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CinemaBlend.com‘s Kathy Rich was attending ShoWest in Las Vegas, when she bumped into Fox Filmed Entertainment’s CEO Jim Gianopulos. According to CinemaBlend’s website, “Fox plans to keep ramping up their 3D efforts. This year they’re releasing two movies in 3D: Avatar and Ice Age 3. Next year he says they’re releasing three. What he didn’t tell us is which three Fox movies those will be.”

As The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is one of the big movies Fox will be releasing in 2010, it’s highly likely that it could be released in 3D. The trend of 3D movies has been showing signs of steady growth, with current films like Monsters vs. Aliens thrilling audiences with the 3D experience. Dawn Treader as a story would lend itself quite easily to the 3D experience, and it will be exciting if this turns out to be true. For those who aren’t overjoyed at the prospect, 3D movies can also be viewed in 2D with no problems.

Read the full story at CinemaBlend.com.

We hope you enjoyed our April Fool jokes for 2009!

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader production blog #1 has been released. It includes new concept art, pre-viz, and a few words from Director Michael Apted! View it below:

UPDATE: This video has been removed.

Micheal Flaherty, President of Walden Media, will be a special guest of Asbury College’s Engaging Culture Weekend, April 23-24. Flaherty will speak in chapel services April 24 at 10 a.m. in Hughes Auditorium. Later that afternoon he will hold a special forum with Asbury College’s C.S. Lewis Scholar, Dr. Devin Brown, titled “Spiritual and Character Lessons from the Narnia Films.” He is also serving a judge for the weekend’s Highbridge Film Festival on April 25. Please click here for more information on this event.

According to NarniaWebber ‘poulteren’ and an interview with Skandar Keynes, the Dawn Treader production team has finalized agreements with Australia to film in Queensland later this year. Also, in the Islington News’ interview, Skandar says that filming will begin this July.

Neither of these reports has been verified by the production, but as we know that they have been negotiating with Australia for quite some time, it’s very likely that this is true. Hopefully there will be an official announcement from the production in the next few weeks.

Thanks poulteren and Gymfan for the info!

Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson

Natasha Richardson, the wife of Liam Neeson (voice of Aslan), died today at the age of 45 after being injured in a ski accident earlier this week. Her family released this statement: “Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.”  Read the story here.

Natasha was also the niece of actress Lynn Redgrave, who reads the Prince Caspian audio book from HarperCollins.

Our thoughts and prayers here at NarniaWeb go out to Liam and his family.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

From NationalPost.com: “British actress Natasha Richardson [wife of Liam Neeson who voices Aslan] was sent to a Montreal hospital after suffering critical injuries in a ski accident at Mont Tremblant. A staff member at Sacre Coeur hospital in Montreal, who didn’t give her name, confirmed that Ms. Richardson had been in the hospital’s intensive care unit Monday night. However, by 11 p.m., she was no longer in the hospital, the staff member said.” On behalf of NarniaWeb, please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
UPDATE: Natasha passed away on March 18.

From BrandRepublic.com: “20th Century Fox has appointed partnership specialist Lime Communications to handle all promotional activity for its film and DVD portfolio across Europe. Among the upcoming projects Lime will be working are campaigns for Avatar, Fantastic Mr Fox, Alvin & the Chipmunks 2 and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Fox executive director of European promotions Ian Morton said: ’Lime has unparalleled experience within the film promotions environment and, from working with them on many previous Fox films, we know that they have the expertise to deliver the impactful promotions our films deserve.’ “

Walden Media and New Line Cinema are planning to release a sequel to “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” The current title is “Mysterious Travels: The Lost Map of Treasure Island.” At this time, Brendan Fraser and Director Eric Brevig have not signed on. The first film opened in July, and earned $101 million domestically and $140 million overseas. Read the story here

Running time: 57:17 After some major problems on my part concerning recording (or lack thereof) the new podcast is here! Rilian and Gymfan discuss the updates on the filming locations of Dawn Treader, Ben Barnes’ new film, Ophelia, and the new release date change. Then, Dr. Elwin Ransom joins us for emails as we answer a few questions from NarniaWebbers.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was nominated for several honors at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards, including Best Fantasy Film, Best Costume, Best Makeup, and Best Special Effects. The awards ceremony will take place on June 25, 2009. You can visit the official website of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to see the full list of nominees here. Thanks icarus and Queenie for the heads-up!