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[cleolinda]

EEEEEEE! NARNIA!

Okay. I'm better now. Actually... their White Witch is... not very white, costume-wise. Fnarr. Ah, well. It's all just production art at this point. Although the banners would make excellent bookmarks if enlarged a big and printed out.

ETA: Bases from the banners, if anyone wants to use them:

Comments

[alysscarlet.livejournal.com]

Oooooooh! I'm getting all tingly just looking at these.

I know what you mean about the White Witch, but she does look very Jadis-like, which is OK.

And the armour all looks good.

I really can't believe that after all these years someone is making these films with a proper budget. It scares me that they still might cock it up, though.

[kittygopounce.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you know the answer? (My latest journal post contains a query on lines varying from the book and film of HP:PoA)

Yay Narnia rawr! I loved both books and the telefilm (I think it was) when I was little. Biggest 9 year old =sized crush on Peter back then *blushes*

[kohler.livejournal.com]

O_o shiver me timbers

[kittygopounce.livejournal.com]

Err, meant to add though, that this time 'round should be better quality because of budget, etc. And my ignorant little nine year old heart was charmed by the series anyway. Except for the cartoon creatures. Blech.

[dietcokebreak.livejournal.com]

OMG!!! It's Aslan, dear Aslan...

::thud:: Sooo happy....

[fengi.livejournal.com]

Looks like Narnia has been LOTR-ized. Which is not a good thing. Narnia is many things, but not gritty and dark and full of CGI creatures. Of course, I'm one of those people who things Muppet Yoda looks 100% more real than CGI yoda or any CGI which move around the screen like balloon animals.

[word-herder.livejournal.com]

I agree with you. Narnia isn't nearly as dark as LOTR is. It's more akin, in spirit anyway, to The Hobbit, if one really must compare it to Tolkien. I hope they don't overdo it. Isn't Disney involved with this project? That alone worries me. Disney = overbearing commercialism. I don't care if they make millions off of it; I just don't want it to be tacky.

[lost-lorelei.livejournal.com]

I'm probably the only person on earth who holds a grudge against these books. :// I should have read them when I was younger, not a cynical teenager. Bah.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she is very Jadis, which is how I managed to restrain myself from pitching a fangirl fit. See, as much as I love LOTR, *these* are the books I grew up reading. Like, all of them, every summer, and maybe a few more times each year as well.

Of course, watching Lord of the Rings get made was probably a very educational experience for us Narnia fangirls--we've seen beloved elements get changed and the world didn't end, etc. But seriously--they've got, like, the guy who directed Shrek doing this. I'm a little afraid.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the dark shot with all the armored soldiers sort of gives me pause. That's not what it's like, fools!

[maggiesox.livejournal.com]

I'm with all above who are concerned that the angst is getting ratcheted up unnecessarily. I mean, go ahead and touch on it, but...no. Not all the way, please. But am very happy with teh pretty.

[alysscarlet.livejournal.com]

You sound exactly like me. Much as I love LOTR, I'm not as emotionally invested in it as I am in the Narnia stories. They go right back into my childhood psyche and feel deeply personal. I used to get terribly upset even noticing someone else reading them! So it's a big step. :-)

But yes, we must be brave. I haven't seen 'Shrek' but am worried about its comedic elements. One of the great things about LOTR was that it played its fantasy straight, with no post-modern ironic nods. I'm deadly afraid they will try and make Narnia funny, and we'll end up with something like 'Willow' or with too much CGI.

Whereas our mantra with LOTR has been 'trust PJ', we don't have the same reassurances here. But the banners look 'serious'.

Sorry to hear about the agent, btw. But if she can't see your potential and isn't interested in repping you unless she can get a cut of your current deal then maybe she's not the right person for you...

ome of the key on my keyboard aren't orking, forgive me

[stepliana.livejournal.com]

ooooh, i hadn't een thoe before. man, i can't ait for the movie to come out. i freaking love thi book. and all of them. i reread them jut the other night, and they're till fantatic.

[eclectica.livejournal.com]

Aslan, my favorite character, ever, from all books and movies! I can hardly wait for this movie. I'm giddy. ;)

I snagged the Aslan icon, by the way. Thanks! :)

[alpheratz.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's just *perfect* for Narnia. The White Witch, and Aslan. Such a pity it's more than a year away. Is anyone else already cast?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

James McAvoy for Tumnus, Tilda Swinton for White Witch, a real lion for Aslan, and a couple of kids I'd never heard of. That's the last I heard.

Re: ome of the key on my keyboard aren't orking, forgive me

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Aww! Poor keyboard! *pats*

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Actually, I just talked to the agent, and she's figured out how to get some negotiations going. So that's turned out just fine. Yay! :)

[alysscarlet.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling she might...

"Well that's good news!" [\Pippin]

Congratulations!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I've been wanting to go back and read POA and GOF--it's been a while. So I couldn't say for sure about the Divination Class line.

[kittygopounce.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I read it, just this afternoon ... so I think I need to see the film again, but I'm pretty certain Ron says in, instead of Harry, int he film. Bleah :)

[supiluliumas.livejournal.com]

Stealing Narnia06. Thanks! =)

[seraphina-pyra.livejournal.com]

So cool!
Pyra

[punkiejeannien.livejournal.com]

woah woah WOAH! are they making a LWW?!

also, my friend Alexandros says you have to make a 15m of "Wicker Park" with lots of *sqees* for Rose whatsherface who played Breseis.

[tecno-fairy.livejournal.com]

I used to love the books when I was smaller, and the BBC TV series, which if you watch it now is the ropiest thing ever and funny in all the wrong places. Also, for some reason, I never picked up on all the religious stuff in the books; I wonder how much that will come across in the new film(s)?