[thelionscall] Ireland Considered for Narnia

The Irish Independent reports that scouts are inspecting possible
locations for Prince Caspian in Ireland. In The Lion, the Witch, and
the Wardrobe, the exteriors of Narnia were represented by locations
in New Zealand and the Czech Republic.

Hoping for lion's share of Narnia sequel

Ireland is being targeted as a likely location for a sequel to the
Christmas movie blockbuster 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'.
Disney scouts are here checking out locations in several counties
for 'Prince Caspian', based on the next book in Belfast-born author
CS Lewis's 'The Chronicles of Narnia' series.

Irish film industry chiefs are keeping their fingers crossed that
Disney will opt for Ireland. More than €200m was spent on the
production of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', which was made
in New Zealand and has already grossed €600m worldwide since its
December release.

There have been secret talks with Irish filmmakers who, if the
venture goes ahead, would be involved as co-producers of 'Prince
Caspian'. A top industry source said: "The location scouts have been
here for two weeks. They have also been looking at sites in Britain.
They know from previous experience what is available in terms of
production facilities in Ireland. We're hoping they will find
locations here that suit. They have to make their minds up pretty
soon. They want to start filming by autumn. They want to use the
same young actors who played the characters in 'The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe'."

Director Andrew Adamson said: "If we don't make it now we'll never
be able to, because they will be too old."

<b>Article found on www.Narniaweb.com</b>

~Melissa Jean
(Charity C. Ledesma)

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