Saturday morning came fast and furious, and I got up, got dressed and was out the door. Today was the day that I’d be doing round-table interviews with some of the cast and creative team behind Prince Caspian.
Finding the location was pretty difficult, but once we found it, we still had some time to wait. I went up to one of the top floors of the hotel in which the interviews were happening. There, I met more press and hung out with the lot of them.
Turns out there were no less than four rooms where the interviews were going to take place. We were each assigned rooms and I found mine and claimed a seat right up in the front row of the room I was in.
Stephen McFeely, myself and Christopher Markus
The first to enter my room were the writers, Christopher Markus (whom I had met the night before) and Stephen McFeely. We also had William Moseley and Georgie Henley and producer Mark Johnson. There was a break after that, followed by Anna Popplewell and Peter Dinklage, director Andrew Adamson and finally Ben Barnes. I’ll be posting the interviews over the course of the next few days. Watch out for those.
After the interviews, we were handed a bunch of Narnia things including the soundtrack, official movie companion, a t-shirt, a copy of the book and one of the toy swords: Prince Caspian’s. Ben Barnes hadn’t yet gotten one, so he took the chance to get one, and then he promptly swung it at my neck. We joked around a bit and it was really fun. It’s too bad I didn’t get a picture of that, but I did get one picture with him.
For now, I’d like to direct your attention to a room I spent a lot of time in. Upstairs, there was a room dedicated to the Narnia Exhibition that is opening in Arizona on June 7th. This thing is going to be awesome.
It’s about 10,000 square feet of Narnia and nothing but Narnia. Authentic film props and costumes, set pieces and more. The experience starts with a wardrobe door. When you enter, snow falls on and around you. You’ll also have the opportunity to sit on the White Witch’s throne and feel the icy chill of it. You’ll be able to learn all sorts of the science behind Narnia, and really immerse yourself in the world like never before.
It’s really going to be a feast for the imagination, and a must see for any Narnia fan of any age.
The people that I spoke to about the Exhibition have been working on it for over 2 years, paying careful attention to every last detail. Every display has been designed for the best experience possible. The exhibition will be traveling the world for roughly five years, and they plan on adding more as Narnia films are produced.
You’ll also be given the opportunity to lift up the armor of a Telmarine soldier with the help of someone there. The armor is really pretty heavy!
You’ll be able to really get a good look at all of the detail that you’ll never even see on screen. The workmanship put into the armor and the costumes has far more than the cameras ever pick up, and even things that you won’t see on screen because they’re underneath other parts of clothing. It all adds to the authenticity of the film.
For more information on this, visit NarniaExhibition.com!
More to come…
