In an interview about Dorian Gray, Ben Barnes was asked about the Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  Specifically, what may have changed between the book and the film.  This is a question that we all have about the film, and though many fans would like to see the film shot page for page with the book, movies are completely different animals.  Sometimes books don’t translate very well into movies as they are written.  In our own minds they seem as movies, though, and based on each of our own imaginations, when we read Narnia, each of our experiences is going to be different.  So how do you take C.S. Lewis’ very loose, open descriptions to film and make everyone’s version?  You really can’t.  But what about a story like that found in this book?  Well, on film, it needs more than the book has.  Here’s what Ben has to say about it.

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Cinesite today confirmed that we have won a large contract for visual effects on the latest installment in the highly successful Chronicles of Narnia series, “The Voyage of The Dawn Treader.”

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I’m back from vacation to bring you more great Narnia news than you can possibly dream of. I can’t give specifics of my vacation, but I can say that I did visit Middle-earth while I was in New Zealand, and that I saw wonderful, weird and marvelous creatures while I was away. Onto the news: The C.S. Lewis Festival returns for its seventh year, expanding its offerings into early October.

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Ain’t It Cool News has posted two aerial pictures of the Dawn Treader taken as it “sat” at Cleveland Point in Australia.

Warning: there is some vulgarity and innuendo in their post, so avoid clicking over if such language may offend you.

From Skandar Keynes’ official website: “Edmund has been removed from the dungeon.”

As many of you may know, our fearless webmaster, Paul is currently on vacation and cannot respond to the mailbag. However since he’s been gone, the mail has piled up on the kitchen counter here at NarniaFans. After cleaning out the fridge, I figured I’d hold up some of your letters to the light and see what you all sent in and answer for him.

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From Skandar Keynes’ official website:

Skandar is still at Cleveland. But instead of being on the magical Dawn Treader Edmund is filthy,  bruised and finding himself in another dungeon. Sound familiar?

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Media co-ordinator on the film, Ernie Malik said the Dawn Treader has been a popular attraction for locals who have been curious about the ship’s colossal structure.
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We have it on good authority, from a very reliable source, that filming officially wrapped at Cleveland Point on September 24th. There is no word on where the ship will move next, however.

Word is the wrap was announced at the end of the day after shooting on the Dawn Treader all day. No word on what was shot, though filming will continue until the official wrap on or around November 13.

Kerrie Burney’s [it's all about ME] blog has posted three final pictures of the Dawn Treader at Cleveland Point.  We believe the ship will be taken apart and reassembled at another location as filming continues at various spots in Australia.

Of special note is the first picture.  This was taken from some distance and shows damage to the Dawn Treader’s side, which we have seen close-up in previous spy shots.  From this view, the damage does not look that bad.  Could this have been caused by the Sea Serpent?