The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian

[AngelofDestiny]

Well, another movie to look forward to ...

I personally loved the first movie to begin with and I do look forward to this one now.

[Josiah]

^ I Agree! ^^;;

Though I'd REALLY Love to see the Magician's nephiew, In Theaters! O_o

[Raticus]

Prince Caspian has been cast!

http://forums.khinsider.com/z/blog.p...try&entryid=77

[Josiah]

HAHAHAHA!!! LMFAO! Wow, this guy is 25, playing Caspian who was 13 in the book!!! I'm sorry, but this guy looks that age T_T; and he looks excellent for the part! ^^;; he almost screams Prince caspian o_0;;

[Raticus]

More casting news!

Alicia Borrachero has been cast as Queen Prunaprsimia!
Peter Dinklage has been cast as Trumpkin the dwarf!

[khluva010]

xD!!!!!!!!!!!! Just read this article. they will begin shouting next week so I'm guessing the movie will come between winter 2007 through fall 2008

[Josiah]

I just read somewhere, that the next three Narnia movies, will be released annually. o_0

[Raticus]

Originally Posted by khluva010

xD!!!!!!!!!!!! Just read this article. they will begin shouting next week so I'm guessing the movie will come between winter 2007 through fall 2008

May 18, 2008.

The film goes through an exceptionally long post-production phase as it has so many visual effect shots. ( Even more than LWW ).

[Raticus]

Update: BURBANK, CA, February 16, 2007 — "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,"
the second live-action/CGI motion picture adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved series of
literary classics, began principal photography on location in Auckland, New Zealand,
on February 12, 2007. The production, once again a joint venture between the Walt
Disney Pictures and Walden Media, continues the franchise which commenced with the
spectacular, Oscar-winning 2005 release, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the
Witch and the Wardrobe," which went on to earn over $745 million dollars in its
worldwide theatrical release, making it one of the most successful movies ever made
and one of the biggest successes in the annals of the Walt Disney Studios.

Native New Zealander Andrew Adamson (the Oscar®-winning "Shrek," "Shrek 2")
embarks on his second Narnian film adventure, returning to his homeland to helm the
follow-up film from a screenplay he co-wrote with Emmy Award-winning writing partners
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (HBO’s "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"),
who also co-scripted the first film. Adamson also reunites with the producers of the
first "Narnia" film — Academy Award®-winner Mark Johnson ("Rain Man," "Bugsy,"
"The Notebook") and Philip Steuer ("The Rookie," "The Alamo").

Following the tremendous success of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the
filmmakers immediately began their planning and pre-production efforts on "Prince
Caspian" in early 2006. The new project’s production schedule encompasses
another six-month live-action shoot followed by a post-production schedule
leading to its May 16, 2008, global release through Disney’s distribution divisions of
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and Buena Vista International. Filming locations
include both the north and south islands of New Zealand, Prague’s Barrandov
Studios, the Czech Republic, as well as locales in Poland and Slovenia.

Once again toplining the new film as the Pevensie children are the four young British
talents discovered by Adamson for the first film — Georgie Henley as Lucy, Skandar
Keynes as Edmund, William Moseley as Peter, and Anna Popplewell as Susan.

The film’s title character will be played by Ben Barnes, a 25-year-old British actor, a
veteran of the stage who is currently best known for his recent role in "The History
Boys" for London’s National Theatre Company. His upcoming feature film roles include
the independent feature "Bigga Than Ben" and a featured role in Matthew Vaughn’s
fantasy film "Stardust" for Paramount Pictures.

Also co-starring in the new film are a pair of diminutive actors whose talents have
loomed large on the motion picture screen — Peter Dinklage ("The Station Agent,"
"Find Me Guilty") as the Red Dwarf Trumpkin, who accompanies the Pevensie children
on their new journey and unites Narnia’s two kings, Peter and Caspian; and
Warwick Davis ("Willow," "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy") as the suspicious
Black Dwarf, Nikabrik. The film also features veteran Flemish actor Vincent Grass ("Vatel,"
"Londinium") as the wise old sage, Doctor Cornelius, Prince Caspian’s tutor who
educates the future Narnian king in the history of his land. Veteran Scottish actor
Ken Stott ("Casanova," "King Arthur") will lend his vocal talents to the role of Trufflehunter,
the faithful badger who believes the former Kings and Queens of Narnia will return to assist
Caspian in his quest.

Inspired by Lewis’ imaginative creations, the story’s human cast will once again be
complemented by a gallery of original creatures portrayed onscreen in the combined
efforts of live-action and CGI animation under the supervision of visual effects supervisor
Dean Wright, who will also collaborate this time with VFX veteran Wendy Rogers
("Shrek," "Flushed Away"), and the movie magicians at London’s Moving Picture Company,
Framestore/CFC and Weta Digital in New Zealand. Five -time Academy Award®-winning
visualist Richard Taylor ("Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "King Kong") and the wizards from his
Weta Workshop will also design the film’s armor and weaponry for Narnia’s new inhabitants,
the Telmarines.

Howard Berger and Tami Lane will also reprise their efforts for the film’s makeup effects,
and will manufacture and apply hundreds of special makeup prosthetics for many of the
unique characters in the story.

Adamson has again secured the talents of Oscar®-nominated production designer Roger Ford
("Babe," "Peter Pan," "The Quiet American"), award-winning costume designer Isis
Mussenden ("Shrek," "Shrek 2," "10 Items or Less"), and film editor Sim Evan-Jones ("Shrek,"
"Shrek 2"). Industry veteran Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, bvk ("Independence Day," "Stargate,"
"Because of Winn-Dixie") joins Adamson’s technical team as director of photography.

The enchanted characters of C.S. Lewis’s timeless fantasy come to dazzling life again in this second
installment of the seven book series, in which the Pevensie siblings — Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy
— are magically and mysteriously transported back from World War II England to Narnia, where
a thrilling, perilous new adventure and an even greater test of their faith and courage awaits them.

One year after the incredible events of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the newly-annointed
Kings and Queens of Narnia find themselves back in that faraway wondrous realm, only to discover
that more than 1000 years have passed in Narnian time. During their absence, the Golden Age of
Narnia has become extinct, and now exists as little more than folklore. The land’s magical talking
animals and mythical creatures have disappeared, becoming little more than folk tales to the Telmarines,
a race of humans led by the evil King Miraz, who now rules the land without mercy. Though his name
is still remembered in the woods, the mighty lion Aslan has also not been seen in a thousand years.

The four children have been summoned back to Narnia by Caspian, the young heir to the Telmarine
throne whose life is in danger as his evil uncle Miraz plans to eliminate the young warrior so his own
newborn son can ascend the throne. With the help of the kindly dwarf, a courageous talking mouse
named Reepicheep, and a leery Black Dwarf, Nikabrik, the Narnians, led by the mighty knights Peter
and Caspian, embark on a remarkable journey to find Aslan, rescue Narnia from Miraz’s tyrannical
hold, and restore magic and glory to the land.

"Prince Caspian" is the second (appearing in 1951) of Lewis’ seven-book "Chronicles of Narnia"
series. Published between 1950-56 and long regarded as one of literature’s most enduring and
imaginative classics, Lewis’ books have sold over 100,000,000 books in 29 different languages,
making it the second biggest book series the world over. In addition to the second novel, the
Oxford scholar wrote six additional books, including "The Voyage of the ’Dawn Treader’" (1952),
"The Silver Chair" (1953) "The Horse and His Boy" (1954) "The Magician’s Nephew" (the prequel
to the first book, 1955), "The Last Battle" (1956) and the story that launched the series in 1950,
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

[Squ@ll]

Just about time the 1st part was awesome......... the second had better be interesting

[Josiah]

Err... Why is Susan the only Pevensie NOT enter the new Narnia and the other Pevensie's are? o.0

[Raticus]

Because she was in America at the time of the railway accident.

[Josiah]

Ahh, I See. ^^;;

It was only The two pevensie brothers, and Lucy and their parents and Polly, and Diggory, Eustace and Jill I Believe... I Thought it was because she became caught up in the world, and forgot about Narnia, and only believed it to be a dream.. .>.> Thus Not being allowed in

[Raticus]

Originally Posted by Josiah

Ahh, I See. ^^;;

More or less.

But:

There are some naive authors out there ( Rowling ) who believe that Susan wasn't allowed back because she found sex/became sexualized. Narnia was a series of childrens books, and I doubt Lewis's message was "LOL, DON'T BE A WH0RE" like Rowling's adult mind preconceived for herself. An adult Susan became enthralled in her new life in America, she forgot much of her past in Narnia. She dismisses them all as funny games they played while they grew up. It's not because she had sex. As a writer of children's literature, I had hoped Rowling wouldn't have taken that silly notion. My respect for her as an author plummeted. :\ 

[Josiah]

J.K. ROWLING SAID THOSE THINGS?!?!?! ...Wow, I Never knew that. :/ I Don't think that's really it... I Mean, "Lipstick and invitations" was involved, but I Don't necessarily think that it was all 'Sexual' But just more like Material-is tic... Kinda in a way, and she just happened to disregard Narnia as a game... And I think when she... Well.. Dies, she's make it there...