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Narnia to be Created in New Zealand

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the if-it-worked-for-middle-earth dept.

SCS writes "It has been confirmed that the The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be made in New Zealand as part of a five film line-up of C.S. Lewis's Narnia fantasy book series, with New Zealander Andrew Adamson of Shrek fame as its director. Filming begins next year, and Weta Digital has already started the graphics work. Also reported at the BBC and HeraldTribune.com."

2 of 408 comments (clear)

  1. Oh No! Them Scary Christians'll get me! by Syncdata · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    How foolish if anyone misses out on reading these books, or watching these movies, because there is an underlying christian tone.
    Matt Murdock is catholic. Did you cross yourself when you left Daredevil?
    You act as though you'll have to pass a preist and a baptismal fount as you enter the theatre.
    Disclaimer: I am Catholic. If you read this post, I hope I didn't somehow taint your purity with my icky Catholicism.

    --
    "Inattention makes clowns of us all" -Bean
  2. Re:BBC already made them & there's a DVD box s by Wag · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They're OK. But like most made for BBC productions, the production values are quite poor.