Archive for July 29th, 2009

Andrew Adamson to direct adaptation of Mister Pip

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Andrew Adamson, who directed the previous two Narnia films: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian prior to passing the reigns to Michael Apted for the third, has just written and will direct an adaptation of the Lloyd Jones novel, Mister Pip.  It is a film that is set in a province of Papua New Guinea, where director Adamson spent much of his childhood.

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The Dawn Treader is in one piece (UPDATED)

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Narnia Fans Spy ‘Craig’ sent us a report that, not only is the Dawn Treader in one piece, but they are preparing it to be moved.  There is not yet a mast on the ship, nor a crows nest or a sail, but it does look pretty spectacular.  It is a very long ship, as described, and I am sure there is plenty left to do on the ship.  However, now that it is all in one piece, things should be progressing even more quickly, as the last details like that are sometimes quicker as more teams are able to do their jobs to complete their own portions of the work.  This could include a paint job, as the ship currently looks like they just put it together.

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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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