Month: December 2005

One of the creative talents behind the King Kong Christmas blockbuster, and the Lord of the Rings movies will outline his work at a special presentation at the Porirua Festival of the Elements on Waitangi Day.

In the third installment of VFXWorld’s exclusive production diaries, visual effects supervisor Jim Berney of Sony Pictures Imageworks chronicles the creation of photoreal Mr. Beaver from early test through final animation for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Includes QuickTime clips!

The fantasy world created by C.S. Lewis that has thrilled generations is brought to life again in a filmed version of ‘Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’

Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, MI, invites you to a lecture called: “Are the Chronicles of Narnia an Evangelistic Text?” Listen to the lecture now!

Film audiences this past weekend discovered in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe that main character Edmund’s beastly behavior begins with his temptation by the White Witch and her magical Turkish delight candies.

Characters from the new Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media live action theatrical release The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe are climbing through the enchanted wardrobe into McDonald’s Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals beginning December 16, 2005 through January 12, 2006. McDonald’s guests will receive one of eight characters and a specially designed pop-up diorama inspired by the film, with the purchase of a Happy Meal(R) or Mighty Kids Meal(R), at participating restaurants nationwide, while supplies last.

Letting The Goblet of Fire prepare the marketplace for its arrival, The Chronicles of Narnia grossed $41.5 million from just 13 markets.

Walt Disney Records have released two versions of the soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe today. The first is the Original Soundtrack, featuring score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and songs performed by Alanis Morrissette, Imogen Heap, Tim Finn and Lisbeth Scott. The other is the 2-disc Special Edition Soundtrack, which includes a Special Edition CD, containing the original soundtrack plus a 40-page souvenir booklet, and DVD.