The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, is currently in post-production and heading to theaters on May 16th. But first, the good prince — and the cast and crew of the film — will be stopping by Manhattan this weekend for the third annual New York Comic-Con.

Join IGN Movies’ Editor in Chief Eric Moro this Saturday, April 19th, as he moderates the Prince Caspian panel. Joining him for the event will be Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian), William Moseley (Peter Pevensie), Peter Dinklage (Trumpkin), and producer Mark Johnson for an audience Q&A and a screening of exclusive new footage from the film.

It’s one year after the events of the first movie, but over a thousand years have passed in Narnia when the Pevensie siblings return to the fabled land of Aslan. There, new adventures — and dangers, of course — await them as does a new ally in the person of the titular prince.

New York Comic-Con is, as always, being held at Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Center this weekend. So stop by the IGN Theater at the con on Saturday, April 19th at 11 a.m. All non-talking lions will be caged, we promise!

Visit IGN for more, and keep an eye over there for the conference

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Narnia producer Mark Johnson is currently riding a wave, and we’re pleased to say: Congratulations Mark, you’ve not let us down yet, and we’re all excited for Prince Caspian and beyond. Variety has an article about him, today, and it mentions the first public screening of Prince Caspian that was held a few nights ago:

On this morning, he and “Narnia” director Andrew Adamson are going over studio notes from a preview of sequel “Prince Caspian” the night before in La Verne, Calif. Even though some 65 non-civilians from Walden and Disney comprised a third of the test audience, Johnson is a model of calm.

That’s one reason why he landed the gargantuan gig in the first place. He’s a hands-on producer with a steady gaze, easy manners and a firm handshake.

With a budget heading toward the $200 million mark, “Prince Caspian” tested just fine, Johnson says, while admitting that this second installment in the C.S. Lewis series is a darker, more dramatic, boy-friendly action piece than the $180 million “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” which grossed $745 million worldwide.

Thankfully, an Americanized adaptation from Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall earmarked for Paramount — set in Brentwood and featuring not Turkish Delight but cheeseburgers — never jelled, and the blockbuster returns for the first “Harry Potter” pic gave Walden the confidence to proceed with a British-accented series.

Read the rest at Variety.com

‘Nettiebelle12′ posted this on imdb.com’s boards about a day ago: Last night was the first ever screening for Prince Caspian. The special effects are far from complete, but it is a brilliant movie. I might think it better than the Lion Witch and the Wardrobe.

Needless to say, sounds promising!

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I’ve been in talks with Play Along Toys about their upcoming line of highly detailed Prince Caspian action figures. They told me they were going to add Narnia to their website in December, and they will be adding a new preview figure to the site every week or so until the movie arrives!

Look for more exciting announcements regarding these figures and more, very shortly.

Narnia Action Figures at Play Along Toys

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According to Narnia.com, the Narnia part of San Diego’s Comic-Con will show more than just the
fan art! It will also show footage of Prince Caspian as well as provide opportunities to talk with people who are working on Prince Caspian.

Narnia.com writes, “There will be a special preview of ’The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ at San Diego Comic-Con 2007. If you are lucky enough to attend you will catch a peek at never-before-seen footage and talk with filmmakers of the second installment of the epic fantasy adventure series. Join director Andrew Adamson, Producer Mark Johnson, Weta Workshop’s Richard Taylor, Creature Designer Howard Berger, Visual FX Supervisor Dean Wright and Costume Designer Isis Mussenden as they answer your questions and share their experiences of filming Prince Caspian around the globe! Also, be sure to collect the exclusive Prince Caspian Comic-Con poster, designed by fans on Narnia.com.”

The Comic-Con will be from July 26-29 in San Diego.

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ComingSoon.net visited ShoWest, where Disney previewed their 2007-2008 film line-up. The 2 1/2 hour International Distribution Marketing Presentations culminated with Disney/Buena Vista batting clean-up with an impressive line-up of footage and trailers, many of them having never been seen previously. It included never-before-seen footage from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Ratatouille, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Enchanted and even a preview of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

They then showed an impressive production reel for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which will open on May 16, 2008, including concept art for the sequel’s new characters and soundbites from director Andrew Adamson and make-up FX supervisor Howard Berger, talking about the differences with the sequel and how they’ll get a chance to show how the different creatures fight, and there was accompanying battle pre-vis to demonstrate what they meant.

Anyone have pictures? Send an e-mail our way!

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Narnia Fan ‘heney’ has attended one of the Narnia Event Previews put on by NarniaResources.com. He posted the following in the forum:

I’m sure that most of you have read the reports from these preview screenings that have been happening: Cinematical.com

I attended one last night and I must say that most of the descriptions were fairly good, but just a little vague, which is understandable because whose going to be able to remeber all the images you are bombarded with when watching this ten minute preview. Anyway I went last night, and wanted to add something to these reports that no one seems to have mentioned yet. The ten minute segment was a lot like an extended edition of the latest trailer, and where I was most impressed was with the acting of the cg animals. Mr. Beaver looked and acted superbly, but Aslan really shined. One scene gave me the chills.

SPOILER WARNING!:

As Aslan approached the stone table, he was being mocked as he was in the trailer, and a creature is harassing him with a spear. Aslan glances over in a kind of “Just back off and let me do this thing.” type of manner and subtly growls at the creature, who immediately backs off. It was perfect. You could tell that Aslan was saddened, yet with one roar, or one swipe of his paw he could’ve ended it all. It was amazing.

END SPOILER.

Ok so I wanted to put myself out there for questions about what was shown, theres no reason for me to give you a shot by shot, because many people have already attempted that, but if you’ve got questions about what others have said than please ask away, I’ll do my best.

Ask some questions here

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The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly (#802) has previewed The Chronicles of Narnia.

December: Four schoolchildren enter an enchanted land where animals talk and snow is a deep religious metaphor in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, adapted from the C.S. Lewis classic. Christian trappings aside, “It’s the universal story of family coming together to save the world,” says director Andrew Adamson. Animators will render the messianic titular feline, while Tilda Swinton brings flesh, blood, and menace to the White Witch. The Wardrobe…is just a box made of wood.

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Download the Preview now! I’m working on getting screencaps up. Would have had them up sooner, but I received “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition” a day early, and you know what that means. I spent most of the evening visiting Middle-earth!

Anyway, the preview of Narnia is available for download at some links below, and I’ve taken 1000 screenshots and cut it down to 100.

The movie clip is 25 MB and is in Quicktime format. To download the movie, try downloading from AICN below or one of the mirrors. Right click and click “Save-as”.

Trailer
Mirror

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