Filming on the next film in the Narnia series appears to have wrapped a bit earlier than expected, as the cast and crew joined each other for the wrap party this weekend. The scheduled wrap is November 27th, so either they finished filming early, or they had the party scheduled, and still have some filming left to do. Either way, this is a very exciting time, as the film is moving into the next phase of the journey to the silver screen: post-production.
It’s actually been in post-production since they started active production, as shooting digitally has allowed the editor to work while footage came in. Somewhere out there the film has been pieced together since day one of the shoot.
Anyway, from Mirko Grillini’s blog:
As we have come to an end, the last opportunity of being all together was on Saturday night. My first Hollywood wrap party…. wow. I can certainly do another one. There was so many people that I didn’t even get the chance of say hi to at least 75% of them. It was great to see cast, crew and extras all together as one team, plus partners. Everybody was talking to everybody (or trying to) people dancing, the food was constantly coming around on large trays, and everybody seem to be happy.
We had finished the shoot late afternoon, just enough time to go back to the hotel, shower and get changed. Amanda had organised some food and a couple of drinks as pre party teaser. She was ready to go and looked amazing (as always).
A quick ride on a cab through the high rises of the Gold Coast and we were lining up at the venue. Some photographers were outside going spastic with the cameras, but were not allowed inside.
There were speeches from Mark Johnson, Michael Apted and the main cast, Ben wrapped it up with his amazing energy. I tell you what, he knows how to get the crowd going. He’s natural charm and portrayal are magnetic. Ben is not only a wonderful actor, he is a prince in real life, not because he’s from a royal family, but because he has an incredible good and friendly nature.
After the speeches, a very funny footage of bloopers was played on the screens and it caught everybody’s attention.
From this, it would seem that filming has indeed come to an end, but I have seen DVDs where they spoke about the wrap parties happening prior to the actual end of filming. This is because it will be the last time that everyone is still there, and they can celebrate together for the last time that they’ll all be in the same place together. After that, filming will continue for many, but not for all. Not positive this is the case with Dawn Treader, but what does it matter at this point? Either the filming is done, or they only have a few days, amounting to only a few moments of screen time, left to shoot.
Edit: Howard Berger just confirmed, “Almost done in Narnia, 1 week left, then off to Sydney for some R&R!!!!”
Now the marketing fun begins!