A member here at NarniaFans.com called Lioness_Aslan sent us this article via e-mail. Douglas Gresham talks about filming on Prince Caspian, and the possible filming of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in Malta. Here’s her e-mail: Hello. This is Lioness_Aslan from the forum. On the newspaper here, in Malta there was written that Douglas Gresham; co-producer is currently settled in Malta and I found this part most interesting:
Douglas Gresham is currently working on another Narnia Chronicle: Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia, which is well advanced pre-production and due for release on May 18,2008.
“External location work on Prince Caspian will start in mid February in New Zealand. We will then move the production to Prague, and various other places around Eastern Europe.” Mr Gresham said.
He has another film project in mind, another Narnia Chronicle: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader – “which I’d like to film in Malta. The story takes places in a ship at sea, so it would be very suitable to film here,” he explained. “But all this depends on what kind of deal we can clinch with the government. When you’re dealing with the kind of budgets we deal with, one per cent is a lot of money. So, getting a good percentage rebate could make a huge difference. The film commission in Malta is offering some excellent incentives to come and film here, but it needs to be competitive not only in that area but also in facilities, people, skills and artisans. I’d love to film in Malta. For one reason, I’d be able to wake up and drive to work, as opposed to catching a plane and flying half way around the world. It depends entirely on the deal we can clinch at the time. We are not ready to start shooting yet, but we are not that far away. I would hope to be in Pre-production on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader before we release Prince Caspian.”
There’s LOTS more (2 pages full) and he talks about his life, car, father, religion and other things. This was taken from The Times Of Malta.
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