A team of top movie executives was understood to be scouting locations for the second Chronicles of Narnia movie, Prince Caspian, near Glenorchy yesterday.
A busload of about 40 people, all understood to be heads of department for the second Chronicles of Narnia movie from throughout the world, were driven around Paradise, the stunning backdrop for some of the most dramatic scenes in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The Southland Times understands Dart River Safaris vans had to transport the group up some of the narrow roads into the Paradise Valley, unable to be negotiated by the Pacific Travel coach they were believed to be travelling in.
Film industry sources were unable to confirm any location scouting in the Glenorchy area yesterday for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian movie, based on the second of CS Lewis’s Narnia books.
However, Department of Conservation communications officer Nick Edwards said movie representatives had approached the department to discuss possible locations in the Wakatipu, particularly Glenorchy.
“We’ve just been talking to them about potential locations, but I don’t think the majority of it has any interest in our (DOC) land,” Mr Edwards said.
New Zealand line producer for the Narnia film Tim Coddington could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Some of the first movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, were filmed in the Glenorchy area two years ago.
