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A map of the Gold Coast where VDT will be filmed

GoldCoast.com

is reporting:

MULTI-MILLION dollar production The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader could be arriving on the Gold Coast as early as next month, according to industry insiders.

Gold Coast film industry workers yesterday told The Bulletin Narnia’s producers had already been in contact with locals to get together their crew.

The $150 million production is expected to start pre-production as early as next month and remain at Warner Roadshow Studios until the end of November.

After their plans to film at the Baja Studios were interrupted by local unrest, the filmmakers have been searching for a new place to shoot Dawn Treader. Although the Pacific Film and Television Commission (PFTC) has not released any official statements about Narnia coming to the Gold Coast, more details are expected to be announced soon.

Also, here is a link to the Warner Roadshow Studios’ website that includes information about their water tank facilities.

Thanks Indy for the heads-up.

Anna Popplewell surpassed her target goal for the London Marathon, raising £ 4,740.00 for the charity Shelter. On her Justgiving page, she writes: “I still wasn’t sure until this morning whether I was going to make it to the start line, having been on antibiotics for a chest infection last week and still suffering from a foot injury. I made it though- it took me a whole 6 hours and 15 minutes and 43 seconds but I got there! Thank you everyone so much for your incredible support and for your generous contributions. Your sponsorship will make a huge difference to people who really need it and it certainly kept me going today.” Congrats Anna!

Last night Prince Caspian won Instrumental Album of the Year at the Dove Awards. We at NarniaWeb would like to say congratulations to Harry Gregson-Williams!
Unfortunately Switchfoot’s “This is Home” didn’t win in the Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song; it lost out to “Give Me Your Eyes” by Brandon Heath.
You can see the full list of Dove Award winners at the website here.
Thanks to The Batman for the heads up!

Disney has taken www.Narnia.com (also known as the Narnia Portal) down. As 20th Century Fox is now in charge of the promotion for the Narnia movies, our speculation is that they will take over the official website too.

Disney still has webpages on their website to promote The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian and the majority of the old website is still accessible through Disney’s Prince Caspian page, but the old Narnia.com page has been shut down (for now anyways).

Switchfoot’s “This is Home,” which was written for the credits of Prince Caspian, has been nominated for the category of Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song at the 40th Annual Dove Awards. The awards ceremony will air live on the Gospel Music Channel on April 23, 2009 at 8pm ET. To see the full list of nominees, visit the Dove Awards website. Thanks narnian1 for the heads-up.

Anna Popplewell is participating in the London marathon on Sunday, April 26 to benefit Shelter, a British charity that helps the homeless. On her Justgiving page, Anna says: “I am not athletic! However, I am going to attempt to be athletic on 26th April 2009 and run the London marathon in order to raise money for an extremely worthy cause. Shelter is a brilliant charity that targets homelessness in the UK and, particularly homelessness amongst children.” Secure donations may be made via Anna’s Justgiving page. You can read more about the marathon and other participants at the Oxford Mail’s website. Thanks Mark Sommer and Lucy P. for the links.

MTV’s 2009 Movie Awards contenders were announced recently, with The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian getting a nod for the category of “Best Fight” for the duel between King Peter and King Miraz. Ben Barnes is also a possible nominee for the category of “Best Male Breakthrough Performance.” In order to be nominated for these awards, the entries must receive a certain number of votes. Support Prince Caspian by following the links above to vote.

Thanks to TheValiantLucy for the alert!

’The Narnia Code,’ a documentary about Michael Ward’s book Planet Narnia, will air on BBC ONE, on April 16 at 10:35pm. You can check out a promo for the documentary via YouTube here. Thanks to icarus for the heads-up.

Destructoid.com is reporting that video game developer Nihilistic is working on the video game for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. This is substantiated by an online resume for Nestor Angeles on AMDb (the Animator Database). It’s a safe assumption that the game will be available around the film’s release in December 2010. Thanks ChetMorton for the heads-up!

Lately we’ve been receiving lots of spy reports about the new poster on IMDB for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. While we really appreciate the spy reports, we’re sorry to say that the poster is almost certainly fan-made. There is no image of Eustace (not to mention Reepicheep!), and the pictures of Lucy, Edmund, and Caspian are all from Prince Caspian. Again, thanks for all the reports, but this is a false alarm. Keep your eyes peeled for the real thing, and be sure to send it in when you see it!