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Why exactly didn't David Krumholtz reprise the role of Bernard in here?
posted by Mrs.peacockSTAFFMOD on December 3, 2018 at 11:04 PM
I know this has probably been asked a bazillion times, but what exactly was the reason David Krumholtz didn't reprise the Bernard role in this movie? I have heard three competing stories and I'd frankly like to know the truth.
First, the most accepted story was that he was too busy with Numb3rs and was not available.
Second, I heard that he wanted to come back, but Disney never asked him.
Third, was that he wanted to return and he was negotiating with Disney, but he wanted more money and Disney didn't want to pay him any more (even though he rightfully deserved it because he was a hit in the first two), so after they couldn't come to an agreement, David walked away and Disney wrote Bernard out of SC3.
I have always leaned towards the third story as the real one, considering the novelization of the SC3 used the Bernard character, but I want to know if anyone knows the official reason.
Reply by tmdb43737777
on December 3, 2018 at 11:05 PM
Bernard is gone. Curtis is the new "head elf". They don't reference Bernard by name but they do reference him by making Curtis state he is "NOW" the new head elf, meaning he wasn't before and some one was there before him. Getting to why they couldn't just tell us he freaking retired or died is another matter as well as vaguely retconning his whole existence by stating that the snow globe BERNARD gave to Charlie, which is also stated in the sequel, was now given to him by his father. Makes no sense at all.