With the reports coming from the set, we’re starting to piece together just how The Voyage of the Dawn Treader will begin, when it finally reaches the cinema on December 10, 2010. If you’re trying to avoid film spoilers, you won’t want to read this, as I’m going to make some speculations based on an article from Goldcoast.com.au today.
The Southport School boarders’ dining hall was transformed into a movie set during filming for the third instalment of The Chronicles Of Narnia.
Boarders were fed throughout the day and night in a marquee set up on the school’s soccer oval.
The Bulletin understands several areas of the school feature, with the dining hall appearing at the start of the movie.
Earlier this week, we got word that there would be World War II style trucks that were recruited for the film. And we’d also heard of filming happening in schools from a few various sources. It appears that the film will likely begin, as the book does, with the introduction of the Pevensie’s cousin, Eustace Clarence Scrubb (…and he almost deserved it!). It will likely be in the dining hall, where he might be in school with Lucy (all speculation). All of this would be against a World War II backdrop, which is fine.. the War did last a long time, from September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader actually takes place in the summer of 1942, right in the middle of WWII, making it’s part in the film actually correct.
I’m liking the direction that it’s taking in that regard.
Update: Aslan’s Country, that new Narnia fan site created by some of our friends, has managed to get some pictures of the dining hall as well as some more information, that: “Edmund and Lucy will be in front of them with a bike talking. Edmund will look back at the two of them.”
Be sure to visit Aslan’s Country for a couple more pictures!