News for Aug. 16, 2006

Narnia Sequel ‘Prince Caspian’ Starts Shooting in January

8/16/06, 10:28 pm EST - Xoanon

The next part in the Narnia series is to begin filming in January 2007 and brings together the same four rising stars as in the "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" for another battle against the forces of evil. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the Christian parable and sequel to last year's hit The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, will begin shooting in January 2007 in ‘the forests of Europe’, producer Mark Johnson revealed. Disney is targeting a summer 2008 release as director of the first Narnia sequel, Andrew Adamson, again co-writes and directs. As Director Adamson returns for the new sequel along with the young quartet of British actors: Georgie Henley, 10, Skandar Keynes, 14, Anna Popplewell, 17, and William Moseley, 18, he shared: “If we don’t make [the film] now, we’ll never be able to because they’ll be too old. [More]