Prince Caspian - the Movie
March 14th 2007 05:50
Ben Barnes is Prince Caspian
Well, I just finished watching the new(ish) film version of 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' (but that's another blog), and it got me thinking about whether they're being serious about this franchise or not.
So I did some indepth research (EG. checked imdb.com) and sure enough, the film adaptation of 'Prince Caspian' is well and truly underway and on target for a 2008 release. The two most famous dwarven actors alive, Warwick Davis and Peter Dinklage, have been cast as the two main dwarves in the film - Trumpkin and Nikabrik. Liam Neeson is lending his vocal talents to Aslan once again, and all four child actors from the first film are reprising their characters as well. King Miraz is yet to be cast but it's rumoured that Antonio Banderas might be up for it (according to a very reputable source, the IMDB messageboards). Pictured above is the actor cast as Prince Caspian. No word yet on who will be providing the voice of Reepicheep the brave and dashing mouse.
As Narnia fans will be aware, 'Prince Caspian' is actually the fourth novel in the Chronicle of Narnia. However, it was actually written and released second and I think it's a smart move on the part of the filmmakers to skip over 'The Horse and His Boy'. Here is my reasoning...
1. The kids who play the Pevensie children won't be kids forever, if they want to keep the same actors they need to make the films that involve the Pevensie children before they adapt anything else in the series.
3. 'Prince Caspian' follows on directly from 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' - so it just makes sense okay!
I hope this film does well, it would be great to see the majority of the books adapted for the screen. I'd love to see 'Voyage of the Dawntreader', 'The Silver Chair' and 'The Last Battle' all make it to the big screen.
As a footnote, if anyone's interested, I reviewed all seven of the Narnia books last year, here are the various reviews...
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawntreader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
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