I think a lot of people were disappointed to learn a few months ago that William Moseley was no longer attached to Ironclad. But TheHollywoodReporter has announced Will has a new role in the upcoming film A Great Education, which will co-star Emma Roberts and Ben Kingsley.

“The story centers on a working class young man (Moseley) who enters Harvard College, where he joins the singing group the Krockodiloes, gets mixed up in the social whirl and falls for a society girl (Roberts.)”

In Warwick Davis’ (Nikabrik) upcoming autobiography, Size Matters Not, he tells a funny story how he came to be known as “Tickabrick” on the set of Prince Caspian in the Czech Republic. You can now watch an amusing video where he reads the excerpt by a fire. View it here. The book releases later this month. Thanks to James for the link.

NarniaWebber Daredevil sent in a spy report with a link to an interesting story. Prince of Persia director, Mike Newell, said that he considered two Narnia actors for the lead role in the new Disney movie. James McAvoy and Ben Barnes were early contenders. You can read the full story here.

We’re a bit slow on this story, and for that we apologize, but if you’re in the Chicago area, Walden Media and HarperCollins have some exclusive The Voyage of the Dawn Treader materials available at the International Reading Association Convention today.

From Walden’s website: “Here are some of the top must-sees of the convention: This year, Walden has placed an exclusive RAMONA & BEEZUS and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER bookmark in each goody bag. The HarperCollins booth will be handing out exclusive Ramona & Beezus and Voyage of the Dawn Treader materials. Be sure to visit their booth to get these special teaching tools.”

You can read the full story on Walden’s website here. And the official IRA Convention website is here. Today is the last day these things are available, so hopefully if you’re in the area, you can still make it down there.

Thanks to 7chronicles for the heads-up!

We’ve gotten a little information about this year’s C. S. Lewis Summer Study Program. Read on for more information:

The Christian Studies Center is offering a unique chance for any undergraduate to take 2 classes on C. S. Lewis. Classes are open to any undergraduate, and class credit transfers nationwide. Dr. Devin Brown (Asbury University) will be teaching a course this summer that will explore Lewis’s life and his fiction writing, with a special focus on the Chronicles of Narnia. Brown is one of the leading authorities on C. S. Lewis, and is the author of Inside Narnia, Inside Prince Caspian, and Inside Voyage of the Dawn Treader. His class, C. S. Lewis and the Oxford Circle, will be taught June 14th-25th. Dr. Jerry Walls (University of Notre Dame) will be teaching a course on C. S. Lewis’s philosophical writings. Walls is the author of numerous works of philosophy, as well the co-author of C. S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer (InterVarsity Press). His class, Philosophy of C. S. Lewis, will be taught June 1st – June 11th. Housing for students from out-of-town is available. For more information, go to: http://thechristianstudiescenter.org

Weta Workshop has just introduced one of the coolest products available to the public that I’ve personally seen: Weta Legs.

Weta Legs are a unique, low profile, professional grade reverse leg stilt for creature and costume performances in movies, television, theatre, circus, street performances and other creative performances. Something previously reserved for commercial film and television projects, they are the first of their kind available commercially to the public.

Weta has also posted a video showcasing their new Weta Legs (modeled by Shane Rangi and inventor Kim Graham) that you can view here.

You can own your own pair of Weta Legs for a mere $1,320.00 NZD (which equates to approximately $945 in the USA). More information on the Weta Legs can be seen on Weta Workshop’s website here.

To go along with the other tie-in books being released in October for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, HarperCollins will be publishing a C. S. Lewis Bible.

Thought-provoking meditations from beloved author C. S. Lewis’s own spiritual writings are paired with corresponding Bible passages in The C. S. Lewis Bible. This NRSV Bible provides readings comprised of over 600 selections from Lewis’s celebrated spiritual classics, a collection that includes Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, A Grief Observed, The Four Loves, and The Weight of Glory, as well as letters, poetry, and Lewis’s lesser-known works. Each reading, paired alongside relevant passages in the Bible, offers C. S. Lewis as a companion to a reader’s daily meditation of scripture.

Sample pages from the C. S. Lewis Bible can be viewed here and more information on this Bible can be found on HarperCollins’ website here. You can also pre-order the Bible here.
Thanks to johobbit for the heads-up!

UPDATE: In digging around for more information on the C. S. Lewis Bible, I ran across another book being released on Oct 12 called ‘A Year with Aslan: Daily Reflections from The Chronicles of Narnia’.

In the tradition of A YEAR WITH C. S. LEWIS, get your daily dose of Narnia inspiration in this first of its kind collection of 365 readings from the beloved children’s series. A Year with Aslan will select the most thought-provoking and poignant passages from all seven books in the series, and provide reflective questions that get the heart of what matters most.

Website is here. Preordering is available here.

The IMATS (International Make-up Artist Trade Show) Conference, held in Vancouver Canada, has added Howard Berger to the roster of keynote speakers featured at the conference this year. IMATS will be held on April 17 & 18 and Berger will speak on April 18 from 10:30am – 11:30am. As Paul Martin pointed out on NarniaFans, there’s a very good possibility that Howard may mention a few tidbits regarding the makeup and creature design for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Ticket prices for both days are $60.00 CAD and $35.00 CAD for one day. More information is available on the IMATS website here.

NarniaWebber icarus writes: “An interesting feature in this magazine here with Doug Cartwright, the guy who did the Leadlights (which is apparently pretty much the same thing as a Stained Glass Window) for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It’s not the longest article ever, but it does give perhaps one of the first mentions for the Scrubb’s house set (we’ve heard a brief mention of the bedroom set before, but nothing of the rest of the house. I would assume the leadlights for this set would be in the hallway or on the front door probably):

Doug walked through the sets in progress, and, at Sound Stage 5, a crew of builders was working swiftly to assemble a free-standing group of houseless, three-walled rooms. “The first batch of leadlights was for the rather drab and conventional Scrubb House, from which Lucy, Edmund and their cousin Eustace depart for Narnia. Then there would be some much more stylish panels of Narnian leadlight to go into the Royal Stateroom doors onboard the ship.

Though he does also mistakenly refer to one of the fauns on set as “Mr Tumnus” but we can forgive him that one.”

The article is on page 23 of the Logan Central Magazine PDF here.

Thanks icarus for the find!

Fox Filmed Entertainment has posted an opening for a summer intern in its Brand Marketing department.  The job description specifically mentions that the intern will be working on the brand marketing for the DVD/Blu-Ray release of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It also gives details about the work involved:

Brand Marketing within Home Entertainment is responsible for all the strategies and budgets surrounding the DVD and Blu-ray release of the theatrical films.

•    Current projects and tasks that will be assigned to the intern(s):
•    Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of The Dawn Treader Release Strategy
•    Create a comprehensive competitive analysis of the first two releases, including release strategy, sales, creative and marketing programs
•    Work in conjunction with brand manager to develop launch strategy including product development, packaging, placement and promotional ideas

It’s an interesting glimpse into how things work in a home-entertainment brand marketing department. You can see the posting here.
Thanks icarus for the heads-up!