Narnia Fans » William Moseley

A whole slew of Narnia and other film site journalists got the chance of a lifetime: to visit the set of Prince Caspian in Prague. It’s cool, I’ve got my passport ready for the next one.

Anyway, here we’ll start with our sister site NarniaWeb, where glumPuddle has interviews with William Moseley and Skandar Keynes.

William Moseley

Q: So, we heard you did some horse stunts?

William: Yeah, we did some horse stunts. Recently, I did the biggest horse stunt I’ve ever done. I had to… Actually it sounds pretty crazy even to me. But I basically had to chase a running horse, I had to grab onto the saddle, I had to kick a guy while the horse was running and I had to jump onto the back of the horse, and carry on going…all in a courtyard at four in the morning and it was raining.

Q: Did you do that yourself?

William: Yeah, I did that myself. It was easy [laughs]. The thing was, like, it’s funny when you do stunts like that, because you know you can do it, and if you’re not quite getting it, then…I don’t know, you want to do it again and again and again, but you don’t really realize how dangerous it is at the time, until you look back and go, “Oh, at take 7, I probably should have taken a break.’

Q: How many takes did you do?

William: Seven. That’s all I was allowed. I wanted to do eight, but seven was all I was allowed. Two were perfect, five I was kind of like, holding on for dear life a couple of times.

Q: Were there any wires involved?

William: No wires, no. It was good, though. It was really fun. They must have a lot of faith in me.

Q: Are you ready for the fight?

William: You know, last week I was really worried about it, because I haven’t really have much chance to train for it. Like I said, I think they have quite a lot of faith in me with these stunts, so they think, ‘Oh, he doesn’t really need the training,’ but it’s an over-one-hundred beat fight, so I’m sort of thinking, ‘I think I might need a bit more training than this,’ and they’re like ‘No, you’ll be fine, you’ll be fine, you’ll be fine.’ We were meant to shoot it last Wednesday, and it’s Monday today, so I was really lucky that the weather hasn’t been so good. Few more days practice.

Q: Do you actually practice with Sergio Castellito (Miraz)?

William: Yep, I fight against him. But mostly, what’s really cool is the stunt coordinator’s going to double Miraz. So, the stunt coordinator and I have a really good connection and a good understanding, like, he’s taught me all of everything I know, so it’s going to be a good one-on-one.

Skandar Keynes

Q: So what’s it like to come back for a second time around?

Skandar: It’s been really cool. It’s been really great to see everyone again and like, reuniting the family, to be very cheesy. Yeah, it’s been great here in the middle of nowhere, it’s beautiful. And what we’re doing is really cool, we’re like walking out [of Aslan's How] and everyone is [cheering]. So I’m having a good time.

Q: So in the movie, Edmund is only a year older. But you’re actually a few years older?

Skandar: Yeah, I was 12 when I started the first film and I’m 15 now. I’ll be 16 at the end of the shoot.

Q: I remember last time they had problems with you growing too much…

Skandar: Yeah, I grew 6 inches in 6 months. I felt growing pains last night actually. (laughter)

Q: The costume department said they have a computer program now to determine the patterns and how to make the costumes fit as you guys grow and keep them consistent.

Skandar: I had the chainmail, and I kept growing. And it’s precise enough that if I grew, it would completely change underneath.

Q: Did you wear chainmail in the last movie too?

Skandar: Yeah, I’m actually wearing a lot less now.

Q: I bet you wish you were wearing it now after getting stabbed in the leg. (laughter)

Skandar: Oh yeah, [Will] totally just stabbed my leg! He draws his sword and then moves it back but as he moved it back it went “bang” on my leg. Just went right on my boot!

Read the rest of this report at NarniaWeb

ComingSoon.net also interviewed each of them, as well. You can read each of the interviews with the actors by clicking on the appropriate link below:

William Moseley is Peter Pevensie

Skandar Keynes is Edmund Pevensie

William Moseley is the 18-year-old Brit who plays the oldest brother Peter in the smash hit “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the first story in C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia.” After garnering great reviews and an ardent following of teen screamers, Moseley took the autumn off from his life in England to explore acting classes and wander the streets of Greenwich Village.

Just like the Narnia story, Moseley’s energy makes one truly believe that he finds wonder behind every cupboard door. His excitement and joy colors everything he encounters here, from acting classes to cup cakes to Downtown street life. I recently spoke to the young actor about his enthusiasm for the Village, before he left for New Zealand to shoot the second Narnia film, Prince Caspian.

You did have a plan beyond breakfast, right?

I came to hone my craft a bit before I head off to New Zealand for the next installment of Narnia, “Prince Caspian.” I find the atmosphere here, in New York so motivating. It’s funny, I knew I would have one class to take with Sheila Gray, but I worried I wouldn’t be busy enough, and now I am constantly doing scenes with people from my classes, going to theater and the movies.

For me acting is so much about confidence. If you believe you are good enough you give that off and it makes you actually better. So studying with a teacher where I am being exposed to method and sensory work seems to have moved my acting to a different level.

What’s next after the Village?

Well, I leave for New Zealand at the end of January, and then we shoot there and in Prague, Slovenia and Poland. This role is going to be very physical, with lots of battles. I have been training in Gleason’s gym in Brooklyn. It is a place where they see me, as rather smallish boy with a funny accent, and they make me earn my respect there. I have been studying sword fighting as well, which is sort of a dream come true because when I was a boy my mum wouldn’t let me fight or kick box because she thought I’d just use it against my sister. Now I am getting to do it all.

[Read the rest at The Villager]

William Moseley’s favorite Village spots

Magnolia Café: “Yes, I would wait in line for a cupcake.”

Cowgirl Café: “I love that I get to have a taste of the south and still stay in New York.”

Fat Cat: “Pool tables and shuffle board— what could be bad about that?”

Bread and Pastry Café: “For the paninni. Need I say more?”

Cafe doma: “Decaf tea and a place to write or read or just look out the big window”

William Moseley, the actor that played Peter in first Chronicles of Narnia movie, has been nominated by CBBC newsround in their poll of, “Fave celeb.” This week, Moseley is running against Alex Pettyfer, Billie Piper, Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.

Click here to vote for Will!

Thanks Bekhee for the tip!

“You just be the character, you use your imagination,” he says. “When you imagine Aslan [the story's benevolent lion], you just see some highly individual perception– I saw a majestic creature. I enjoyed being able to create my own Aslan instead of someone else putting it there in front of me.”

The finished film delighted Moseley, who turned 19 in April. “We all had very high expectations,” he says, “and it actually went beyond them.”

Moseley credits the film’s success to director Andrew Adamson’s adherence to his artistic vision. “We’re so lucky that we had someone who said what he wanted, did what he wanted, and didn’t let anyone push him around,” Moseley says. “He’s so quiet, yet he’s so strong”

A sequel, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, is in the works, but its producers are keeping details under wraps. “We’re going to shoot in January, and that’s going ahead,” Moseley says, and shooting is slated to continue through the summer. “I haven’t seen a completed script yet,” he says. “They’re keeping it really hush-hush. Whether it’s even finished, I don’t know.”

We’ve just posted the fourth edition of the NarniaFans Mailbag. We’ve answered seven letters this week, including such topics as cast letters, William Moseley’s non-disclosure on whether he has a girlfriend, and more!

Click here for the fourth NarniaFans Mailbag!

Our Dancing Lawn Moderator ‘~Rogue~’ has done it again! She’s gotten an interview with William Moseley, the actor that portrayed Peter Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He’s also signed on for Prince Caspian. Anyway, here’s the exclusive interview:

1.Do you have a religion and if so what is it?
Urm I do believe in God but I’m not very religious, I’m…probably Christianity

2.What is your favourite brand of jeans?
Favourite brand of jeans……probably Sevens.

3.What other films have you auditioned for apart from Narnia?
I auditioned for Prince Harry, I auditioned for a film called Goodbye Mr Chips, I auditioned for a film called Lorna Doone. Lots of different things really

4.If you weren’t acting, what would you be doing now?
Probably be at University now I should imagine. Apart from my exams…I’ll probably stick to acting.

5.Who’s the most insane person in the Narnia cast/crew?
Hmm a cross between Georgie and Skandar.

6.Are you looking forwards to filming Prince Caspian?
Yes I am. I’m really really looking forward to it.

7.Do you think filming LWW will affect your future career as an actor?
Urm, yeah, dramatically but I think it will affect it for the good. Amazingly, amazingly well. I’m really lucky to be a part of it.

8.What was your best/funniest experience on set?
Probably the time, when I told Skandar that sugar-glass was actually edible, he ate it and it turned out that it was silicone. He didn’t like it very much. Quite a good moment.

9.What do you think of Skandar’s Check the Gate song?
It’s not really Skandar’s Check the Gate song, it’s everyone’s check the gate song and I do like it. I think it’s very funny-cracks me up. He [Skandar] tried to steal it but it’s not his song.

10.Have you been offered lots of roles since the release of Narnia?
No actually, not that many. Urm I auditioned for a few things but I haven’t really been offered anything. Well, one part.

11.What’s your favourite band?
Good question. Urm dunno really. I quite like the Bravery. Urm I dunno, there are so many bands I like it’s crazy. I like a bit of the Rolling Stones sometimes. Lots of different types.

12.Do you ever visit any of your fansites?
Sometimes actually, when I want to say thank you to them for doing such an amazing job of keeping up with it, yeah I do then.

13.Who do you think would win in a fight between you and Skandar?
OMG oo that’s a difficult question. Honestly? Or do I have to like lie? Honestly, I could probably beat Skandar with my arms behind my back, blindfolded and with both my feet tied together.

14.What other works of C.S Lewis have you read apart from Narnia?
I’ve read pretty much all of them.

15.If you could play any character from a film, who would it be?
I’d quite like to be Brad Pitt in Fight Club. Quite a good part. Or Leonardo DiCaprio in Romeo + Juilet. That would be quite cool.

16.What’s your favourite film?
I quite like a film called Apocalypse Now and another film called Leon.

17.Do you have any pets?
Yeah, I have a cat and two goldfish. One’s called Campden [edit:Louise: I THINK thats what he said but I couldn't hear very well.] and one’s called Stroud which are the areas we got them from. Very inventive.

18.Who’s your best friend?
I have a very good friend called Charles Blanche (sp?). He’s one of my best friends.

19.What shoe size are you?
About an 8 or a 9.

20.Do you REALLY have a Myspace account?
No. I don’t actually have a Myspace.

21.Do you dance?
Yes, I love dancing. I dance terribly but I do like to.

22.What shampoo do you use?
At the moment, I’m using Trésemmé. It’s good stuff.

23.If you could live in any other country, what would it be?
Probably the Carribbean or something like that. Chill out.

24.Do you like Harry Potter?
Yeah I do like the stories. I think it’s good. I do like [the films] but I think I’m getting a bit old for them now. They aimed at like kids a bit younger than me but I can still really appreciate them. (goes into random convo – Will starts questioning me!!)

25.Have you ever met any famous actors other than the ones you worked with?
I met Dawn French which was quite cool.[talking about Liam Neeson] yeah that was really cool. I did meet Liam Neeson. Nice guy. He is an Irish guy.

26.What’s your favourite scene in LWW?
The battle definitely. [to do and to watch]

27.What’s your weirdest fan experience so far?
I dunno, none of it’s really been that weird. I just feel really lucky that people are really nice to me and stuff about it. People do [run around yelling Narnia] which can get quite annoying. Well anyway it’s fun when they run around shouting “Narnia, Narnia” – that’s fine. When they start shouting “Narnia sucks” and derogatory towards Narnia, that’s when I do get upset.

28.Do you sing in the shower?
Yeah, always singing. Any type of water on me, I’m always singing.

29.Do you blow dry your hair or air dry it?
No neither. Just get a towel and whack it on. I should do [use a hairdryer] shouldn’t I? Or that’s probably a bit pouffy if I did that. They’ll just have to accept me for who I am.

30.What’s your favourite subject in school?
I quite like English literature. I have this one really good teacher. She’s really helpful and she has amazing lessons and stimulates my interest for it a little bit.

31.What’s your favourite book?
Probably this one called….I’ve forgotten. I haven’t read it in a while. But it is my favourite book. I quite like Life of Pi [starts discussing with his dad in the background about the book]

32.What’s your favourite chat-up line?
Definitely, “I’m in Narnia”, nah I’m joking. Definitely not, I’d never use that in all my life. I don’t really do chat up lines.

33.What other party tricks besides juggling can you do?
One hand handstands is my other good one. I can do all sorts of stuff and I can do Irish dancing when I get going.

34.How did you feel about your haircut in the last film and would you trust Adamson near it again?
NO! No I would never trust that guy near my hair ever again! It will never happen again. I literally…the first thing in the contract, I’m going to have a choice over my hair!

35.How tall are you?
I am 5”10 ½ ,very precise. Like 5”11.

36.What’s with the leather jacket you always wear?
My sister got it for me, it’s really comfortable and I think it’s cool.

37.Have you heard of the Willianites?
No. What is that? [I go into lengthy discussion of the Willianites and their origins and the autograph he gave to Izzy and Will asks me if I’m a Skandar or Will fan and insults Skandar BADLY – evil Will!]

38.Do you like 70s music and if so which song?
Urm Cat Stevens, Simon and Garfunkal, Bob Dylan, Supertramp, I like a bit of that. I do like 70s music, I think it’s cool.

39.Do you speak any foreign language?
No, not at all. Terribly. I’m worst certainly in German and stuff like that.

40.Are there any countries that you would like to visit that you haven’t already?
Yeah Germany actually. I’d just like to see it and explore the country.

41.Were you really showing off your electric razor in the make-up tent during filming?
I don’t have an electric razor. Skandar lied.

42.Do you still see any members of the cast?
Yeah as much as I can really. When I get down to London I can but Georgie lives in Yorkshire so she’s a bit…..

44.Is there any sort of role you would refuse to play?
Probably not really. If it was a good script and I liked it, why not?

45.Have you ever Googled yourself?
Yeah actually, just to try and get to those fans, those fansites. That’s probably why I do Google myself to get the fansites up. But I did see what people were saying about me and I was terrified.

46.What’s your general opinion on fangirls?
I like it, I think it’s really nice. I feel kinda honoured actually. Though I don’t know why anyone would want to be a fan of mine but it’s very nice of them and I do appreciate it very much.

47.Do you have any romantic interest in Anna Popplewell?
Uh no, we’re just siblings, I’m afraid, brother and sister, siblings.

48.What’s your favourite TV show?
Quite like The Office but that’s not on anymore. I love The Simpsons. And I really like this show called 24. It’s really really good.

49.Do you play any instruments?
No, I’m afraid not.

50.What’s your favourite colour?
Blue

51.What is your middle name?
Peter. My dad’s called Peter, that’s why. My name’s not Thomas or Robert.

52.Where do you shop?
Dunno really. Kinda like vintage stores and Topshop sometimes if I can, HMV, do a bit of H&M shopping, all those kind of places.

53.What’s the best thing about the USA?
It’s cheaper out there isn’t it? It’s like almost half.

54.What’s your favourite brand of tea and how much sugar do you put in it?
Only half a teaspoon and usually Twinings, well I don’t know actually, Tescos, Lapsang su shong is what we have in the house.

55.What did you do for your birthday?
Oh I’m going to have some friends over this evening (Saturday) and I had a little family thing which was nice.

56.Do you have a cousin called Molly?
No. [Starts talking to parent about tennis]

57.How did your friends treat you when you came back from filming?
Oh totally differently. Yeah, they really hated me, they were really horrible to me, yeah they basically just turned on me. They were fine, they were actually really nice.

58.Do you have a girlfriend still?
I’m afraid I’m not allowed to answer that question, I’m under contract from Mickey Mouse. Yes that’s what he said.

59.What’s your favourite food?
Don’t really have a favourite food. I quite like cereal, Crunchy Nut Cornflakes are my favourite I think.

60.What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?
Hundreds of things I done, millions in fact. There was this really nice woman on the film but she’s quite large and I just said to her “Ahh you’re just like a great big fat cuddly bear” and hugged her. That was quite embarrassing. It wasn’t very good of me. I don’t think she actually knew or paid attention so just turned a blind eye.

61.Have you ever broken any bones?
No, touch wood.

62.What was the last film you saw?
I was watching a bit of Cruel Intentions last night, a bit of Brokeback Mountain last night.

63.Are you getting used to being a heart-throb?
I don’t feel like a heart-throb. I don’t really know how to get used to it. It’s all quite bizarre.

64.Would you consider yourself outgoing like Skandar?
I think I am quite outgoing but I don’t think I’m as outgoing as Skandar in the way that I kinda think a little bit more before I speak.

65.Describe yourself in 3 words.
Charismatic, disorganised, sort of like light hearted, I just take things easily. Easy going.

66. Did you really have a crush on the producer’s niece?
I’m sorry I’m not allowed to answer that question either. Who told you that? Skandar? Yes it was, he’s a little rat. I hate that kid.

67.Do you read and answer ALL of your fan mail or just some of it?
I try to answer all of it but it’s really difficult, it takes me for ever. Cause as you probably know I’ve got exams coming up soon.

And there you have it guys. Another fine interview with another major cast member. This one was really fun.

The young foursome who star in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe know how impassioned the fans of C.S. Lewis’ classic books are.

“I found out the sequel (Prince Caspian) was happening through a teacher,” says Skandar Keynes, 14, who portrays Edmund, one of the four Pevensie siblings in the film, which is new on DVD this week. He jokes, “She had the inside knowledge.”

Adds Georgie Henley, 10, who plays Lucy: “My teacher did the same thing to me because she saw it in the newspaper that I said yes (I was going to be in the sequel). I haven’t said no, but I haven’t said yes.”

As for their status on appearing in the second Narnia film, “to be honest, it’s really a verbal contract,” says William Moseley, 18, who plays Peter. “We have been told the sequel is happening, but we have no idea when, we don’t know where and we have no idea how. We just have to sort of sit back and let the big guys work it out.”

Narnia producer Mark Johnson says Wardrobe director Andrew Adamson and screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are working on a Prince Caspian screenplay, and he expects all four young stars to return. The film is scheduled for release in Christmas 2007.

“I really hoped that, when people saw it, they got to see how much fun we had doing it,” says Anna Popplewell (Susan). “If that didn’t come across in the film, it will come across on the DVD because in the bonus material, there’s a lot of insights into the making of the movie.”

The profiles of the people in charge of the look of Narnia “is unlike any other DVD behind-the-scenes (feature),” Howard Berger says. “A lot of behind-the-scenes are so technical and specialized about things that they miss the heart of the film.”

The family dynamic that developed on the Wardrobe set, Johnson says, made the experience “more than just a movie for everyone concerned and somehow we wanted to make sure that was conveyed in the behind-the-scenes stuff.”

Adamson sought to foster a relaxed feel on the set to comfort the child stars, none of whom had worked on a major motion picture. “The beauty of what we wanted to impart here was how much a labor of love it was,” Johnson says.

“For me it’s such a really nice memoir,” Moseley says. “People can get a little bit of insight what it was like for us.”

The four young actors say they got along. “If we hadn’t, it would have been a nightmare,” Popplewell says.

A rapid-fire DVD commentary track that they did with Adamson offers a flavor of their rapport.

“Anna and Skandar were having a debate about how tall they were,” Henley says.

“I am taller than her,” Keynes interjects.

Henley counters, “No, you’re not.”

“He definitely is now,” Popplewell concedes.

“You see, we are nothing like siblings whatsoever,” Moseley says.

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films announced the nominations for the 32nd annual Saturn Awards on Feb. 15, and leading the pack is George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith, with 10 nominations. The awards will be presented May 2 in Universal City, Calif.

Batman Begins came in a close second, with nine nominations. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire each received eight nominations.

In the television categories, ABC’s Lost and The WB’s Smallville received a total of six nominations each. SCI FI Channel’s original series Battlestar Galactica garnered four nominations, while SCI FI’s Stargate SG-1 and its original miniseries The Triangle each received three nominations.

This year the academy established categories to honor and recognize video-game releases. Games that received nominations include Psychonauts, Timesplitters: Future Perfect, Guild Wars, F.E.A.R., Indigo Prophecy, Star Wars Battlefront II and Peter Jackson’s King Kong.

Best Fantasy Film

•Batman Begins (Warner Bros.)
•Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (Warner Bros.)
•The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista)
•Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.)
•King Kong (Universal)
•Zathura (Sony)

Best Actress

•Jodie Foster
Flightplan (Buena Vista)
•Laura Linney
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Screen Gems / Sony)
•Rachel McAdams
Red Eye (DreamWorks SKG)
•Natalie Portman
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm)
•Tilda Swinton
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista)
•Naomi Watts
King Kong (Universal)

Best Performance by a Younger Actor

•Alex Etel
Millions (Fox Searchlight)
•Dakota Fanning
War of the Worlds (Paramount)
•Freddie Highmore
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (Warner Bros.)
•Josh Hutcherson
Zathura (Sony)
•William Moseley
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista)
•Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.)

Best Director

•Andrew Adamson
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista)
•Peter Jackson
King Kong (Universal)
•George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm)
•Mike Newell
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.)
•Christopher Nolan
Batman Begins (Warner Bros.)
•Steven Spielberg
War of the Worlds (Paramount)

Best Writer

•Steve Kloves
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.)
•David Koepp
War of the Worlds (Paramount)
•Christopher Nolan
David S. Goyer
Batman Begins (Warner Bros.)
•Ann Peacock
Andrew Adamson
Christopher Markus
Steven McFeely
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista)
•George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm)
•Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
King Kong (Universal)

Best Costume

•Trisha Biggar
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm)
•Lindy Hemming
Batman Begins (Warner Bros.)
•Isis Mussenden
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista)
•Gabriella Pescucci
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (Warner Bros.)
•Terry Ryan
King Kong (Universal)
•Jany Temime
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.)

Best Make Up

•Howard Berger
Nikki Gooley
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista)
•Howard Berger
Greg Nicotero
Land of the Dead (Universal)
•Howard Berger
Greg Nicotero
Sin City (Buena Vista)
•Nick Dudman
Amanda Knight
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.)
•Dave Elsey
Lou Elsey
Nikki Gooley
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm)
•Richard Taylor
Gino Acevedo
Dominie Till
Peter Swords-King
King Kong (Universal)

Best Special Effects

•John Knoll
Roger Guyett
Rob Coleman
Brian Gernand
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm)
•Joe Letteri
Richard Taylor
Christian Rivers
Brian Van’t Hul
King Kong (Universal)
•Jim Mitchell
Tim Alexander
Tim Webber
John Richardson
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.)
•Dennis Muren
Pablo Helman
Randal M. Dutra
Daniel Sudick
War of the Worlds (Paramount)
•Janek Sirrs
Dan Glass
Chris Corbould
Paul Franklin
Batman Begins (Warner Bros.)
•Dean Wright
Bill Westenhofer
Jim Berney
Scott Farrar
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Buena Vista)

It’s also the last day to vote for James McAvoy for the BAFTA Awards.

From Girl’s Life: As if you don’t know, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a tale of four sibs who enter an icy, magical world through a closet, in theaters now. The film’s two kings, William Moseley, 18, and Skandar Keynes, 15, phoned us from their homes near London.

What was the most exciting part about being in this film?
Skandar Keynes: The free food!
William Moseley: The battle scene, definitely. I had to gallop a white Spanish horse across the battlefield toward New Zealand’s white snow-capped mountains. That was wonderful.
Skandar Keynes: At first, I was really bad at riding the horse and wondered why he didn’t listen. But then I gained confidence and did some cool rearing stunts on the horses. Sword fighting was cool too. I had wanted to do sword fighting–I saw it on Star Wars and wanted to do it.

You did this in full suits of armor, right?
Skandar Keynes: Yeah. I kept having to get mine refitted because I grew 6-and-a-half inches in the six to seven months we filmed. I’m now rather taller than most people.
William Moseley: It was kinda difficult to do my schoolwork in the armor. To think now that I was once sitting down, doing my English literature in full armor. You didn’t take it off during tutoring because it took such a long time to put it on and off.

What’s your favorite creature from the film?
William Moseley: The Cyclops. They were amazing. They were quite simple but had independent moving eyes that were so realistic, it was amazing. It was a rubbery plastic sort of thing, with one person in it. A really good mask. I had to battle the Cyclops.
Skandar Keynes: The wolves were really cool. There were about 12 wolves, and they were real. There was one they would let us touch, and I petted it.

Were there any on-set romances?
Skandar Keynes: Will liked the producer’s niece. She was really nice and really cute, which was sort of, “Oooh, tension.” She was told not to come on set for a bit ’cause he was really distracted. They kept saying I had a crush on Tilda [Swinton, who plays the White Witch], and it was really embarrassing. I don’t have a crush on her, but she is really cool.

Do you guys have girlfriends?
William Moseley: I do have someone special, but I’m not going to reveal who it is. We’ve been together for a while.
Skandar Keynes: I recently split up with a girl after about two months. I’m not sad. I’m over it now. It’s cool.

Are you prepared for having female fans flock to you?
William Moseley: I don’t know–it’s really bizarre. I will just take things as they come. I have to take it in my stride and take a few deep breaths and manage it in the most mature way I can. I think that’s probably the best way to deal with it.
Skandar Keynes: This one girl said she saw me in a magazine, and she was asking me all these questions about Will. I told her, “You know, Will has a girlfriend.” She was really disappointed.

Do you have any hidden talents?
William Moseley: I love juggling every now and again. I can juggle sort of anything, really. Anything that needs juggling, I can pretty much get it going. Much to my mother’s objection, I always juggle the fruit in the house. Whenever I see it, I pick it up and juggle it. But I try to be too elaborate or better at it than I am, so I drop it and my mom gets pretty angry with me.
Skandar Keynes: I can do different things with my tongue, like make it go into four parts. And I can crack my neck and my fingers. When I was young, I fell off a swing, so I have a massive bump on my middle finger that looks weird. I can bend my finger all the way back. The first time, it really hurt, but you sort of get used to it.

Thanks to Winny the Pooh Bear

Andrew Adamson, James McAvoy, Tilda Swinton, and our favorite Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve have spoken with About.com about their experiences working on Narnia. Here are snippets of the articles. Be sure to check them all out. They’re very interesting articles!

Andrew Adamson on the Mythology of The Chronicles of Narnia: ”CS Lewis was a follower of myth. He studied myth. He wanted to create a myth that combined all of them which is something that he and Tolkein argued about at length. Tolkein fought with him over Father Christmas being in this story. Tolkein was a purist who hated the idea that you’d put all of these different mythological creatures in one story. C.S. Lewis however felt that it was perfectly right to draw upon them all, combine them together and create a new myth.”

Andrew Adamson: [Read the rest at About.com]

Tilda Swinton on Working With Skandar Keynes: ”It’s just really, really easy. I have to say that working with Skandar is as you might have gathered, a very bright individual. And like all bright individuals, he’s a delight to be around. We just played. It’s just playing. We just played all day and then sometimes the camera was on and then sometimes the camera wasn’t on. It was very, very simple.”

James McAvoy on Scenes with Georgie Henley: ”It is strange but if we look at it as adults, we go, ‘Well, he was going to kill her but he didn’t because he had a crisis of conscience and realized he’s a much better person than that.” So are we scared of showing that to our children? I don’t think we are, are we? We’re showing them that there is something to be afraid of out there, but also don’t lose complete faith in the world. Let’s try to be clever about it. Not everybody who does bad things is a terrible person.”

James McAvoy and Tilda Swinton: [Read the rest at About.com]

Skandar Keynes on Turkish Delight in The Chronicles of Narnia: ”I had 35 pieces the size of my fist and I would not recommend it. If you have good Turkish Delight in small quantities, it’s good. I think it’s one of the things if you hold in your hand and it’s on set, if you have a tight grip, it’ll start to melt on your fingers.”

William Moseley on Growing Through the Chronicles of Narnia: ”I essentially did go from a boy to a young man but that was because of the environmental forces that were pushing me into that role. It’s more of the responsibility that I had to deal with. I was halfway around the world living by myself. Living by oneself is something which you deal with and you have to deal with and get on with. I had an amazing safety net below me. But dealing with adults the whole time as well, not with people your own age or people younger than you. We had jobs.”

The Boys – [Read the rest at About.com]

Georgie Henley on the Scariest Moment in Chronicles of Narnia: ”I think one of my scariest moments was being away from my friends and family. That was very scary and a little bit horrible at times. But you get used to it and now that you’ve got e-mail and stuff, it’s not that bad. We couldn’t really call them. We’d call them every day but it was hard because the time difference.”

Anna Popplewell on the Challenges of Chronicles of Narnia: ”I think technically it’s probably eye lines. We all found it a bit challenging at first, the idea of putting an awe inspiring character into a tennis ball. Whereas eye lines, it is something technical and especially if you’ve got a moving one, I think it’s hard to keep looking in that direction. [Archery] was great, I loved it. it was really fun to do. It’s not something I would have done in everyday life, so it was cool. I don’t use it around the house but it was cool.”

The Girls – [Read the rest at About.com]