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Anna Popplewell recently gave a quick update on The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, in which she reprises her role as Susan Pevensie.

"I am usually the last to know about these things but I know the producers are scouting for locations at the moment," Popplewell said.

"I've been told we should be starting shooting at the beginning of next year. As far as the children go, I think all the old faces will be back. We're all keen to do 'Caspian' anyway."

She also wants to try and get a namecheck for her hometown London 'burb - Finchley - in the film after managing to squeeze it in the first time around.

Anna revealed: "I really want to, I really do. I was so pleased to get it in and was over the moon when it made the final cut."

Disney is targeting a summer 2008 release for the "Narnia" sequel.- cs

-Zavier

While "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" was shot in New Zealand, the second installment, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, will likely shoot in the forests of Europe this coming January, producer Mark Johnson told The Hollywood Reporter. Disney is targeting a summer 2008 release and Andrew Adamson again co-writes and directs.

The trade adds that Adamson and Johnson will reteam to produce the third film, "Voyage of the Dawn Treader," a year after finishing "Prince Caspian."

Yay! I'm excited now. I can't wait to see this film.

-Chris

Infuze Magazine(scroll down about halfway) talked to Walden Media's Bob Beltz about the status of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, which will start principal photography this month.

-Zavier

Oh crap they're really making another one.

I thought the original was a bad Lord of the Rings. And I hate Lord of the Rings. So that should give you an idea of my opinion of the first movie. I didn't even like the book. I don't really understand why it's such a classic. Maybe there was some point to the book that I completely missed. Oh well.


Cheers, Chismeister.

The one-sheet has hit the interwebs. It first appeared over at Cinematical.

I don't know what the big deal is about Narnia. I thought the first one was average at best.

Quoted from sniper I don't know what the big deal is about Narnia. I thought the first one was average at best.

Same here. I liked the book as a child but the movie was just too cutesy wutesy and a bit silly. Although Georgie Henley was really good in it.

Quoted from Death Monkey Same here. I liked the book as a child but the movie was just too cutesy wutesy and a bit silly. Although Georgie Henley was really good in it.

Yup, "cutesy wutesy" is probably the best way to describe this movie.

That poster's gorgeous! And if the date's right, it's being released on my birthday! WOO! I think Prince Caspian was my favorite book of the series.

Yeah, Prince Caspian is my favorite book so far. Haven't read all of them...I know...I'm a disgrace to the fantasy geek nation but oh well. I love the poster. I thought the first film was an average fantasy film that's good for the first go around but it's rather boring if you watch it more than once. Nothing really stand out about it. Some films get by because they are visual effect break through films or something, but the effects in this all seemed average. Aslan was the only great piece of CGI in this. The rest sometimes even looked fake.

I hope they make this film darker--literally. They replaced the cinematographer, which is a good thing in my opinion. I guess his shots worked for the first film, but everything was so bright and saturated. I hope the color palette goes more for the color scheme of Harry Potter 5.

Either way, I'm gonna be in my seat at the theater opening night at the first screening and will most likely enjoy the heck out of it. Only after months of watching it over and over again will I come to the conclusion that it could've been much better. ha ha.

-Chris

Here's the trailer for the film:

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=39942

I was a bit surprised that there was absoloutly no build up about this trailer. It seems like movies this year have made the release of their trailer an event unto itself. This one just sort of...appeared.

Anyway, I think it looks great. And the tone of the film seems a lot less cute than the first film. I'm sure to those who haven't read the books will comment saying that it looks like just another fantasy film. I think they could've picked a better tagline than The Fate of the World Lies with the Destiny of One...because the story is so much better than that, and it just makes it feel like another coming-of-age story. But it really isn't, and this film looks ten times better than the first Narnia movie.

-Chris