Mallory Grace: Jared and Simon's firm and brave older sister. Andrew McCarthy as Richard Grace: Jared, Simon, and Mallory's divorced and neglectful father. McCarthy also portrays Mulgarath's disguise of Richard. Joan Plowright as Lucinda Spiderwick, the daughter of Arthur Spiderwick and of Constance Spiderwick. Jordy Benattar as Young Lucinda Spiderwick David Strathairn as Arthur Spiderwick, the author of the guide and former owner of the mansion. Lise Durocher-Viens as Constance Spiderwick, the wife of Arthur Spiderwick and mother of Lucinda Spiderwick Tod Fennell as Helen Grace's co-worker Mariah Inger as Nurse Jeremy Lavalley as Tow Truck Driver Jonathan Hyde as Van Pelt, a villainous jungle game hunter that exists outside of the The Spiderwick Chronicles universe, and one of the many forms took on by Mulgarath. Voice cast Nick Nolte as Mulgarath, an evil shapeshifting ogre, the leader of the goblins, and the main antagonist. Nolte also portrays Mulgarath in his human form. Seth Rogen as Hogsqueal, an unintelligent bird-eating hobgoblin who seeks revenge against Mulgarath for killing his family. Martin Short as Thimbletack, a loyal house brownie who shapeshifts into an aggressive boggart when he becomes angry. Ron Perlman as Redcap, Mulgarath's aggressive and loyal general of his goblin army – his role is uncredited. Ben Diskin, Bob Joles, Jonathan Lipow, John Mariano, Nolan North, Chris Parson, and Fred Tatasciore performs the goblin voices. Production Filming In an interview, Sarah Bolger said that filming took 4–5 months. She said that she "was [in front of] the blue screen like 24 hours a day", and for the most part, she was "kicking and slicing and chopping things that were nowhere near". Since Bolger had many fencing scenes, she had five weeks of intense training, and three hours with the Canadian Olympic fencing coach nearly every day. Music Reception Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 149 reviews, with an average rating of 6.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "The Spiderwick Chronicles is an entertaining children's adventure, with heart and imagination to spare." On Metacritic the film has an average score of 62 out of 100, based on 30 reviews. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "A−" on scale of A to F. Critics called it "decent entertainment," "a work of both modest enchantment and enchanting modesty," and "modest and reasonably charming." It was criticized for its reliance on special