Gresham on Caspian and What's After It
Voyage to tread soon.
by Paul Davidson
March 30, 2007 - Prince Caspian is taking advantage of the rugged New Zealand coastline as production continues in the South Pacific. Co-producer Douglas Gresham is already looking ahead, however, at what needs to be done for the next few Narnia films.
Gresham recently confirmed to New Zealand's Radio Rhema that they were looking at releasing the upcoming sequels only 12-18 months apart. Voyage of the Dawn Treader is definitely the next one, but where it will be made remains undecided. Gresham praised New Zealand's scenery, artisans, and technicians, but lamented their lack of better movie-making facilities. He also seemed to confirm that Queensland with its new water-tank facilities was in the running, although there were other locations under consideration.
"Well, [the Australians are] not the only people," said Gresham. "I mean, quite a few people are after the next movie; we'll just have to wait and see what works the best. I mean, it's a simple matter really of where the best facilities are, the best deals are — is where you make your movies these days."
And while child actors growing up too fast tends to be a complication for filmmakers (see Harry Potter), Gresham acknowledged the opposite problem when planning Prince Caspian and Dawn Treader. The latter takes place several years later in the chronology of the books, but will be shot shortly after the Caspian shoot ends. However, by using make-up to make them seem a little younger in Caspian, everything works out.
Gresham also said the children (the two younger ones, anyway) would be the perfect age for The Silver Chair — which will follow Dawn Treader — and The Last Battle, in which they are grown-ups. He seemed to hint that TLB was a sure thing, but might be a long way off. It will most likely be the last of the series to be made, but there's the question of when (and if) they plan to make The Magician's Nephew, which is a prequel to the other stories.
In his interview, Gresham also touched on the mythological characters and symbols in Narnia — Bacchus and the nymphs and so on — and how they're sometimes misunderstood by the novels' religious readership. Narniweb.com has a recording and transcript of the talk online.
March 30, 2007 - Prince Caspian is taking advantage of the rugged New Zealand coastline as production continues in the South Pacific. Co-producer Douglas Gresham is already looking ahead, however, at what needs to be done for the next few Narnia films.
Gresham recently confirmed to New Zealand's Radio Rhema that they were looking at releasing the upcoming sequels only 12-18 months apart. Voyage of the Dawn Treader is definitely the next one, but where it will be made remains undecided. Gresham praised New Zealand's scenery, artisans, and technicians, but lamented their lack of better movie-making facilities. He also seemed to confirm that Queensland with its new water-tank facilities was in the running, although there were other locations under consideration.
"Well, [the Australians are] not the only people," said Gresham. "I mean, quite a few people are after the next movie; we'll just have to wait and see what works the best. I mean, it's a simple matter really of where the best facilities are, the best deals are — is where you make your movies these days."
And while child actors growing up too fast tends to be a complication for filmmakers (see Harry Potter), Gresham acknowledged the opposite problem when planning Prince Caspian and Dawn Treader. The latter takes place several years later in the chronology of the books, but will be shot shortly after the Caspian shoot ends. However, by using make-up to make them seem a little younger in Caspian, everything works out.
Gresham also said the children (the two younger ones, anyway) would be the perfect age for The Silver Chair — which will follow Dawn Treader — and The Last Battle, in which they are grown-ups. He seemed to hint that TLB was a sure thing, but might be a long way off. It will most likely be the last of the series to be made, but there's the question of when (and if) they plan to make The Magician's Nephew, which is a prequel to the other stories.
In his interview, Gresham also touched on the mythological characters and symbols in Narnia — Bacchus and the nymphs and so on — and how they're sometimes misunderstood by the novels' religious readership. Narniweb.com has a recording and transcript of the talk online.
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