Production Companies

First book in trilogy City of the Beasts to be produced by Barrie Osborne with script by David Rothenberg.

Overwhelmed audiences gasping in awe, cinema halls across the globe reverberating with the mighty Aslan’s roar, worldwide box Office collections at $530 million in 5 weeks!

The December Hollywood Jesus Narnia Feature Article has been posted: “Lions, Witches and Tug-of-wars—Oh My!.” It’s an exclusive interview that Greg Wright conducted with Walden Media president Michael Flaherty. Greg and Mr. Flaherty discuss the way in which the Narnia movie, playing in public screenings today for the first time, is being used as a two-edged club in America’s supposed “culture wars.”

Weta’s Richard Taylor gives Maggie Wicks an exclusive sneak peak at the armoury and tools of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Faced with promoting its movie version of C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe,” a book that many readers consider a contemporary classic, the Walt Disney Co. decided to tread carefully with a “classy” promotional program that highlights the book’s literary heritage.

Weta, named after an insect that is found primarily in New Zealand, was established by Richard and his partner Tania Rodger 16 years ago. They had been active in the business for a number of years, but it was their work on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that did more than just put the spotlight on them. It also earned them an Oscar.

A well-known Wanaka author’s book on the movie “Narnia – the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” will be launched in Auckland tonight. The title of the book is Cameras in Narnia: How The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Came to Life. It was written by Ian Brodie.

In a recent interview on Faith Radio, Bob Crittenden asked me what has come to be the defining question on the upcoming film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Can Christians trust Disney to faithfully deliver Lewis’ book to the silver screen?