Rebecca "Becky" Barnes is the tritagonist in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, as well as the childhood crush, and later, girlfriend of the main protagonist, Dave Stutler.
She is portrayed by Teresa Palmer, who also played Violet Nottingham in Bedtime Stories. As a child, she is portrayed by Peyton List, who also played Emma Ross in both Jessie and Bunk'd, and Tory Nichols in Cobra Kai.
Rebecca Barns, or more commonly known as "Becky", was in Dave Stutler's 4th grade class. David found Becky irresistible and tried to impress her by lining up a doodle of King Kong with the Empire State Building through the school bus window. Later, Dave passed Becky a yellow note asking if she would be his friend or girlfriend. After she checked it, the note blew away, eventually leading Dave to the Arcana Cabana shop. When Dave came out of the shop with wet pants and his classmates ridiculed him about those seemingly made-up stories of what happened inside the shop, she could only look at him with a pitiful eye, and he officially blew his first shot at getting her.
College
Ten years later, Dave was a physics student at New York University (NYU) and was asked to give a presentation to an English-major class when the wind blew his papers away and they landed right in front of Becky. They soon recognized each other and Dave blamed his strange acts on hallucinations. After the class, Dave helped fix the antenna in the radio station Becky was working in which saved her show, and left. While listening to her show, Dave eventually discovered that his Tesla Coils were making their own music all along when they played together with a song on the show.
The Subway Station Incident
When having dinner with Balthazar Blake outside the Radio Station, Dave saw Becky walk out after her show and decided to "stalk her, but not in a bad way". He commented on her show while they entered a subway station, and soon Becky was mugged by a thief on the platform. Dave used his magic to defeat the thief and returned Becky's belongings to her, claiming that he beat the man up using "Thunder/Lightening" via cardio boxing he was doing lately, and she noticed something about him which was different. Before Becky boarded her train, she planned an actual study session with Dave at his lab.
First Date With Dave
While Dave was training with Balthazar in his lab, Becky arrived and Balthazar eventually left the two alone in the lab. After studying, Dave showed Becky his Tesla Coils making their own music, then played the segment he recorded with the song on Becky's radio show earlier. Later, Dave walked Becky to her yoga class in NYU while the two talked more about music, and they fixed a meeting at Dave's lab at 8 pm that evening.
Botched Second Date And Reassuring Dave
At 8pm that evening, Becky arrived at Dave's lab, but he asked her to leave as he was "having issues" (having trouble with his Cleaning Spell in his lab). When Dave left Balthazar in frustration after the incident, he went to the coffee shop where she was spending some time with her friends and temporarily watched her through the window before leaving. However, Becky spotted him through the window's reflection and excused herself from the others to go after him. The two ended up on the rooftop of the Chrysler Building, where she noted that he looked more distressed than ever and asked if he really thought one ruined date would make her hate him, making it clear she wasn't that bothered by it. She also reassured Dave that he was doing the right things and that he saw the world in his own way.
Captured by Horvath
After Maxim Horvath released the legendary American witch Abigail Williams from the Grimhold, she arrived at Becky's radio show in her disguise as a Goth girl with tied, long hair and a leather jacket and asked for a song request. As Becky was just about to finish her show, she refused and invited the girl to maybe do it next time. However, when Becky turned around, she jumped upon suddenly seeing Abigail Williams standing right there in the booth with her, stating, "I said I'd like to make a request". Becky was then kidnapped and taken to Horvath. Eventually, he used her to threaten Dave to hand over both Merlin's Dragon Ring and the Grimhold. Dave had no choice but to follow, saving Becky's life. In shock, Becky soon witnessed Balthazar falling off the building backwards and flying away on a Steel Eagle, and Dave was finally forced to reveal his true identity as a wizard to her.
Disrupting the Rising
Dave wanted Becky to stay out as The Rising was really dangerous, but she wanted to come with him, so Dave let her, saying, "You're sexy". After they return to the lab to retrieve a Tesla Coil (and remote) then attach it to Balthazar's car, The Rising began when they were driving to Battery Park and Dave realized that it was being facilitated by the satellite dishes on the tops of the nearby buildings, so he asked Becky to climb onto one of the building tops to disrupt a satellite. She agreed with a bit of fear, and before they departed, Dave asked Becky about the note he wrote to her in 4th grade which he never saw "in case I die tonight", to which she replied, "Don't die and I'll tell you". Soon, she reached the top of the building and climbed onto the satellite tower, but due to her fear of heights, she could only kick the satellite dish as she hung in mid-air. Eventually, Becky picked up her courage and kicked the dish sideways, ending The Rising just in time.
Reunion with Dave
When Morgana le Fay was defeated and Dave successfully restarted Balthazar's heart, reuniting him with Veronica, Becky ran into the park and she embraced Dave. Becky acknowledged that she was still alive, to which Dave replied, "And, surprisingly, so am I". She proceeded to tell Dave about the note, but Dave kissed her immediately after saying "I don't care". Soon Becky revealed that it was "Girlfriend, definitely girlfriend". In the end, Dave took Becky to breakfast in France on Balthazar's Steel Eagle ("Yeah, I got us a ride."), and he also revealed that he had "no idea how to land this thing".
Personality
Becky is a laid-back, down to earth kind of individual, who loved music, enough so that she had her own college radio show. She also has a good sense of humor, as well as a kind and friendly demeanor. When Dave was talking to her on the roof, she reminded him of his act of lining up a doodle of King Kong with the Empire State Building through the school bus window, saying that it was cool.
Dave had replied that he was just trying to impress Becky and she had reassured him that he succeeded. Becky had a fear of heights, which she overcame in the end of the film, by climbing to the top of a building, then up a tower and moving a satellite dish in mid-air, helping to thwart Morgana le Fay's sinister plan.
Appearance
Becky is a beautiful young woman in her late teens. She has a slender build and is 167 cm (5'5½") tall. She has blonde hair and green eyes.
Appearances
Movies
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Gallery
Teresa Palmer as Becky Barnes in the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Teresa Palmer as Becky Barnes in the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Teresa Palmer as Becky Barnes in the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Teresa Palmer as Becky Barnes in the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Teresa Palmer as Becky Barnes in the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Teresa Palmer as Becky Barnes in the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Trivia
Due to The Sorcerer's Apprentice being inspired by the Harry Potter series, Becky was the equivalent of either Hermione Granger, Ginevra "Ginny" Weasley or even both. Due to her lack of magical abilities, she was also considered as some sort of Squib (mortal) ally for Dave.
Coincidentally, Becky was also comparable with female human protagonists from various Transformers series, particularly Carly Witwicky due to the fact that they were both blonde-haired women who ended up in the middle of conflicts between two warring factions (Autobots and Decepticons for Carly, and Merlineans and Morganians for Becky).
