The Chronicles of …. Prague?
Certainly not …. Walt Disney Pictures fantasy epos is still titles ”The Chronicles of Narnia”. The filming for the second film of the series (the follow up to “The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”), titled “The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian” has moved back to Europe, where extensive parts of the first movie were shot.
Shooting already started in early February in New Zealand but according to press reports the team is currently shooting in Prague and will continue to do so in several locations in the Czech Republic till August. As was the case in New Zealand in February no exact locations are disclosed in advance but the Germany daily “BusinessNews” cites an employee of the Barrandow Movie Studios in Prague stating that some of the locations will be close to the German Czech border. So far the shooting took place in the city center of Prague part of which had to be closed off. To be exact initial shooting took place close to the Philharmony Hall where several typical British telephone boots were errected and a fake version of the underground station “Strand” from London, as shooting in Prague is just plain cheaper and easier to organize than in London.
The release of the second movie of the fantasy epos is currently scheduled for May 16, 2008 - so fans of CS Lewis’ work will have to wait a bit longer … till then we will try to keep you up-to-date about interesting news here on the blog – or check out NarniaWeb which is dedicated to cover the whole Narnia movie world. They were even able to score a casting call for male riders (age 30-50) for the shooting around Prague and some set pictures from New Zealand.
