International Trailer for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
FilmWeb has posted the second trailer for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It appears the official title for this trailer is “International Trailer.” It runs two minutes and fifteen seconds, with subtitles in Polish. Check it out here! The trailer itself will reveal a lot of plot changes from the book, so if you’re avoiding spoilers, you may want to avoid this trailer. If you choose to watch it, join the discussion.
UPDATE: It’s on YouTube! View it here, or download it using this link (720p).
UPDATE: The english version is up…
UPDATE: View our screen captures below (new shots only)…
Transcript:
Lucy and Edmund walk into the Scrubb’s house. Harold is reading the paper.
Lucy: We’re home!
Lucy and Edmund are in Lucy’s bedroom. Lucy’s looking into a mirror.
Edmund: Lucy, have you seen this ship before?
Lucy: It’s very Narnian isn’t it?
Eustace walks into the room.
Eustace: What’s going on here?
Lucy: Edmund the painting!
Eustace runs to tear the painting from the wall.
Edmund: No Eustace no!
The bedroom fills with water and all three swim to the surface. As Lucy arrives at the top, she sees the Dawn Treader approaching.
Lucy: Edmund!
Caspian and Lucy are pulled from the water.
Everyone now aboard the deck, Caspian addresses his crew.
Caspian: Behold our castaways, King and Queen of Narnia.
The crew kneels before them.
Lucy: Reepicheep!
Reepicheep: Your majesties!
Eustace throwing a temper tantrum screams at the crew as they stand around smirking.
Eustace: Where in the blazes am I?
Tavros the Minotaur: You’re on the Dawn Treader.
Eustace takes one look at the minotaur and faints. The crew laughs.
Tavros to Rynelf: Was it something I said?
FROM C.S. LEWIS’S EPIC MASTERPIECE
Caspian, Lucy, Edmund, Eustace, and Reepicheep sail through the sea of lilies where they arrive on the shore before the edge of the world. A giant wave is in the background as they greet Aslan.
Lucy: Aslan.
Aslan: You have come far. Your adventure begins now.
A water nymph leaps out of the water in front of the ship.
Caspian, Edmund, and Lucy look up into the sky as a brilliant blue light descends upon them.
Lucy: Look!
The light transforms into Lilliandril.
Lilliandril: Travelers of Narnia, I am your guide.
Caspian: You are most beautiful.
Lilliandril: If it is a distraction for you, I-I can change forms.
Caspian and Edmund: No!
Caspian and Edmund look at each other. Lucy looks at them and rolls her eyes.
Coriakin throws a map across the room in his library.
Coriakin: There is the source of your trouble.
The white witch appears as a phantom in green smoke.
Edmund: You mean a witch?
Coriakin walks around looking at Edmund.
Coriakin: Something far more powerful than a witch.
Green smoke crawls down the stairs and seeps into the room.
Coriakin: It can steal the light from this world.
Lucy: How do we stop it?
Coriakin points at Edmund.
Coriakin: That sword you carry must be laid at Aslan’s table.
Shot of Edmund drawing a sword in a cave.
Shot of everyone walking around Aslan’s table. A great feast sits on it.
Coriakin: Only then can their true power be released.
Seven swords sit on Aslan’s table. They glow blue and then a great beam of light shoots up into the air.
Coriakin: You are all about to be tested.
The Dawn Treader approaches the Dark Island.
Green smoke crawls onto the ship.
The White Witch: Edmund, come with me. I can make you my king, and much more.
The White Witch reaches out to Edmund.
The White Witch: My King.
Lucy: NOO!!!
Caspian: EDMUND!
The sword Edmund is holding glows blue.
Reepicheep soaking wet in a rainstorm clings to the ship.
Reepicheep: Onward to our destiny!
Drinian, Tavros, and Edmund stand at the helm of the Dawn Treader.
Tavros: What do you think is in there?
Sailors row boats towards Ramandu’s Island.
Someone (Drinian or Rynelf?): Things you can barely imagine.
Lucy walks through a doorway and as it closes becomes invisible on the island.
Shot of the Dawn Treader from above with Drinian at the helm and the crew standing around.
Shot of Lilliandril.
Lilliandril: The fate of Narnia depends on you.
Lilliandril turns back into a star and shoots up into the air.
Lucy looks down at a book with a bunch of jumbled letters. Blowing the dust off, it turns into The Book of Incantations. Lucy smiles. The book is opened and pages are turning rapidly. Lucy slams her hand down on the book. The next moment it is snowing and Lucy looks around smiling.
Dragon Eustace flies overhead.
Caspian addressing the crew. The crew shouts “For Narnia!”
Caspian and the others battle the slavers in the bell tower.
Dragon Eustace flies over the volcanic island below.
The sea serpent erupts out of the ocean. The Dawn Treader lists to one side and the crew falls backwards. The sea serpent roars. Lucy aims an arrow.
Dragon Eustace flies over the Dawn Treader. One of the fauns does a somersault across the deck.
Eustace is surrounded by jumping Dufflepuds.
Reepicheep climbs the mast of the Dawn Treader and looks out from the crows nest and smiles.
Lucy, surrounded by Caspian, Edmund, Eustace and Aslan, kneels down to say goodbye to Reepicheep.
The sea serpent goes to attack Eustace as a dragon, and Eustace breaths fire back at the sea serpent.
Aslan roars.
Final credits.
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Just bas a note, I'm pretty sure Lilliandil says, "I can change form," not "I can change forms."
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That bad, right?
the thing with down treader is that it had a lot of stories in one book. like the dragon i sland was a story of its own and dufflepud island. It worked great for a book, but with a movie you really can't have that it needs to have one plot not several, so they needed a reason to go to each island more of a reason the the seven lords, or was it nine lords. I think at least from the trailers they did good.
this is sad in this post and comments to post every one had some kinda typo. I meant dawn treader not down treader
This preview is great!
AWESOME AMAZING WONDERFUL CANT WAIT!
(Go Team Gale!! and a little team peeta. im right now more of gales but abit on team peeta! ya….. š )
I just wish they wouldn't try to make Edmund look like he's giving in to the Witch's temptation…. wasn't he the ONLY ONE in PC that was able to get rid of her?? They're making his character seem weaker and less than what he really is. =(
Edmund's a big boy, I'm sure he'll do fine in the movie, they won't make him weaker and less what he really is.. Even the strongest people have weak moments..
that was waaaaaaaaaaaay better, but I hope they don't make edmund fight with caspian about lilliandil….like peter wwas fighting with caspian in PC…..i hope edmund remains the changed, true, sweet, straightforward boy we say in the other movies
AWESOME… I can hardly wait.
WOW! Dunno if I already commented but, mise well go ahead either way! This trailer, so far, has been the best out of the last 2 trailers I have seen! So much more action and more additional scenes shown really blew my mind. Especially seeing the White Witch as a phantom and then seeing more of her in Edmund's nightmare! It still has that funny moments being shown which although it is rather a serious adventurous movie, it still has it's moments of smile and laughter! Maybe it is just me but I feel this movie will most likely be a big hit! Actually, I feel it will be better than Prince Caspian.. who knows, maybe it could top The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe? =P Haha. Either way, I feel it should do well enough to bring on the next film, "The Silver Chair" baby! š
Ok, I have changed my mind. THIS LOOKS AWESOME! The whole 'White Witch' thing kind of bugs me, but I think it'll be a good movie, even if it's nothing like the book. I CAN'T WAIT FOR DECEMBER! But I guess I'll just have to. š
Ok I take back anything I said about this movie previously. I give you one word – EPIC
My thought exactly!! I was watching the trailer and thinking how cool it will look in 3D :D. While I wish they had stayed closer to the book, I am sure it will be an epic movie and hope it will be a great success.
Both of those are my absolute favorites of the whole series, Aunt Letty! I hope they don't stray too far from the storyline.
WOW! i love it, searisly š
This is so much better than the first one! Now I "want" to see it!
Yes I'd be really sad about that! He's my favorite character.
First thoughts watching the trailer were this looks like this will be an awesome movie and where are they getting all these plot points from. If I hadnāt read the book and didnāt know what is supposed to happen I would have no problem with the trailer and think everything looks amazing. But since I have read the books there were a few think that have me slightly concerned (not that Iām not still pumped for the film). Most of it is just little annoyance. The only thing I really concerned about is this source of your troubles part and how they keep showing the White Witch. How many times does that woman have to die? Also, Iām afraid they may try to bring in the Lady of the Green Kirtle into this film. But Iām still really thrilled the film is almost here.
You don't know what anal retentive means?
awesome!!…I don't care if some parts of the movie were not on the book….the most important to ME! is that I will see the third movie…the best!…exciting!! I'm sure it will be a very great movie!
WHRE IS THE LINK FOR THE DOWNLOAD?????
This latest trailer for Voyage of the Dawn Treader has really boosted my excitement to see the final product when it comes out in December. I've been following along on NarniaWeb for some time now and I've seen both the positive and negative aspects that people have been commenting about.
One thing that I always try to remember is that no movie can be exactly like a book…and I would never want them to try. It's a lot like tuning an instrument. When you're really out of tune, it doesn't sound great, but it doesn't sound absolutely horrible either. As you get closer to being in tune, the note sounds worse and worse. It's only when you are perfectly in tune that the note sounds perfect. The same holds true with people's impression of movies, except that with movies, you have the added difficulty of hundreds of different ideas of what things should look like or how they should play out. I don't think Voyage of the Dawn Treader or any other movie is going to live up to everyone's expectations…that's a pretty impossible order to fill.
As for this trailer specifically, I actually am excited to see where the film-makers are planning to take this one. I like that they've given us the chance to see into the hearts and minds of our main characters (especially Lucy and Edmund). Coriakin's comment about something evil that was more powerful than a witch does not necessarily equate to an individual. To me, it seems as if he is referring to the fact that the Darkness (or whatever it will be referred to) is a very powerful and dangerous enemy that preys upon the deepest, darkest fears and dreams of every individual who encounters it. Think about it…what was Edmund's darkest hour? He even tells Eustace in the book that Eustace was nowhere as bad as he was. Edmund was a traitor. Wouldn't that come back to haunt him?
I always thought it made Peter seem more real in Prince Caspian to see him getting frustrated about the fact that he was once High King of Narnia and now must contend with being a British schoolboy in war-torn London. Not exactly his first choice, I can assure you. Edmund is starting to get to the same point, I would think. Peter is away studying and Susan is in America, which leaves Edmund as the oldest and, with the war still going on, he feels like he could be doing more…should be doing more. Afterall, he was a King of Narnia and he has the experience. I don't know, it just makes him seem more human to me.
As for the appearance of the other two Pevensies (Peter and Susan), I read somewhere that it was supposed to be part of a sequence that is kinda like the part in Prince Caspian where Lucy walks through the woods to find Aslan, only to realize that it wasn't real (she was sleeping). The events are taking place in her head (or in some sort of vision), which I think will only serve to add a little depth to her character.
Wow, after everyone complained about the seven swords, now I see why. I didn't mind that Eustace as a dragon fight against the seas serpent and some of the other minor changes. Let's hope that Fox does not go overboard with so many details that what makes the book special. I agreed with Glumpuddle's video assessment on YouTube that DT was an adventure and there really are no antagonist to fight or to save Narnia from. Let's hope that if the rest of the series becomes a film, not everyone of them is "Let's Save Narnia." PC already nailed that phrase after LWW, and especially, it should NEVER be used for the LAST BATTLE.
mo wonder that's what "Prince Caspian" said in "The Disaster movie"…ugh!I HATE MOCKERIES!!!but I have to sya,it's a bit true…every movie they've done sounds like that(okay,just a WEE BIT)..and I LOVE THIS TRAILER THE BEST!!!!
I mean *no wonder" and "I have to say"…sorry:typing in the dark is a bit addling to the eyes
Totally AWESOME! Although I don't like the part where they have to lay the seven swords at Aslan's Table. Eustace,fainting,LOL! I wish they kept closer to the book though. Eustace/Dragon is tiny compared to the Sea Monster, cool fight scene. Does Ed HAVE to have a crush on Lilliandil?
If it helps, the LWW trailers definitely emphasized the battle of Beruna over tea with Tumnus, and we wound up getting both in the full-length film.
I know the seven swords bit sounds like a movieland 'MacGuffin' (Alfred Hitchcock's term–yeah, I'm a movie-nerd). But there are good and bad MacGuffins, the Maltese Falcon being the most famous. It wll all depend on how the swords fit in, symbolically or otherwise, with themes of wisdom, overcoming desire, and personal growth.
This is awesome!
I can barely wait for this movie! And I just have to say I dont mind changes, I think they are necessary when you make a movie out of a book. And if you have read the book, would it not be a slight bit boring if the movie was EXACTLY the same? Then nothing would surprise you. Changes means someone has used their imagination and using imagination is always a good idea. The most important thing I think is to capture the essence and communicate a feeling…
I didn't really know what to expect when watching this trailer, but now that I'm finished all I can say is WOW! This movie is going to be awesome.
(to the tune of 100 bottles of beer on the wall) Two months of waiting to go, two months to go. Unless something-goes-wrong at the studi-ooooo, two months of waiting to go.
Sorry, I just had to do that. I am just excited. This is the best trailer by far.
The film I think will be great, hands down.
Yes there are some plot changes, but every film has had changes, remember when harry potter 6 was sliced in two?
This film is about seeing voyage on screen and enjoying it with friends and family, its not about moaning about plot changes, besides it could have been worse, at least the entire book remains
this is too amazing
! But i swear tht at the end ill cry
Exactly. I'm very disappointed š
Sigh…
I'm afriad we're talking about bigger things than Eustace stealing oranges instead of water (WHAT! HOW COULD THEY? LOL). We're talking about changes to the spirit AND storyline of it. Why can't they just keep to the point? It's not supposed to be anything about saving Narnia (much less the world), it's not supposed to be anything about soul eating darkness, epic battles, or finding your true self. It's supposed to be about adventure, mostly, and, as GlumPuddle (I think that's who it was) said, 'longing for one's true home'. It's just turning out to be cliched, derivative of LotR to a great extent (Ramandu's Daughter looks like a younger version of Galadriel to me), and just 'much ado about nothing', in my opinion. And I think we who love the story for what it is (not for the special effects that can be put into it, or the silly Hollywood stuff that they can't make a movie without), have a bit of a right to be upset and to complain. Even if it does no good.
Sigh… It's not SUPPOSED to be a SERIOUS adventure story. The only really kind of serious part in it is Deathwater and the Sea Serpant. The rest is just, well, adventure. Why must everything be dark and serious and gloomy, so that lightness has to be ADDED in? Why can't it just be the story C. S. Lewis made?
I also can't believe so many people who were upset about the changes can so completely change their minds after seeing a trailer with a bunch of special effects and flat actors (Ben Barnes, anyone?). *stops ranting*
We aren't asking them to make it exactly like the book… but we also don't want it to be nothing like the book, with a few of the same names and places inserted to hype fans of the book. I liked LWW fine, even though they did change some things, because the storyline was intact. PC was a disaster, and this looks like it will be even worse. For all of ya'll who were saying how upset ya'll were about the changes, and now changing your minds, you'll just encourage the filmmakers to go on doing it to the other movies they make. Instead, we should harp on it, and harp on it, until they realize we're serious… but I suppose the damage has been done, and it's too late anyways. But I'll NEVER say I like the big changes they've made…
Ya'll all have probably just sealed the fate of the other Narnia movies š When the movie makers read all ya'lls enthusiastic responses to this trailer, they'll realize that with a bit of special effects and neat music, they can get almost everyone on their side š
well, I doubt he would be offended if he was reading this. He seemed to act a certain way on purpose around the fans- trust me, he was like the opposite of the other guy- he LOVED the attention. He even moved a little table out and sat and ate near the fence away from the extras tent where the other telmarines were and just ate by himself. Then he was passing bags of nuts through the fence, etc. I mean weird in a good way. He was very entertaining.
Oh, and Starily- he's an older guy, has dark hair and a goatie-beard type thing. I think he may have been wearing a hat at some point but I don't know if they all wear hats at certain times or not.
I haven't been on their side since PC came out. But I don't think they've cared what the book fans think since LWW. There's a lot more people who haven't read the books and who can be won over with shiny sparkly special effects than there are people who actually love the books and want to see them on the screen.
It's terribly difficult. Ideally, I'd have liked to have seen the book intact, but that may be short-sighted. Many of the changes look fine and cinematic, some look likely to dilute the messages in the book (but I guess we have to wait and see). Ultimately, if this is what it takes to get the franchise back to an ongoing financial proposition for Fox, then so be it. I'd rather see more films than a perfect rendition of DT as the last. There are still the books and excellent, faithful radio versions.
I certainly agree with Laura Elizabeth that we don't want to see a movie that is the Voyage of the Dawn Treader in name only. There should always be a certain amount of accountability to the original story contained in the book, be it the text or the intent behind the text. I am definitely not advocating that filmmakers should just give up on trying to remain true to the book. We have to remember that there are times when things that can be conveyed in a sentence in the book that take five to ten minutes to convey onscreen.
I don't necessarily agree with all of the changes that the filmmakers might choose to make, but I understand that everyone has their own vision of what the film-version of the story *should* look like. Not everyone interprets the story in the same way. If they did, what would be the point of writing it? People would read it once and be done with it.
The three or four examples I cited in my last post are indicative of that. They show how the filmmakers have taken some license to make the characters human and relate-able to the audience. I don't honestly think that I could believe in a young man (Peter or Edmund) having lived a life as a King of Narnia and then returning to war-torn England without being just a little frustrated, especially if he was promised that he would return to Narnia someday.
What it comes down to is that I have chosen to reserve my final judgment for when I actually see the movie in its entirety. I recommend that others do the same, but I respect anyone's decision regardless. All I know is that movie trailers are designed to bring in an audience, which means that the Voyage of the Dawn Treader trailers are probably targeted to people who are not already die-hard fans of the Chronicles of Narnia. They need to include things that will draw people in and make them want to see the movie when it comes out. Not all of it will necessarily be in the movie and not all of what is in the movie will be conveyed in the trailer.
Sigh…you know if they did make it too light and exactly like the book, worldwide auidences would consider it boring and not watch it, no auidience means no sales, no sales means no future films and then you guys would be whining.
and if they made it too much like the book, it would be the bbc version, and then you would all complain.
Lets watch the film then comment, lets give the guys a break, I mean they did make us a film just for us.
I am still concerned about the seven swords. But the trailor was amazing! I may honestly be able to enjoy the movie. But I'll wait until December to make my final decision.
This is going to be NOTHING like the book. But, despite everything i think i'll like it.
although this trailer is better than the first.
Here, Here!
Well said! To the point exactly!
"I wish they would have learned their lessons."
So do I…
But, considering (as I understand–I could be wrong) that the script writers haven't changed from the last two movies, we shouldn't be surprised if the "feel" of the movies (plot changes, cliche lines,etc) doesn't change either. The writers probably have their own style, and I doubt they'll change it for this movie since the two movies done so far were extremely successful (PC wasn't as, but still–up against a lot of other films it was huge). They'll probably just do what they've done before. We probably will see changes in other things though. The things that Michael Apted has control over etc. We should look for those…I am curious for one!
I am actually disappointed. Itās not even the Dawn Treader story! Why did they do that??? I likeā¦canāt believe how different the story is and I am really disappointed. I am still going to go opening nightā¦but I sure hope itās not like this trailer makes it out to be. If it isā¦I donāt think Lewis would like it. Does anyone have Doug Greshamās take on it all? That would be great to hear.
Are they even looking for they seven lordās anymore? Or are they just a small part? Narnia used to be such a wonderful innocent story, why did they have to change the whole plot. And another āgag meā love story. We will see!
Lewis was such a strong Christianā¦Narnia wasnāt even his greatest workā¦hope they are caring more about that than the money that will be made.
Ugh, when can I stop crying!!!
LMAO
Eustace: "WHERE IN THE BLAZES AM I?!"
Minotaur: "You are on the Dawn Treader."
Eustace: *faints*
Lilliandil: "Travelers of Narnia, I am your guide."
Caspian: "You are most beautiful."
Lilliandil: "If it is a distraction for you, I can change form."
Caspian & Ed: "NO!"
*awkward silence*
Anyway, as a die-hard book fan, I'm worried about the changes (we saw what that did to PC), but for this film, I think they might work out better. The trailer is AMAZING. I can definitely see the benefit 3D will have now š
Douglas Gresham, interviewed by Ian Kath in "Your Story" episode 46 says the following:
"The LWW was very close to the original book, because the book was written in such a way that lent itself to being transcribed into the film medium. Prince Caspian: we had to make some fairly major changes because the book isn't written that way. And in this movie, there are a lot of differences in it also, to, as Hollywood says, "drive the plot". I'm ambivalent about whether they're really necessary or not; I don't really think so, but that's how they wanted to do it, and it was either that or not make a movie, so I said, well, go ahead and do it, you know. And it will be very interesting to see the public reaction."
However, he also says, in the same interview:
"I inherited a moral responsibility to look after Jack's works, and to, I felt, to make films out of them that still carried all the important messages which Jack was trying to tell us in these books, and yet were delightful movies. I think, so far, we've done very well."
From the same interview:
"Go and watch the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, take all your friends, take all your friends' friends, take your enemies – you're supposed to love them too – take your enemies friends… have a great time, I think you'll enjoy it."
"I think the story in the book is better, but it's still a great story".
"It's going to be a great movie. It's a fabulous movie".
So there you have it! Let's all support this film as enthusiastically as it deserves. It's amazing that it's been made given the problems with Disney. Focus on the positives, guys :o)
Well, yes. Fingers crossed and all that, eh?
Well, I know you, Bookwyrm, haven't been happy with the changes. Weren't you called a troll a while back for complaining? LOL. Yes, they don't care twopence about us fans of the books, do they?
I so agree with you, alto58. The point CS Lewis wanted to drive home about the sea serpent (Leviathan) is completely lost by keeping Eustice in dragon form. It was through humility, by listening to Reepicheep's advice and NOT fighting the Leviathan, that their ship was spared. It's also important to show Aslan converting Eustice back into human form. He had a soft heart that was buried in hardened (spoiled) experiences. By shaving off his hard exterior through Aslan's painful clawing, CS Lewis revealed several aspects of humanity. Shame the filmmakers couldn't see the depth and richness in all this! š
Indeed I unfortunatly do.
More unfortunate is it's continued use in the english language. I know that slang is almost un-avoidable, and rude talk is becoming more common, but that does not excuse such a crude reference.
While I agree with most of what was said, I am not so sure that we will not see Aslan removing Eustace's dragon form. But it does look like the filmmaker's are using the serpent as a way for him to "earn" it.
Sadly