Zooey Deschanel says her role in Elf almost didn't happen — until Katie Holmes dropped out. Deschanel, 45 played Buddy the Elf's Gimbels store-elf love interest Jovie in the 2003 film, which follows a ...

While Elf is basically required yearly viewing in my house, the same can’t be said for one of the Christmas film’s stars Zooey Deschanel. She just revealed that her kids think her timeless holiday rom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Buddy almost had a different Jovie. Zooey Deschanel revealed that she originally was not cast as Will Ferrell’s love interest in ...

Zooey Deschanel says she remembers the late actor and comedian Bob Newhart as “kind and generous” from her time working with him on “Elf.” Newhart died July 18, and the pair worked on the 2003 ...

Jonathan Scott is unapologetic when it comes to his favorite Christmas movie. “What are we doing?” Scott, 45, asked via his Instagram Story on Wednesday, December 20. The camera then panned to the TV ...

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The actress has an iconic Christmas movie in her filmography — 2003's 'Elf' Zooey Deschanel has entered the controversial Christmas chat. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the actress, 45, ...

Zooey Deschanel hasn’t been able to take her family through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gum drops. “A bunch of my daughter's friends were talking about it, ...

Buddy almost had a different Jovie. Zooey Deschanel revealed that she originally was not cast as Will Ferrell’s love interest in the beloved holiday hit “Elf.” Instead, Katie Holmes was offered the ...