The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Short description
The third film in the Narnia series sends Lucy and Edmund Pevensie back to the magical realm, this time accompanied by their unlikeable cousin Eustace. Pulled into a painting, the three are deposited aboard the Dawn Treader, a ship crossing the seas of Narnia under the command of King Caspian. The warrior mouse Reepicheep and other companions join them on a voyage toward the eastern islands, undertaken to locate seven lords who were banished during the rule of the usurper Miraz. The journey carries the travellers far from familiar shores and tests them in ways that change them.
Michael Apted directed the adaptation of C. S. Lewis's novel, working from a screenplay by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely and Michael Petroni, with Mark Johnson, Andrew Adamson and Philip Steuer producing. Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes return as the Pevensie siblings, Ben Barnes plays Caspian, and Will Poulter appears as Eustace; Anna Popplewell and Tilda Swinton are also among the credited cast of forty. The film came seventeenth in the chronological order of Apted's nineteen directing credits, following Amazing Grace and preceding Chasing Mavericks.
Released in December 2010, the production cost 155 million dollars and took about 416 million dollars worldwide, a solid return though well short of the earlier Narnia entries. On IMDb it holds 6.3 out of 10 from roughly 177,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.4 from just over 6,000. A critics' score of 5.7 from 168 reviews sits below both audience figures, suggesting viewers were somewhat warmer toward the film than reviewers.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on C.S. Lewis's novel “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” (1952).
- Principal photography for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" began in Queensland, Australia, on July 27, 2009, where the entire 90-day production process took place. Stage filming was conducted in several soundstages at the Warner Roadshow Studios in Gold Coast.
- The film's titular character, the majestic Dawn Treader, was created at Cape Cleveland Point. After outdoor shooting, the 140-foot-tall, 125-ton structure was dismantled into more than fifty elements and transported back to the studio for further stage filming. Filming was completed in November 2009.
- The book does not mention the temptations that the characters must face.
- The film's final song (Instantly) is performed by Sergey Lazarev.
- In the book, the heroes encounter the sea serpent by chance before discovering the Dead Water Island, while in the film, it is one of the creations of the Dark Island.
- The character drawings that viewers see during the end credits are exact copies of the drawings in the book. Their inclusion is a tribute to and in memory of artist Paulina Baynes, who passed away on August 2, 2008, at the age of 85.
- When Anna Popplewell’s character writes a letter from America, a photograph is visible on the table in front of her, clearly showing all the main characters. This is a photograph of the four actors taken during the making of the previous film in the franchise – “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” (Andrew Adamson, 2008).
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
