Now, this is a HUGE Rumor. Nothing confirmed about it at all as of yet, but it would add another big name to the production of Narnia. It seems someone involved in the production is spreading a rumor that Sean Connery wishes to lend his voice to Aslan, after turning down both The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix.

Taylor said they had to reach into many of the other books from the Narnia series to give a sense of the richness of the imaginary world.

Howard Berger of KNB EFX, Richard Taylor from WETA and Dean Wright who was the Visual Effects Supervisor on LOTR and is the same on Narnia as well as a representative from Disney were all on hand to report on the progress of the film, and Prince Caspian!

Adamson was midway through shooting a scene adapted from C.S. Lewis’ classic children’s book, in which the children trek through the snow-covered fantasy world of Narnia and stumble upon a beavers’ cave. The action took place in a huge warehouse, thick with real pine trees and snow made from a fine paper product. The steam from the children’s breath will be added later using computer technology, as will about 50 per cent of the film.

Next week, he can be seen in a small part in the Paul Bettany/Kirsten Dunst romance Wimbledon and, once he’s finished this interview, he’s going back to London to pack his bags for New Zealand, […]

It’s like the Pevensie children stepping through the magic wardrobe into Narnia. Before us is a Christmas card setting – pine trees and artificial snow, with rudimentary igloo shaped structures. It’s a scene from the $170 million film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – all under the roof of a large shed in Wainui.

What’s your dream project?
One I’m working on: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a Christmas 2005 release.

PBS (check your local listing for channel and show times) will present the first half of a 2 hour series on “The Question of God: Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis” from 9 – 11, the next part of the series will be next wednseday from 9 -11 (Sept 22).