C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis Festival in Northern Michigan
The second annual Petoskey Area C.S. Lewis Festival will be held in Northern Michigan this November (www.cslewisfestival.org).
Movies & TV
James Cosmo’s in Narnia, but what part?
Cosmo, who is going to New Zealand next month to star in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, said that Scottish film-making was doing fantastically well.
Games
Traveller’s Tales to Develop Narnia Console Games
IGN has learned that development studio Traveller’s Tales (A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo) will helm the upcoming videogame adaptations of Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Movies & TV
Arthurs Pass is Location for LWW’s Final Battle
Up to 1000 people are expected to converge on Flock Hill Station near Arthurs Pass this spring to film the climactic battle scene from C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Movies & TV
Andrew Adamson Talks Narnia
Andrew Adamson, the director of “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” spoke with the New Zealand Herald about the film, and filmmaking in general. They plan to stay true to the spirit of the book, rather than the book itself. Sounds a lot like how the Lord of the Rings was filmed to me.
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Horse Chosen to be Narnia’s Unicorn
The couple advertised horses for sale in a horse trading publication. A woman called and told them she had looked everywhere for a white horse, about 15 hands high, for a role in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, soon to be filmed in New Zealand… …Ms Sudbury was told George would play the part of the unicorn and she understands he will be ridden by the wicked witch in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Movies & TV
Narnia Banners and Start of Production Announced
We’ve gotten ahold of a few more banners from the New York Licensing Show! They feature production art of The White Witch, her castle, Aslan, a Unicorn, a boy, possibly Edmund or Peter, a Narnian Army, and another Narnian that goes unnamed. This is a very exciting time.
They begin filming on 28 June, with about 2/3 of the production based
in Auckland. Then head to the South Island around mid-October to
complete filming. The movie opens in the States in December, 2005,
with many international territories also opening day-and-date.
Movies & TV
Dawn French to Play Mrs. Beaver
Actress Dawn French has been chosen to play the voice of Mrs. Beaver in the upcoming Narnia film. Billed at IMDB in 24 films, French has been the voice of many films over the last […]
Movies & TV
Narnia Banners from New York L!censing Show 2004
Disney had new artwork on Banners to promote The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe at the New York L!censing 2004 Show. Very cool banners featuring Aslan, what looks like an early design of a Narnian character, a Unicorn, and The Witch’s Castle.
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“Yes” to Narnia’s wolf pack
Waitakere City Council has no problems allowing a pack of 10 North American wolves onto its turf to be filmed as “witches minions†for the C.S. Lewis classic The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.