Source: TeenHollywood.com

You’ve seen the posters or huge billboards; that gorgeous, dark-haired guy in armor, sword in hard looking directly at us under veiled lids. Wow! Even if you never ever heard of Narnia, you might want to flock to theaters for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian based on that hot gaze alone!

Ben Barnes, who is in his 20’s playing 17 or 18 in “Caspian”, was whisked off the London stage where he was a hit in “The History Boys” and dropped down in New Zealand for a crash course in big Hollywood filmmaking while being dragged behind a horse! It’s been a series of whirlwind publicity and public appearances for the dark and handsome young star-in-the-making and, when we finally caught up with him on the phone, he had a bad throat infection but was on his way to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell for the day! Whew! Then, after a short break, he gets to do it all again for the next Narnia installment The Dawn Treader.

We were excited to get to know this cutie and found him to be funny and earnest about everything from his quick launch by the Hollywood starmaker machine (he had only a small part in Stardust playing young Dunstan before this role) to what he was like at 16 and what qualities he’s looking for in someone to date. If you find one of those hot posters to stare at on and off while reading this, we don’t blame you!

TeenHollywood: We heard that you weren’t feeling so swift so thanks for talking to us.

Ben: I just have a bit of a nasty throat infection but antibiotics is clearing it up.

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Source: TeenHollywood.com

You’ve seen the posters or huge billboards; that gorgeous, dark-haired guy in armor, sword in hard looking directly at us under veiled lids. Wow! Even if you never ever heard of Narnia, you might want to flock to theaters for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian based on that hot gaze alone!

Ben Barnes, who is in his 20’s playing 17 or 18 in “Caspian”, was whisked off the London stage where he was a hit in “The History Boys” and dropped down in New Zealand for a crash course in big Hollywood filmmaking while being dragged behind a horse! It’s been a series of whirlwind publicity and public appearances for the dark and handsome young star-in-the-making and, when we finally caught up with him on the phone, he had a bad throat infection but was on his way to the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell for the day! Whew! Then, after a short break, he gets to do it all again for the next Narnia installment The Dawn Treader.

We were excited to get to know this cutie and found him to be funny and earnest about everything from his quick launch by the Hollywood starmaker machine (he had only a small part in Stardust playing young Dunstan before this role) to what he was like at 16 and what qualities he’s looking for in someone to date. If you find one of those hot posters to stare at on and off while reading this, we don’t blame you!

TeenHollywood: We heard that you weren’t feeling so swift so thanks for talking to us.

Ben: I just have a bit of a nasty throat infection but antibiotics is clearing it up.

Read the rest of this entry »

I have a ton of Ben stuff to post this morning. I’ll start with this cute interview.

Source: The Hollywood Exclusive

Ben Barnes is battening down for the tidal wave of fan attention that already is starting to come his way as “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’s” title star prepares to launch the flick opening May 16.

The 26-year-old already has wound up in a clutch of “hunk-on-the-rise” lists. Web sites and YouTube video pictorials have been created in his honor already.

“It is a little strange. William (Moseley) and all the other guys from the first movie have been through the fame and the fan frenzy, so they know, and I watch the way they handle it. Colin Firth said, ‘I’ll tell you the important thing: Just be comfortable with what you’re doing,’” says the London-born Barnes, who also has the feature adaptation of Noel Coward’s “Easy Virtue” in the can, co-starring with Firth.

This month’s Comic-Con convention in New York “was the first time I’ve ever been face to face with the avid fans who can’t wait to see the movie. They’re so keen to know all about the visual effects, the tiny discrepancies between the movie and the book. It’s cool to know that the work we put into those seven months is appreciated. Everyone was respectful.”

Barnes already is scheduled to begin the third installment of the “Chronicles” — “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” — this fall. “We’re supposed to start shooting in October or November, a lot in Mexico. It’s a whole different type of movie, an action-adventure.”

Source: The Hollywood Exclusive

Ben Barnes is battening down for the tidal wave of fan attention that already is starting to come his way as “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’s” title star prepares to launch the flick opening May 16.

The 26-year-old already has wound up in a clutch of “hunk-on-the-rise” lists. Web sites and YouTube video pictorials have been created in his honor already.

“It is a little strange. William (Moseley) and all the other guys from the first movie have been through the fame and the fan frenzy, so they know, and I watch the way they handle it. Colin Firth said, ‘I’ll tell you the important thing: Just be comfortable with what you’re doing,’” says the London-born Barnes, who also has the feature adaptation of Noel Coward’s “Easy Virtue” in the can, co-starring with Firth.

This month’s Comic-Con convention in New York “was the first time I’ve ever been face to face with the avid fans who can’t wait to see the movie. They’re so keen to know all about the visual effects, the tiny discrepancies between the movie and the book. It’s cool to know that the work we put into those seven months is appreciated. Everyone was respectful.”

Barnes already is scheduled to begin the third installment of the “Chronicles” — “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” — this fall. “We’re supposed to start shooting in October or November, a lot in Mexico. It’s a whole different type of movie, an action-adventure.”