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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."

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  1. Re:Whoops! Wrong turn down the Christian byway by sjwt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Having been an Atheist since rather early in my
    childhood i sure as hell dont see what
    all the fuss is about.

    Just because there are parallels and story
    foundations/ideas borrowed/copyed dosent meen
    much at all to the story..

    How much Roman history have you realy learnt
    from Starwars and Dune?

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  2. Re:Whoops! Wrong turn down the Christian byway by jotok · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually...I don't think you can explain away the Christian element in Lewis' stories (or Tolkein's, for that matter). It's not "a product of the times" nor an attempt to appease a certain audience... It is rather the point of the story, in fact. If that sort of thing turns you off, then by all means, you are invited not to watch it.

  3. WETA is this Decade's ILM by lunadude · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They have the torch. ILM was real good at envirnments, hardware, and explosions. WETA seems to bias in the direction of organics. Nifty turn of style and public taste.

  4. Re:5 movies? by SciMed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...that one would probably be very hard to make into a good movie

    There's no doubt that "The Last Battle" and "The Magician's Nephew" could be challenging to represent cinematically; but I don't think anyone would disagree that the two are critical to understanding the underlying allegory.

    Only my opinion, but I think "difficulty in making the film" should not be the primary criteria for deciding whether to make the film. Using the "difficulty" argument, one could easily conclude that Tolkien's trilogy should never have been made. Instead, asking one's self which of the stories are core to C.S. Lewis's message and life's philosophy may be better guides in determining which of the 7 books to pursue.