Monthly Archives: October 2009

Howard Berger Turned Down “Wild Things”

NarniaWeb reports, Howard Berger has said that the classic children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, was one of the things that inspired him to work in makeup effects. His mother read the book to him every …

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LWW and PC Screenwriters Provide Script For “Captain America”

AceShowBiz reports, Not much has been unraveled on the development of “The First Avenger: Captain America,” but Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada has recently brought a much needed update on the superhero project. During the Q&A session at Big Apple …

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Iraq Troops Create “Beyond Narnia” Book Club

According to USA Today, Sgt. Neil Gussman, 56, came to Iraq knowing that deployments can be filled with torturously slow periods waiting for something to happen. Gussman, who enlisted in 1972 and later joined the Pennsylvania National Guard in 2007 …

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Win a Copy of “Prince Caspian”

Walden.com is giving away 500 copies of the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Teacher’s Edition.  You can learn more and enter here.  Good luck!

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Dawn Treader Finally Leaves Cleveland Point

Last week, Bayside Bulletin reported that “the last of the Dawn Treader [left] Cleveland Point bound for MovieWorld on the Gold Coast.” The Redland City Council is now deciding what to do with the empty space. You can read the full …

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LWW Screenwriter Ann Peacock Will Adapt “Airman” for Disney

Variety reports that Scribe Ann Peacock will pilot the adaptation of the novel “Airman” for Disney and Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers. Gil Kenan is directing and Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey are producing the $150 million motion-capture fantasy adventure through …

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More Pictures: Dragon Cave and England, Concept Art

Our friends at MundoNarnia have found more pictures.  One of them appears to be of the dragon cave because it has treasure in it.  Another picture is of a woman riding a bike, which further confirms our spy report we …

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Narnia Stars Are Beautiful…

What do you think? Two of the Narnia cast–Ben Barnes and James McAvoy–have made EmpireOnline‘s Top 100 Most Beautiful. (This is your lucky day, fangurls!) James and Ben won a dashing #9 and #38. You can access the website here, …

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UK Releases “Creation,” A Movie About Charles Darwin

On his official website, Skandar Keynes gave the following news item. Skandar’s father’s book about Charles Darwin has been made into a feature film Creation and is now on release in the UK. The film directed by Jon Amiel opened …

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Australian Couple Brings Dawn Treader Crew a “Taste of Home”

Bayside Bulletin reports that “Birkdale couple Louise and Adrian Warner, who run Britain on the Bayside,” brought the Narnia cast and crew a care package, a hamper full of British goodies like crisps, Cadbury chocolates, ”Minstrels, a larger, non-coloured version of M&Ms; …

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