Month: October 2005

For Walden Media, recapturing imagination and rekindling curiosity doesn’t begin and end in the movie theatre. Walden Media will sponsor an exhibit tour to promote Walt Disney Picture’s and Walden Media’s upcoming film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, an adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved 1950 novel, due to open in theaters on December 9, 2005.

Walt Disney Co. on Monday plans to become the first major Hollywood film distributor to back an anti-piracy DVD technology that stirred controversy last year in advance of the important Oscar race.

Visit “The Land of Narnia at the Butterfly Garden,” an enchanted, living interpretation of Walt Disney Pictures’ and Walden Media’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Free giveaways at the end of the journey for kids 12 and under.

The creator of the Narnia books has been enlisted to help wean a new generation off paramilitary activities in Northern Ireland.

Young people from Belfast and beyond are being urged to share in the fantasy world created by CS Lewis by helping to design costumes for a Narnia-themed parade.

The big-screen adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” doesn’t arrive in theaters until December 9, but Moviefone.com has the exclusive trailer premiere NOW. In the meantime, get a lay of the land with this interactive map of Narnia.
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The Walt Disney Studios and AOL announced an exclusive content partnership through which AOL web sites, such as Moviefone.com, will offer movie fans a first look at photos, artwork, behind-the-scenes video and extended footage from Walt Disney Pictures’/Walden Media’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” one of the most eagerly awaited films of the holiday season.

Though everyone from Ian McKellen to Ralph Fiennes was considered, “we only recorded two,” says producer Mark Johnson. Brian Cox was originally hired, but “when we matched his voice with the visual presentation of Aslan, we realized it was not an ideal fit.” After trying out Neeson, Johnson says, “we knew instantly we had found our mane man.”