Narnia: 'Prince Caspian'

[Tom Morrow]

Ben Barnes cast as Narnia's Prince Caspian


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History Boys star ditches play for Disney film (http://www.pr-inside.com/history-boys-star-ditches-play-for-r47534.htm)
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London's National Theatre is threatening to sue The History Boys star Ben Barnes after he left the West End production of the Tony award-winning play (which began 29 JAN 07) to join the cast of a Disney film. Barnes abandoned his role as sexually manipulative schoolboy Dakin this week after being offered the title role in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney's ?50 million ($97.5 million) sequel to 2005's The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. The National Theatre has been forced to fly in Jamie King, who has previously played the role of Dakin, from Los Angeles as there was no time to rehearse a new actor for the part. A spokesman for the National Theatre said yesterday (02 FEB 07), "Ben Barnes has decided to leave The History Boys early, before his contract is finished. It is something we are taking very seriously. He has accepted an offer to be in a children's Disney film." The Broadway production of The History Boys won a record six Tony awards, including Best Play, in 2006.


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[hizgurl88]

Wait, he is too old to play the part of caspian! Caspian is supposed to be around 13 or 14. He is 27, he looks like he could play 20, but not 14! :mad: Unless he is playing the older caspian in the voyage of the dawn treader, but I doubt that. I hope that disney does not royally mess up this movie, as they did with the first. Really, does the book mean anything anymore? But the least that they could do would be to get the age casting right!

[crystaltink]

Wait, he is too old to play the part of caspian! Caspian is supposed to be around 13 or 14. He is 27, he looks like he could play 20, but not 14! :mad: Unless he is playing the older caspian in the voyage of the dawn treader, but I doubt that. I hope that disney does not royally mess up this movie, as they did with the first. Really, does the book mean anything anymore? But the least that they could do would be to get the age casting right!

That's how theatre is though. Shakespeare used to have girls play male parts and vice versa. Why cast someone of that age that doesn't have the experience or talent to do it, if they can get someone older who can portray someone of that age perfectly? Have you ever seen the movie Grease? Almost all of the main characters were supposed to be around 17 or 18 years of age, when in reality half of the cast were in their 20's and 30's.

[hizgurl88]

There are people that age who can play the part though. There are millions of actors throughout the world, and thousands who are perfect for that part. It doesnt seem like they were looking for a certain age. If they want it, they will find it.

[Tom Morrow]

Sergio Castellitto cast as King Miraz



Sergio Castellitto and Damian Alcazar Get Royal for Prince Caspian (http://www.movieweb.com/news/26/18426.php)
MovieWeb
http://www.visionsfantastic.com/forum/gallery/files/15227-castellitto.jpgItalian actor-direct Sergio Castellitto has been cast as King Miraz in Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which is currently filming in New Zealand. Castellitto has won three David di Donatello Awards in his native Italy, and has been nominated an additional four times. He has won critical acclaim for past films such as Don't Move, Mostly Martha, and The Big Blue, and most recently lent his voice for Arthur and the Invisibles. Also, Mexian actor Dami?n Alc?zar will play Lord Sopespian, one of the two leaders of Miraz's Telmarine troops. Prince Caspian is scheduled for a May 16, 2008 release.
complete article (http://www.movieweb.com/news/26/18426.php)



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[Palm Desert Babe]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
^He can play the part really well.....I had always imagined King Miraz as being ugly...........

jk..........:)

[Disneyfan#1]

So we won't be seeing Edmund Peter Lucy and Susan in the Prince Of Caspian?

[Ezra]

Oh yes, they will be back in this one. They'll want to do the films that feature the Pevenise children first, while the actors are still the right age.

[Anglachel]

I am reading Prince Caspian right now, I guess I like it more than the first Narnia books (I have read two)

The Italian guy as King Miraz is perfect! (I don?t see he?s ugly XDDDD By the way XD)

I like the casting so far, I am waiting the movie, I like the book.:smile:

[Tom Morrow]

'Prince Caspian' at ComicCon



The Con is On (http://www.cinematical.com/2007/07/08/the-con-is-on-detailed-comiccon-plans-emerge/)
Detailed ComicCon Plans Emerge
Cinematical
Disney's Prince Caspian will have a major presence at ComicCon this year, unveiling a "special preview" of the film, that includes new footage coupled with a talk featuring the filmmakers. Many of the film's visual effects artists have RSVPd to attend this event, but so far it's unclear if the actors will be attending as well.
complete article (http://www.cinematical.com/2007/07/08/the-con-is-on-detailed-comiccon-plans-emerge/)




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[Executioner]

This is gonna be a great movie. Can't wait for all of them to be done.

[mara47]

are they gonna make all the other five??

[Executioner]

I am hoping so. The books are great and since they are making the 2nd movie it only seems logical they do all of them. After all that seems to be the trend right now. All 3 LOTR and Harry Potter are done and or almost done so.....

[Tom Morrow]

Prince Caspian and WALL*E at Comic-Con




Disney to Present Prince Caspian and WALL*E at Comic-Con 2007 (http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=20335)
Animation World Network

Walt Disney Pictures will offer exclusive footage and panel discussions with the filmmakers of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Disney-Pixar's WALL*E at Comic-Con. The presentation will be conducted on Saturday, July 28, 2007at 2:15pm in Hall H.

The Prince Caspian team will include director Andrew Adamson, producer Mark Johnson, Weta Workshop's Richard Taylor, special make-up and creatures supervisor Howard Berger, visual effects supervisor Dean Wright and costume designer Isis Mussenden, as they answer questions and share their experiences of filming Prince Caspian around the globe. Also, be sure to collect the exclusive Prince Caspian Comic-Con poster, designed by fans on Narnia.com and selected by Adamson.

The year is 2700. WALL*E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for. From Academy Award-winning director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo), WALL*E is the story of one robot's comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy. Stanton and Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt (Star Wars, ET) will be on hand to screen footage and answer questions.

Prince Caspian opens May 16, 2008
WALL*E opens June 27, 2008



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[Tom Morrow]

Disney Commits to one Narnia film a year




Comic-Con Breaking News:
Disney Commits to Make All 'Narnia' Films, One a Year (http://www.cinematical.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-breaking-news-disney-commits-to-make-all-narnia-fil/)
Cinematical

Disney's completely packed panel was about all things Narnia this afternoon, and the biggest piece of news was the fact that they'll be releasing a new Chronicles of Narnia film every May, starting with Prince Caspian 2008, and continuing through the rest of the seven books.

While that's fairly exciting news, I sure hope that doesn't mean the films will suffer as a result. It takes a lot of time and effort to make a film replete with special effects that's based on a classic series ... will they be able to keep that up? With five more movies yet to come after next May, that's a lot of simultaneous work that'll be going on. If the movies end up being disappointing in any way, the first thing people will blame will be a rushed production schedule.

Still, as long as they do some serious justice to The Magician's Nephew, I'm all for it. There's nothing more frustrating than waiting years for the next installment in one of your favorite film series to come out.





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[Tom Morrow]

Prince Caspian presentation at Comic-Con

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Disney Presents Prince Caspian at Comic-Con (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=22909)
Coming Soon

The Disney panel began with The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Richard Taylor of Weta came out first and introduced some of the other crew members. These included the costume designer, creature designer, and others. Via satellite from Prague was director Andrew Adamson.

They kicked things off by showing a pre-viz animatic from the new movie. It showed one of the children from the first movie being picked up and flown to a Telmarine castle on an island by a griffin. After disabling a guard, the other Pevensie children arrive with other griffins and storm the castle. They are aided by mice who sneak in (despite interference by a cat).

The second clip was a sizzle reel where they showed some new footage, behind the scenes clips, and other goodies. They emphasized how much more action-packed this second film is, and that was very apparent from the clips. We saw a lot of battles and action. Also shown were the new dwarf character, Trumpkin played by Peter Dinklage, and the sword fighting mouse, Reepacheep.

The panel was also joined by a new cast member. Andrew introduced Prince Caspian himself, Ben Barnes, over the satellite feed.

In the Q&A they revealed they begin working on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in February. While Caspian is Adamson's last film, they hope to maintain the look throughout the films. They also showed a mask from a satyr named Tyrus. The effects guy operated the goat-like mask making it smile, blink, and open it's mouth. It was quite impressive. A live model also came out wearing a Telmarine armor on the stage.

Overall it was a fun presentation and the film looks like it will live up to its predecessor.




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[Executioner]

Good news for this. So now here is where it is going to start becoming like the Harry Potter movies.. All different directors. Hopefully they do keep it consistent and look the same. And I was really hoping Adamson would have stayed for the long haul. Oh well.