We’ve got a picture of the Dawn Treader, which is currently being built at Cleveland Point in Australia. It’s a beautiful ship that I look forward to seeing in action. It’s still incomplete, but it’s really getting close. Check out the detailing on the side of it.
Large, dark wood panels with elaborate golden swirls are taking shape on the far end of Cleveland Point as the set construction gets under way for filming of The Dawn Treader, the next instalment of the Chronicles of Narnia films.
Although most of Cleveland Point reserve is still fully accessible for picnics and the playground and green space opened for temporary parking, the best view of our local Hollywood set is with a glass of wine in hand at The Lighthouse Restaurant, which will be open throughout the whole Narnia experience.With the cast to arrive for filming in September, The Lighthouse owner and manager Tim Varitimos said the atmosphere had been buzzing with speculation.
“It’s an added attraction for the kids, as well as the parents. They come down to our beautiful bay and have a good look at what’s going on,” he said.
“Initially we were a bit concerned that the production might encroach on our space, but we’ve got plenty of extra parking to compensate for the land they’re using and our customers are loving combining a great meal here with hearing the latest on what’s going on with the film.”
It’s a beautiful ship as described by C.S. Lewis in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader book: “It was a picture of a ship – a ship sailing straight towards you. Her prow was gilded and shaped like the head of a dragon with wide-open mouth. She had only one mast and one large, square sail which was a rich purple. The sides of the ship – what you could see of them where the gilded wings of the dragon ended-were green.”