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Brian Cox is No Longer Aslan
The big news of the Biola Media Conference is that Brian Cox is no longer doing the voice of Aslan! Apparently he has lost some weight and his voice has changed. UPDATE Brian left the […]
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Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Trailer Description
The Biola Media Conference was held today, April 23rd and the 90% completed trailer was previewed for the attendees. The next paragraph is a complete run-down of the trailer (with lots of spoilers) from NarniaWebber glumPuddle whose sister attended the conference. […]
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Dark Horse’ Line of Narnia Collectibles
Weta Collectibles is proud to present our new range of exclusive collectible polystone sculptures. The Collection celebrates the release of the first installmanet of “The Chronicles of Narnia”, Disney’s “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”, directed by Kiwi, Andrew Adamson. Hand sculpted at Weta Workshop by the same team of artists who designed the armour, weapons and many of the creatures for the film. Darkhorse comics have joined with us as the premier distributor for this exciting limited edition collection. […]
Interviews
Interview with Narnia Effects Supervisor Dean Wright
Can you talk a little about the range of effects you’ve got planned? We’ve seen the digital matting, — Yeah, tons and tons of breadth and snow and stuff like that. The biggest challenge, I […]
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NYTimes: Disney’s Next Hero: A Lion King of Kings
Aslan, a talking lion with mystical powers, is the central figure in “The Chronicles of Narnia,” the much-beloved seven-volume series of fantasy novels written by the British academic C. S. Lewis in the 1950’s. By the year’s end, if Disney marketers have their way, he will have joined Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio and Buzz Lightyear in a long line of characters that have periodically provided the Burbank giant with entertainment’s most valuable asset, a new fantasy to trade on. […]
Editorials
The Sacrifice of Aslan
Sacrifice is a major theme, if not the major theme, of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series. It is the essence of giving up one’s self for the sake of another, a gift that usually is a saving gift, that kind of sacrafice is the theme most prominent in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. […]
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Child-like Heart
Do not Lucy and Susan see Aslan that way and just want to bury their faces in his Aslan’s mane? Remember the romp between the three of them after Aslan returned from the dead at the stone table? I think that scene represents this side of Jesus that Lewis saw. Which is a part of the reason why I think he wrote these books as allegories for his nephew and nieces. Lewis’s point is to connect them with the reality that Jesus loves you. He has a special place for children in his heart. […]
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Narnia Beckons: Art Contest!
The winner of the competition will have their work published as part of the artwork of an upcoming book on Narnia entitled Narnia Beckons. […]
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Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Concept Art!
LucyGoosey alerted us to new concept art for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! It’s pretty great stuff. The third one, featuring Aslan, was used in the promotional artwork from last year. […]
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The Stone Table brings news of Narnia Collectibles
Posters at the Sideshow Freaks Message Board have discovered that a partnership between Sideshow Collectibles and Weta to produce statues etc might be a little closer than we thought. […]