Archive for July 24th, 2009

Correction: Dawn Treader Filming Started on July 22?

Friday, July 24th, 2009

No sooner did producer Perry Moore say that Principal Photography started next week, than we got reports to the contrary from a number of people.  I haven’t been online in a few hours, though, so I wasn’t able to catch them until just now.

Director Michael Apted’s personal assistant Cort Kristensen says that filming started on July 22.  They’ve got the first shot of the movie’s schedule, though there is no word on what that shot is, or where it will fit in the movie.

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Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Principal Photography Starts Next Week

Friday, July 24th, 2009

After months of wondering when they were going to start shooting, we now have solid word from producer Perry Moore.  He was speaking to someone at ComicCon who asked when filming would begin, and he was able to confirm that it starts next week in Australia.

@doorQdotCom: Voyage of the Dawn Treader starts principal, in Australia, next week, as per producer Perry Moore. #ComicCon

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Dawn Treader Wharf Set Video – Aerial View

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Narnia Fan Spy Craig White sent us this video from Channel 9 News in Australia that features a terrific aerial view of the wharf set that we finally had some clarification on yesterday.  It will only be used for three days of shooting.  One thing that is interesting about the report is that they said filming would begin in three weeks. One question on our minds is what part of the Voyage of the Dawn Treader is this going to be? More, and the video, after the break.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition Pulls into Union Station

Thursday, April 9th, 2009
May 22, 2009toAugust 23, 2009

Narnia: The ExhibitionHere is the official news release about the Exhibition, in full for those who wanted more information.  Thank you to Mark Sommer for reminding me that this was available!

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition will open Memorial Day weekend at Union Station Kansas City. The Station becomes the third museum and first in the Midwest to host this exhibition. The Becker Group, Ltd., which recently combined operations with Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, produced the exhibition in partnership with Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media. Based on the blockbuster film series and C.S. Lewis’ beloved fictional books, the 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art entertainment and educational experience offers visitors the opportunity to tour scenes from the famed literary world of Narnia. Through authentic costumes, props and set dressings from the magical Narnia films, visitors will enter a three dimensional world that combines the wonders of science with aspects of fantasy. Tickets are on sale now at unionstation.org.

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