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Narnia Film News

Gregory Peck: The First Aslan

“We needed to find a way to model the performance to create the essence of the noble, all-powerful lion,” explained Dean Wright, the film’s Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor, “So we used Gregory Peck in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ His Atticus Finch performance has some of the same regal qualities we wanted, so we used frames of Peck from that film to create movements for Aslan. That helped us build our library of movements, emotions and expressions so that when Liam gave his performance, it gelled perfectly with our Aslan.” […]

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Narnia Film News

FX Team Talks Next Narnia

Earlier today IGN attended the Academy Awards brunch on behalf of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. At the event, Visual Effects Supervisor Dean Wright and Rhythm and Hues Effects Supervisor Bill Westenhofer spoke about the upcoming DVD of Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, giving attendees a preview of some of the features contained within the two versions that are said to include more than ten hours of bonus footage. […]

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Narnia Film News

LWW Nominated for 8 Saturn Awards

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films announced the nominations for the 32nd annual Saturn Awards on Feb. 15, and leading the pack is George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith, with 10 nominations. The awards will be presented May 2 in Universal City, Calif.

Batman Begins came in a close second, with nine nominations. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire each received eight nominations. […]

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Interviews

Skandar Keynes talks about his role in Narnia

It’s not easy being Edmund in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Three of the four Pevensie siblings are brave, heroic and all-around noble in C.S. Lewis’ classic Narnia series. But Edmund causes most of the problems by taking the side of the evil White Witch. […]

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Narnia Film News

See The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Again

If you’ve only seen The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe once, take the trip to the theatre to see it again, before it leaves theatres. The best part about seeing it now, is that there will be few others in the theatre, so you can relax and enjoy it, without someone kicking your seat, or someone’s cellphone going off. […]

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Editorials

The Case of the Missing Narrator; Narnia without C.S. Lewis?

Author Sarah Arthur has graciously written a guest analysis for Hollywood Jesus, taking a look at what The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe perhaps sadly lost in translation from book to screen. “Getting it right,” Sarah suggests, means more than just nailing the visuals, plot, symbolism and characterization. […]

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Narnia Film News

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Extended Edition Coming Soon?

One of the most asked questions about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is whether or not there would be an Extended Edition of the film. It looks like that question has just been answered. It’s interesting to note, that the current film pretty well covers all of the material found in the book. There were a few things that were skipped, and there’s room for more scenes there. There are also a few characters that could stand to have a little more depth added. Aslan, for instance, could be fleshed out a bit more. […]