Four children are about to discover a wardrobe in the corner of a room in their uncle’s house that will open up a whole new world.
The first scene in CS Lewis’s ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ is being shot at the old Hobsonville Air Base.
Kiwi director Andrew Adamson, famous for his work on Shrek 2, has been put in charge of the multi-million dollar production.
Movie publicist, Ernie Malik, says they are holding back on announcing who the four main child actors are until filming is well underway.
But he says they will be involved in shooting the first scenes from the book.
Filming is expected to take six months to complete.
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One of the biggest movie projects Auckland has ever seen is transforming parts of the city.
The magical land of Narnia has begun springing up as shooting of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” begins.
But New Zealand director Andrew Adamson has shrouded the project in secrecy.
An attempt to explore Narnia on screen was made by the BBC in 1988. But this time war-time London is in New Zealand.
A set in Hobsonville is just one of many around Auckland to be filled with 300 extras and cast members to shoot sequences for the film.
Filming stays in Auckland until October, then heads to the South Island and the Czech Republic before it is released at the end of next year.
