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Tehanu from TheOneLion Visits the Set #2

January 22, 2005 Paul Martin

It’s a place designed to put the White Witch’s subjects in their place. The main floor is a sunken court surrounded by steps on all sides – no doubt the Queen’s guards and bullies can look down from there onto anyone standing before her throne.

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Tehanu from TheOneLion Visits the Set of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

October 12, 2004 Paul Martin

This article contains some Story Spoilers, so be wary. Since late June, a new set of yellow “location pointers” have appeared on major intersections in West Auckland, New Zealand. It’s a sure sign that filming is in progress somewhere not too far away, and every morning cast and crew for the project will be homing into that location from wherever they live. These particular pointers are marked “LPP” for “Lamp Post Productions.”

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No Room for Narnia Beasts: Reindeer Not Allowed

July 3, 2004 Paul Martin

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.

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Narnia’s Wolfpack welcome in West Auckland

July 1, 2004 Paul Martin

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.”

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Arthurs Pass is Location for LWW’s Final Battle

June 15, 2004 Paul Martin

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.

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Lamp Post Productions Ltd. Making LWW

April 16, 2004 Paul Martin

Pippin Skywalker sent us an e-mail with the name of the Production Company in New Zealand, and also the name of the Casting Director for the films. Here’s what they said:

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LWW Shooting This Year

February 17, 2004 Paul Martin

The One Hundred Year Winter (AKA The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)

Format: International Feature

Dates: PreProd: Feb 2004 Shoot: July – Dec 2004

Location: Ex Auckland

Production Co: Lamp Post Productions

Director: Andrew Adamson

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