and debate on social media.
One fan tweeted: 'I’ve just now learned that in the STUART LITTLE book, Stuart is not actually a mouse but a human boy who looks like a mouse, and I don’t know how to process this.' Another commented: 'the reason the movie doesn't include that is because it's the dumbest thing ever written.'
Meanwhile, Jonathan Lipnicki, who played Stuart's brother George in the film, has spoken candidly about his career. Now 35, Lipnicki left acting for several years and has since joined production company Buffalo 8, which has worked on shows and films including Netflix's 'Woman of the Hour' and 'BlacKKKlansman'. He told People magazine last year: 'It's totally fine to say I'm not where I want to be career-wise… Everything we're doing in this life is nearly impossible.'
Lipnicki also admitted to Variety that he wasn't a very good actor for a 'long time', saying: 'I didn’t work because I just didn’t work. I didn’t really get any roles for a while. I’m honest about that. And it was because [I] wasn’t a very good actor at one point.' In addition to producing, he occasionally acts, holds a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, and calls himself a 'dogfather'.
