Word on the Street

James McAvoy to be a Dad

Posted January 26, 2010 8:43 am by fantasia_kitty 67 Comments

James McAvoy (Mr. Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) and his wife Anne-Marie Duff announced today that they are expecting their first child. Congratulations to you both!

New Photos of Poulter and Berger

Posted January 18, 2010 9:26 pm by glumPuddle 32 Comments

MundoNarnia.com has new pictures of Will Poulter and Howard Berger on the set. Is that Andrew Adamson sitting behind Will? View them here (scroll down).

Vote for the Dawn Treader

Posted January 14, 2010 5:41 pm by starkat 23 Comments

Box Office Mojo has a new poll asking which movie people think will make it to the top of the box office heap. Voyage of the Dawn Treader is on their list. You can vote here. You must register to vote. Other movies listed range from Iron Man 2 to Toy Story 3.

Thanks to Lamppostshines for the heads up!

Prince Caspian Leaves Disney and Heads Back to Narnia

Posted January 10, 2010 11:24 pm by fantasia_kitty 10 Comments

From TheDailyDisney.com: “Saturday marked the end of the Hollywood Studios meet-and-greet with Prince Caspian from the Chronicles of Narnia movie series. Though the Prince will no longer be available for photos, the [Journey Into Narnia: Prince Caspian] attraction will continue to operate, Disney says.” You can read the full story here.

McAvoy Denies ‘Hobbit’ Rumors… Again

Posted January 10, 2010 8:18 pm by glumPuddle 20 Comments

Back in Summer 2008, a rumor started that James McAvoy (Tumnus) was close to being cast as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. James said, “There’s no truth in the fact that they’ve approached me yet.” Apparently, the rumors have returned, because James McAvoy was asked about it recently, and once again he denied it. You can watch the video here.

LWW on Disney Channel Twice This Week

Posted January 10, 2010 3:33 pm by glumPuddle 14 Comments

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will be airing on Disney Channel at 8:00pm EST on Monday and Tuesday this week. It will most likley be the extended cut, which is eight minutes longer than the theatrical cut. Thanks to ‘Narnia Lover’ for the alert.

VDT Production Funds Landscaping at Cleveland Point

Posted January 7, 2010 4:47 pm by glumPuddle 6 Comments

The Dawn Treader production company funded a recent round of landscaping at Cleveland Point. The concrete platform constructed for the Dawn Treader itself remains in place, hopefully to be used by future film projects. Read the story here. Thanks to 220chrisTian.

Is Narnia Drifting From its Vision? -WashingtonTimes

Posted January 4, 2010 12:26 pm by glumPuddle 37 Comments

The Washington Times has posted an interesting article primarily concerned with the filmmakers not having a clear vision for the rest of the series: “Considering some of the weird remarks uttered by directors and producers of the first two films: [LWW] in 2005 and [PC] in 2008, one wonders whether the will and determination exist to finish the seven-part Narnia series. … And ‘Voyage’ director Michael Apted, who has admitted to excising a lot of the religious connotations out of his 2007 film ‘Amazing Grace,’ sounds double-minded. “ Read it here and then post your thoughts. Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

Most Anticipated 2010 Movie – Vote Now!

Posted January 3, 2010 4:48 pm by fantasia_kitty 41 Comments

ScreenRant.com’s weekly poll is asking “What Movies are you most looking forward to in 2010? (Pick as many as you like.)” At the moment, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is number 8. Go vote for all of your most anticipated 2010 movies (which hopefully includes Dawn Treader) at ScreenRant’s website here.

Movie World Pictures, Round 3

Posted December 30, 2009 2:47 pm by fantasia_kitty 15 Comments

Close up of a statue - EmmaNarniaWebber Emma writes: “I visited the The Voyage of the Dawn Treader sets at Movie World today! The tour ran for about a half hour and we were shown inside Sound Stage 5 where the Dawn Treader ship is housed. The tours will run for four weeks so make sure to check it out because it’s worth it!!!!!
You can check out more pictures on my Facebook account here.” Thank you Emma!