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Press Release: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

August 30, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off

“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” a spectacular live-action/CGI motion picture adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved literary classic, began principal photography on location in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 28, 2004. The production, a joint venture between the Walt Disney Studios and Walden Media, is the first live-action adaptation of Lewis’ book for the motion picture screen, and represents one of the biggest undertakings ever mounted by both companies. […]

Kiwi film connection for Tolkien and Lewis

July 19, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off

Fathers of fantasy C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien shared a literary legacy; a love of initials and a desire to spread the Christian message through tales of myths and monsters.

Now the imagined lands of the friends â€“ and rivals â€“ who spent their lives creating “other worlds” are being recreated in the same country, New Zealand. […]

Brian Sibley Launches Official Site

June 29, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off

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. […]

Producer Mark Johnson talks Narnia

June 23, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off

Wait, you start shooting in five days? Iâ€™ve only heard about two confirmed cast members. There must be more people onboard now besides Tilda Swinton and James McAvoy.
Iâ€™m not talking (laughing). No, do you know what it is? It stars four young unknown British kids so I could give you their names but they wonâ€™t mean anything to you. […]

Buena Vista Games to create Narnia for 2005

May 10, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off

Buena Vista Games, Inc., the global interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company, today announced that it will publish video games based on the epic tale of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the best-selling story by C.S. Lewis and the forthcoming film by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM), PC and handheld consoles in fall 2005. […]

First LWW Movie Ad Runs

March 4, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off

Is this a first look at the logo of the film? We can only hope. It’s a very cool image that features what could be the complete title of the LWW film: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe […]

Disney is Officially Distributing LWW

March 1, 2004 Paul Martin Comments Off

The Walt Disney Studios has entered into an agreement with Walden Media to co-finance and distribute the long-awaited motion picture “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” the first book published in C.S. Lewis’ famed series, it was announced today (3/1) by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, and Cary Granat, chief executive officer of Walden Media. […]