We finally know the role that James Cosmo has been cast in. We’ve known since June 21 that he was cast in the Chronicles. We finally have confirmation of the role.

Breaux and other animators are taking a break before heading back to Rhythm & Hues in August to work on an animated adaptation of the C.S. Lewis tale “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The movie, which Breaux described as a “kids’ version of ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ” is scheduled for a December 2005 release.

Film-maker Lamp-Post Productions hit a speed bump on the road to Narnia when it applied to the Ministry of Argiculture and Forestry for permission to bring in the reindeer and eight wolf cross-breeds. The ministry was happy with wolves in the Auckland studio – which has been set up on the former Hobsonville airbase – but drew the line at reindeer.

TORn’s Tehanu has the scoop on the wolfpack to be used in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. “Waitakere City Council has no problems allowing a pack of 10 North American wolves onto its turf to be filmed as “Witch’s Minions” for the C. S. Lewis classic The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe.”

Robert Burnett, who crafted such special editions as The Usual Suspects, X-Men 1.5 and X2, is currently at work on the future DVD release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Brian Sibley, dramatist of BBC radio dramatisations of The Chronicles of Narnia, has launched his official web site with background information of his various projects past and present.

Disney is already looking ahead to the next one. Zoradi said they’ve begun work on a second script. “In my nearly 25 years at Disney, I’ve never seen the company so energised so early about a film,” Mark Zoradi, the president of Buena Vista International told them. “The film will be visually stunning and emotionally breathtaking.”

The first scene in CS Lewis’s ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ is being shot at the old Hobsonville Air Base. See Screenshots!