Filming Thru the Wardrobe Door: NARNIA IS COMING!

For those who may not have heard, C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia are being made into a movie series a la Lord of the Rings. While it has been made into a BBC film before and has existed in animated form as well, but this time the director looks to make a full series with Hollywood special effects. Can they retain the wonder, magic, and Christian philosophies behind the writings while making them into movies? I am not entirely sure. But I am eager to see the results. In the meantime, Narnia Fans has a report on some merchandising for the series.

We've gotten ahold of a few more banners from the New York Licensing Show! They feature production art of The White Witch, her castle, Aslan, a Unicorn, a boy, possibly Edmund or Peter, a Narnian Army, and another Narnian that goes unnamed. This is a very exciting time.



Official word from the set: They begin filming on 28 June, with about 2/3 of the production based in Auckland. Then head to the South Island around mid-October to complete filming. The movie opens in the States in December, 2005, with many international territories also opening day-and-date.

I think I am safe in observing: "WOW!" These films can not come too soon. Course, I may be setting myself up for the same kind of fall as Tolkien fans who expected too much of Peter Jackson's adaption of Lord of the Rings. I guess we shall see.