Third Narnia Film Starts Principal Photography
Published on July 29, 2009 by Craig Sharp · View Comments
The third film in the epic Narnia series – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader began principal photography this past Monday in Queensland, Australia. The production is a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, after the property was dropped by Disney last year following the release of last year’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”.
In the third installment of the series, which began in 2005 with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their annoying cousin Eustace Scrubb – find themselves swallowed into a painting and transported onto a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, and beyond. On this bewitching voyage that will test their hearts and spirits, the trio will face magical Dufflepuds, sinister slave traders, roaring dragons and enchanted merfolk. Only an entirely uncharted journey to Aslan’s Country – a voyage of destiny and transformation for each of those aboard the Dawn Treader – can save Narnia, and all the astonishing creatures in it, from an unfathomable fate.
Veteran filmmaker Michael Apted (The World Is Not Enough, Gorillas in the Mist, Coal Miner’s Daughter) is at the helm of the new Narnia venture. Returning as the Pevensie children are Georgie Henley as Lucy and Skandar Keynes as Edmund. Ben Barnes (Easy Virtue, Dorian Gray) reprises the role of Caspian. Cousin Eustace will be played by UK native Will Poulter (Son of Rambow).
The supporting cast includes several veterans of the Aussie film world, including Gary Sweet (Stingers), Bruce Spence (Road Warrior), Arthur Angel (Ghost Rider) and Kiwi native Shane Rangi, back for his third go-round in Lewis’ fantastical world (donning the guise of a Minotaur, as he did in the two previous films). And, lending his vocal talents again to the project is Academy Award® nominee Liam Neeson (Kinsey, Schindler’s List) as the all-powerful ruler of Narnia, Aslan the Lion.
While relinquishing the director’s chair this time out, filmmaker Andrew Adamson (the Oscar®-winning Shrek, Shrek 2) will return as one of the film’s three producers, reteaming with his colleagues from the first two “Narnia” films — Academy Award®-winner Mark Johnson (Rain Man, Bugsy, The Notebook) and Philip Steuer (The Rookie, The Alamo).
Also back for another Narnian adventure are Executive Producers Perry Moore and Lewis’ stepson, Douglas Gresham. The screenplay was written by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (“The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” and “Prince Caspian”) and Richard LaGravenese (The Fisher King) and Michael Petroni (The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys).
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I am soooooo glad that someone was smart enough to pick upand continue on with the Narnia chronicles …….. If I had the money to front the the project I would have done it myself , Disney was so stupid not carry on with it!!!!!!! I can’t wait to see w ha t happens next …. I was on line trying to find the books because I knew Disney didn’t pick up the next sequiel …….Thank god someone was smart enough to know that Naria fans are waiting for the next story………I am so glad to know the next movie is in the works , I can hardly wait .,,, please email me with updates…… where can I find the books , I can’t wait I love NARN
IA …..ANSLOLT is my favorite …. and I ove that Lucy never loses faith in him!!!!!!!!!! She’s my
Disney was so stupid to not cary on with Narnia !!!!!!!! Big mistake big huge
But does it actually have that a big a following?? I never bothered to ever follow this series, as they haven’t released the stories in order. Just my opinion….
They’ve released them in order so far, though I can’t really answer whether they have a big following or not because I don’t really know. I’ll take a look at Caspien’s opening weekend take and let you know!
Was the Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe the first film? That wasn’t the first book…
Wasn’t it? Are you sure, I checked Wikipedia and they seem to think it was…
Head over and have a look in the box of my old books, I had the chronicles given to me as a gift, in that, The Magicians Nephew is the first, the Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe was the first published, but in making the movies, it should have been done chronogically, making LW&W the second.
Lol, this from Yahoo answers:
“C.S. Lewis intended for the first book to be The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. It is the first book he wrote and it introduces Narnia. Until quite recently, it was always published as Book 1.
Recently, Lewis’s publishers have been printing The Magician’s Nephew first, because it is a prequel and takes place earlier in Narnia’s chronology. (I suppose they think children will be confused by the skipping around in time.) But it is not particularly meaningful without The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe; for example, it tells how the Lamppost came into existence, but if you read it first, you have no reason to notice the Lamppost’s significance. It’s also a much weaker novel.
The original order is The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Horse and His Boy; The Magician’s Nephew; The Last Battle.”
OK, I am willing to agree to disagree, neither of us are incorrect, but I read them in the order they were printed lol so i am sticking to my guns!