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Andrew Adamson Moving Back to New Zealand

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:23:28 GMT

The Herald Sun reports that Andrew Adamson is moving his wife and two children home to Auckland New Zealand after 15 years in busy Los Angeles. Says Adamson: "My eldest daughter is turning five this month and we always said we'd go back there for her to go to school," he says. "It's just a nice environment -- to be able to walk to school and be friends with your neighbours. You can't really have that in LA." Click here to read the entire article. Thanks to Knight of Gondor for the heads up.

''The Personal Heresy: A Controversy'' to be Re-released

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:27:53 GMT

"The Personal Heresy: A Controversy" is not among Lewis's well-known books. It's an exchange of essays between Lewis and literary critic E.M.W. Tillyard on the proper reading of poetry. The book is to be reprinted for the first time since 1965. Joel Heck, a theology professor at Concordia University, edited this book for the reprint. You can read an interview with Heck about it on Statesman.com's website here. Thanks to Knight of Gondor for the head's up!

Family Loses Battle Over Narnia Domain Name

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:01:24 GMT

The BBC is reporting that the Edinburgh couple who were taken to court over their son's Narnia domain name have lost the case. Richard Saville-Smith and his wife Gillian Ferguson have been ordered to transfer the domain name "www.narnia.mobi" to C.S. Lewis (Pte) Ltd. The couple say they are "shocked" at the ruling. You can read the BBC's full article here.

The Kilns to Receive Plaque in Honor of Lewis

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:09:55 GMT

The Kilns, Lewis' home in Risinghurst where he wrote the Chronicles of Narnia, will be decorated Saturday with a commemorative plaque in honor of the famous author. The C. S. Lewis Foundation hopes that the plaque will help tourists more easily find Lewis' home of 33 years. The plaque will be erected by the Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board, which has erected 40 such plaques at other authors' home, including J. R. R. Tolkien's residence on Northmoor Road. You can read the Oxford Mail's full article on the event here.

Signed Chronicles Sell for Record Amount

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:56:03 GMT

On June 24th we reported in a Word on the Street piece that Lewis' secretary Walter Hooper was putting his signed, first-edition copies of The Voyage of The Dawn Treader, The Horse And His Boy, and The Last Battle up for auction at Sotheby's in London on July 17. The auction took place and the three Narnia books were sold for a combined sum of £30,000 (VoDT raised £10,625; HHB raised £10,000; and LB raised £9,375), which was about three times what it was expected they would make. Hooper is donating the money to an Oxford church. You can read the Oxford Mail's article here and the Belfast Telegraph's article here. Thanks KnightofGondor for the heads-up!

Armani Impressed with Ben Barnes

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:44:02 GMT

Emerald writes us with a clipping from the New York Daily News: "Giorgio Armani would seem to be a little to old for 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. But we hear the 74 year old icon absolutely loves the looks of Ben Barnes, who plays Prince Caspian in the epic movie. A source says Armani invited the 26 year old actor aboard his yacht. Insiders wonder if Barnes may soon become a soldier in Armani's army of celeb models, which includes David Beckham and Djimon Hounsou. Reps for Armani and Barnes declined comment."

Will Moseley Talks About the PC Video Game

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:36:08 GMT

The BBC's Michael Osborn recently talked to Will Moseley and Arthur Parson of Traveller's Tales (creators of the PC video game) about how the video game was made. Will compares his work on the video game to "something out of Dr. Who," and that the voiceover work for the video game was harder than his acting in the film. There is also a brief video on the making of the game. The article goes on to say that Will Moseley will be co-starring in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, but this is likely a mistake. You can read the full article here. Thanks CaspianThePrince and Kate Locksley for the heads-up!

Skandar Attends Lebanon Screening, Charity Event

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:27:40 GMT

Skandar Keynes was present for the Lebanon screening of Prince Caspian on Friday, July 11, at his mother's hometown Marjayoun. The event was organized as a charity by Skandar's mother, Zefra Hourani, to benefit the local Atallah Sports Club. This organization, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, provides athletic facilities for children in the greater Marjayoun area, including a gymnasium, a studio for Taekwondo lessons, aerobics and kick-boxing, and more. The Club's founder and president Walid Atallah said that he hoped to use all the money raised by the screening to add new classes and facilities. You can read the full article here.

Eddie Izzard Suggested as the Next Doctor Who

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 04:21:02 GMT

From The Geek Files: Actor Sylvester McCoy, who played the 7th Doctor Who in 1987-1989, says Eddie Izzard would be perfect to take over from current Time Lord David Tennant. Speaking to Teletext's Showbiz Spy, he said: "I like Tom Baker's suggestion which he made a while back. Eddie Izzard would be perfect!" Fourth Doctor Tom Baker had suggested cross-dressing comedian Izzard for the Time Lord role in 2003. Back then, Alan Davies and Richard E Grant were the bookies' favourites to take the role. Baker told the BBC that Izzard would bring an 'alien quality' to the Doctor. Read the whole story here. Thanks to Knight of Gondor for the heads-up.

New Ben Barnes Interview with the Sunday Times

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 01:09:44 GMT

Ben Barnes recently talked to Stephen Armstrong of the Sunday Times about his role in Prince Caspian. This interview has a lot of stuff we've seen before about Ben not really wanting to be a heartthrob and his part in the band Hyrise, but there are some new tidbits about how he got sick from the stress of his first press junket, how Prince William and Prince Harry provided some inspiration for his role as Prince Caspian, and how he's worked hard to get to the point he's at in his acting career. You can read the full interview here. Thanks Jints and KnightofGondor for the heads-up!