Stuff.co.nz reports that Peter Jackson, director of Lord of the Rings and the upcoming King Kong, wants a ticket to the $NZ210 million adaptation of C S Lewis’ children’s story The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, according to its Kiwi director Andrew Adamson. Adamson said this week he was regularly in contact with Jackson. “He emailed me the other day and said it is the film he was looking forward to seeing over Christmas.” International media, who were treated to a showing of the film this week under a review embargo, praised Adamson for giving it a heart, humour and a fairytale quality. See the article here.

Narnia.com has updated their video game page to include the game synopsis, the game trailer as well as a behind the scenes look at the making of the game. To see it, go here. Thanks to fenris ulf for the heads up.

For those of you who haven’t seen the The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe commercial on TV, or at least want to see it again, IMDb.com is running it over on their website (more specifically, on their Narnia page). To see it, go here.

Belfast Telegraph writer Gail Walker is upset because Belfast, Ireland, C.S. Lewis’ native city doesn’t have Narnia promotional plans. This article is actually quite funny as Walker lists several ideas and then ends with “The only thing I’ve heard mentioned so far is a CS Lewis reading room in the library at Queen’s University. Yep. That’ll pack them in.” Read….

Charles McGratch of The New York Times has written a piece discussing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and it appears online at Moviefone.com. It’s quite a long piece discussing Lewis, Tolkien, and the effect which the new film is likely to have. Click here to read the story.

Maiden of Narnia writes us about the Narnia flash games now available at the Disney.com shop. You have to complete 4 levels to turn winter in Narnia into spring. The four levels are Lucy and the Statues, Peter and the Battlefield, Edmund and the Witch, and finally Susan and the Horn. Some of the games are action-oriented and some games are puzzles that must be solved. Be sure to check back on November 21 for a chance to win a trip to the Premier in London.

Douglas Gresham made a presentation at Biola University last Friday, November 11th. Chuck has alerted us that you can now listen to his presentation at via Podcast at the Biola website. Just click here to access the Podcast (iTunes 6 required).

Khorton sent us a batch of photos from Hollwyood. Click here to see a Narnia billboard and a brochure from the El Capitan Theater. The El Capitan has completely decked out their theater in Narnia regalia for the film. Order your tickets now! For more information on our El Capitan Lion Party click here.

IGN.com has posted their review for the Narnia video game for PS2. Here is a clip: “Peter, the oldest sibling, is the strongest melee character so he’s best used as a grunt fighter. Peter’s younger brother, Edmund, can climb trees and poles. Lucy, the youngest, can crawl through narrow spaces. And Susan, the eldest sister, can throw snowballs and fire arrows.” IGN also warns that the game has high-quality clips from the movie, which makes it very spoiler heavy. Read the full article here. Thanks to ’Rilian’ for the link!

TheChristianPost.com reported that LifeWay has launched a new Narnia website: LifeWay.com/Narnia. Here is a clip: ’”We believe providing conversation starters and other suggestions for discussing the film will help generate opportunities for one to share their faith with a friend or colleague,” said Gary McClure, LifeWay’s e-business marketing manager, in a released statement. “Simply put, LifeWay’s site is the Christian’s complement to Narnia.com.” LifeWay.com/Narnia features background information on the famed author C.S. Lewis, articles and reviews on the upcoming movie, Narnia resources as well as a resource for churches to instigate and promote outreach. A Webinar section also helps viewers grasp the Christian themes of the film.’ Read the full story here