The fourth finalist has been announced in The Chronicles of Narnia Ultimate Fan Contest. Check out the link below to view November’s King of Narnia!

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Congratulations glumPuddle! You rock! (Even though the real #1 site for Narnia Movie News is very clear , but hey, what’s wrong with being #2? (-Tuesdays with Morrie) )

Two months left. Two more finalists. Enter now for your chance to win a trip to the Prince Caspian set and cover the day’s events for the production blog.

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Do you find yourself checking wardrobes for portals into magical lands? Do you engage in arguments over who is the more cunning warrior – the centaur or the minotaur?

In short, are you the ultimate Narnia fan?

If so, enter “The Chronicles of Narnia Ultimate Fan Contest” for your chance to win a trip to the set of the next epic Narnia adventure – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. This once in a lifetime experience will be chronicled for the world to see — your interviews of cast & crew will appear as a video blog entry on the official site.

Each month a finalist will be selected and featured on the site as the “King or Queen of Narnia.”

Six finalists will be selected.

The winner will be determined by you, the Narnia fans.

How to participate:

To enter tell us or show us why you are the number one Narnia fan by submitting one of the following

(1) a video recording (or)

(2) a written testimonial along with either (a) a photo of yourself or other items that displays your interest in Narnia or (b) an original illustration of Narnia-related artwork.

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Today is C.S. Lewis’ 108th Birthday! Thanks to Claire for reminding us of this fact! Here’s a little bit of info about the author for you. You can read more about him by clicking on C.S. Lewis on the menu.

Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland (now in Northern Ireland) on November 29, 1898. His father was Albert James Lewis (1863-1929), a solicitor whose father had come to Ireland from Wales. His mother was Flora Augusta Hamilton Lewis (1862-1908), the daughter of a Church of Ireland priest. He had one older brother, Warren Hamilton Lewis (Warnie). At the age of four, shortly after his dog Jacksie was hit by a car, Lewis announced that his name was now Jacksie. At first he would answer to no other name, but later accepted Jacks which became Jack, the name by which he was known to friends and family for the rest of his life. At six his family moved into Little Lea, the house the elder Mr. Lewis built for Mrs. Lewis, in Strandtown, Northern Ireland.

Having won a scholarship to University College, Oxford in 1916, Lewis enlisted the following year in the British Army as World War I raged on, and was commissioned an officer in the third Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Lewis arrived at the front line in the Somme Valley in France on his eighteenth birthday.

C. S. Lewis. (2006, November 28). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:12, November 29, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C._S._Lewis&oldid=90647679

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Chronicles of Narnia star Georgie Henley made the switch-on of Ilkley’s Christmas lights a magical evening on Saturday.

The schoolgirl film star, who lives in Ilkley, told the many families gathered on The Grove how the town’s festive lights had always been a highlight of the year for her.

She told crowds that of all the places she had visited on her film-making travels, including New Zealand, Japan and the United States, she still liked Ilkley the best.

Georgie, 11, played Lucy Pevensie in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first of Disney’s big-screen adaptations of C S Lewis’ classic children’s books. She’ll return to the Narnia set in early 2007 to start shooting the sequel, Prince Caspian.

Crowds waited in a cold and breezy Ilkley town centre for the young actress to make her appearance and push the brightly coloured plunger to light up the town for Christmas.

The build-up to the lights switch-on began with some festive singing, led by Ilkley singer, Shirley Britton, and a parade of schoolchildren, air cadets. Then Father Christmas aboard a horse-drawn carriage, made his way to The Grove from Springs lane, led by Town Crier Chris Richards.

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Sorry about the late updates, but here we go. In episode 17, when host John Burkitt (EveningStar) and Austin Furey (CSLewisFan) get into it, anything is likely to happen. And it did. News, reactions, book and movie talk , and a poignant Byron on Wells story round off the program.

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In episode 18, your host Andy Filipowich is joined by Roger Thomas (PrinceOfTheWest) and John Burkitt (EveningStar) to discuss location news for the upcoming Walden Media film of Prince Caspian. They also do a take on Book and Movie Talk and John performs his Byron on Wells story “A Beaver’s Responsibility”. We are gradually changing elements of the soundscape…let us know how we’re doing!

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TalesOfWonder.com recently purchased the remaining stock of a selection of Limited Edition statues and collectibles manufactured by Weta Collectibles. Included in the purchase are the V-Rex vs. Kong Statue (one of the most impressive statues recently produced for the collectibles market), Kong’s Last Stand Statue, Kong Deluxe Chess Set, Kong: Venatosaurus Attack Statue, Narnia: Peter on Unicorn Statue, Narnia: General Otmin Statue, Narnia: Orieus Statue and Narnia: White Witch Statue. The suggested retail value of the inventory purchased is in excess of $1,000,000.

“This is a landmark purchase for Tales of Wonder,” stated TalesOfWonder.com COO Andy Eaton. “It furthers our goal of being the top provider of collectible statues and busts. The quality of Weta’s statues and collectibles are among the best in the industry and fits right in with our selections from Bowen Designs, Gentle Giant, Moore Creations, DC Direct and others. We are excited to offer them to our customers at reduced prices.” Customers interested in purchasing any of the Weta pieces can visit TalesOfWonder.com or use the following URLs:

Weta Collectibles Sale Catalog:
TalesofWonder.com

TalesOfWonder.com is one of the largest direct market retailers of trade paperbacks, hardcover books and merchandise related to the comic book industry. Founded in 1999, TalesOfWonder.com has grown rapidly as a result of its focus on customer service, competitive prices and wide selection of product. TalesOfWonder.com recently announced a promotion with The Hero Initiative to raise money for the comic book related charity. Together, TalesOfWonder.com and Hero will be giving away George Perez to one lucky fan for a day. Details can be found at TalesOfWonder.com.

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Movie Studios Tally Earnings

The American Thanksgiving is commonly used for the start of the new movie year, and the movie studios have tallied their earnings for 2006. According to the Toronto Star in Canada, The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe came in second for the highest grossing film, earning $291,709,845.

The only movie to earn more money then Narnia was The Pirate of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which made $422,543,393. Narnia beat such movies as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($289,994,397) Cars ($244,052,711) and X-Men: The Last Stand: ($234,360,014)

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“C.S. Lewis in his writings teaches us that the way to be good evangelizers is to open the imagination especially of young people by teaching them to think and to dream,” said Father Stephen Penna.

“He also teaches us that we are called to read stories that provoke the imagination of children.”

Penna, a professor at St. Joseph’s College at the University of Alberta, made his comments during a panel discussion on C.S. Lewis at a symposium on Lewis at Newman Theological College Nov. 18.

Other panelists were Joseph Pearce, an author and professor of literature at Ave Maria University in Florida and Archbishop Thomas Collins.

“This is a happy moment for me because for the first time in my life as a priest and as an academic I get to speak about someone who really shaped my thinking as a child. I am a self-confessed C.S. Lewis nerd,” Penna declared.

“My happiest thing when I was a kid was to (stay home) sick and curl up in my bed and open up the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or one of the seven marvellous books and dip with Lewis’ guiding hand into that (enchanting) world which created in my young mind a space for playing in a world that was exciting, that was adventurous, that was filled with parables.”

In an interview Penna said Lewis “writes books that don’t talk down to children. He writes books that treat children with respect and sets their imaginations on fire, especially with the notion of a wonderful world and worlds dwelling behind the reality that people see.”

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Thanks to “TheWhiteWolf”, and a site called “The Technos Guild,” we can confirm that Prince Caspian will be shot in Auckland, New Zealand during February and March 2007. After shooting wraps in New Zealand, filming moves for a heftier four months of production in Prague, Czech Republic. We’re not sure if the shoot will move to Ireland, as was rumor.

Prince Caspian is filming under the pseudonym “Toastie.” The Prince Caspian production company is named “Wimbleweather Ltd” after one of the characters in the story, a Giant. The film pseudonym is a stark contrast to the one used for LWW: One Hundred Year Winter. This is more than likely because of the change in setting for the story. The Production Company name suggests a huge project is to be filmed. Pretty exciting stuff, as it gives us some definite hints at what is to come.

Here’s what it says on a New Zealand site:

Toastie
Format: 35mm Feature Film
Dates: February – March 2007 (NZ Sector)
Location: Auckland and Prague
Production Co: Wimbleweather Ltd
Director: Andrew Adamson

This is in line with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, which was filmed under the titles: One Hundred Year Winter and Paravel. It filmed in various locations in New Zealand and the Czech Republic.

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We’ve just posted the sixteenth edition of the NarniaFans Mailbag. We’ve answered five letters this week, covering the blooper reel, costuming and hairstyles, Prince Caspian, and more. Keep those e-mails coming!

Click here for the sixteenth NarniaFans Mailbag!

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An actor is sought to play the role of Glenstorm in Prince Caspian. The requirement is for a male, aged 50+, black, preferably at least 6′ tall and of African descent, and with good upper body definition as he will be required to perform shirtless. The character is a Centaur, the leader of the Narnians. He is strong and imposing; dignified and honourable. Glenstorm is the father to many sons who fight alongside him in battle. This is the only role currently being cast.

[Stars In My Eyes - The listing has moved to page 2, so we've direct linked that, instead.]

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