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Second Narnia film offers magic, danger, even catharsis
-Posted by: Quivi
'Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" is a "completely different world" from the first film of the chronicles, says Mark Johnson, producer of the upcoming second film based on C. S. Lewis’fantasy novels.
"This is a much more physical movie than the first one and it's still cooperating with magic. But I think the sense of danger is much more real."
Johnson, during his recent promotional visit to Tokyo, also said: "What's wonderful about the Narnia franchise is each story is completely different with new characters and new themes. And in fact in all seven books, the only common character is Aslan, The Lion."
"Prince Caspian" opens here on May 21, following the March 16 release in the United States.
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Reprise time: Summer films offer Indy, Batman, Narnia, X-Files
-Posted by: Quivi
Studio executives hope they've trained their audience well as the season of summer blockbusters arrives.
From May through mid-August, Hollywood will bank on the idea that there is at least one movie every week - and sometimes two - that you simply must see.
Summer features such box-office staples as Will Smith, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Jack Black, and brings back beloved characters such as Indiana Jones, Batman, Speed Racer, Carrie and her "Sex and the City" gal pals, the "Narnia" kids, the Incredible Hulk and two very different agent couples: paranormal troopers Mulder and Scully and comic spies Maxwell Smart and Agent 99.
A look at the lineup:
May 16: Things sure can change in 1,300 years, as Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie learn when they go over the rainbow again in "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," the second instalment in the fantasy franchise based on C.S. Lewis' books.
Only a short time has passed for the siblings in England, but centuries have gone by in Narnia, which now is under the bootheel of the tyrannical Telmarines and mean King Miraz. The Pevensies encounter a new ally - Caspian (Ben Barnes), the rightful heir to Narnia's throne - and are reacquainted with old buddy Aslan the lion, again voiced by Liam Neeson.
The three years since the first movie, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," have resulted in huge digital advancements in how director Andrew Adamson could depict computer-generated creatures such as Aslan.
"It's little things like when Lucy first sees him this time, she runs up and gives him a hug. . . . It's a great image to see a little girl hug a lion," Adamson said. "And there's a great shot in this film where Aslan actually tackles someone off a horse and rolls around on the ground with them. The level of interactivity makes it so much more real." ... Read More ...
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