Source: London MCM Expo

Ben Barnes star of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian will be attending London MCM Expo on Saturday October 25, 2008, Ben be taking part in an on stage panel with other Narnia star Warwick Davis who played Nikabrik in the recent summer block buster.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 2 Disc special edition is released November 17th.

With the summer release of Prince Caspian, Disney virtually papered the globe with pictures of his face. The exposure catapulted the Ben Barnes into worldwide attention, and generated more work in major motion pictures, including the third “Narnia” feature and an opportunity to romance Jessica Biel in a big-screen version of Noel Coward’s “Easy Virtue” (2009) and more recently as Dorian Gray in the movie of the same name.

Panel & Autograph signing Saturday the 25th.

Thank you to LB for pointing this out to us.

Source: The Australian

STEPHAN Elliott, director of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, is back on the scene after a long hiatus. His adaptation of the Noel Coward play Easy Virtue will have its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival before a possible run at the London Film Festival and its commercial release. The film, with an eclectic cast including Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth and The Chronicles of Narnia’s Ben Barnes, was made in London, with the resurgent Ealing Studios among its producers. It has been picked up for Australian distribution through Hopscotch although the release date is not set. After bursting on to the scene with Frauds, which premiered at Cannes, then Priscilla and the shall we say ambitious Welcome to Woop Woop, Elliott’s 1999 thriller, Eye of the Beholder, made some money before Elliott seemed to disappear from screens. His return is keenly anticipated.

Source: unreality tv , National Movie Awards

The nominations for The National Movie Awards 2008 have been announced! Included in the list for the Best Male Performance category is (*drum roll*) Ben Barnes for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

full list of the nominees in the same category:

Performance – Male

Christian Bale: The Dark Knight
Ben Barnes: The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Pierce Brosnan: Mamma Mia!
Patrick Dempsey: Enchanted
Johnny Depp: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Of Fleet Street
Robert Downey Jr : Iron Man
Rupert Everett: St Trinian’s
Colin Firth: St Trinian’s / Mamma Mia!
Harrison Ford: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
Brendan Fraser: The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor
James McAvoy: Wanted
Mike Myers: The Love Guru
Edward Norton: The Incredible Hulk
Will Smith: I Am Legend / Hancock

start voting from here

Results will be announced at the ceremony on ITV1 in September

Source: thr.com

Colin Firth has signed on to star opposite Ben Barnes in “Dorian Gray,” the retelling of the Oscar Wilde classic being directed by Oliver Parker.

Based on “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” the story centers on Gray (Barnes), a young man who becomes the subject of a painting. As the man descends into a hedonistic lifestyle, the portrait begins to age and morph, but he doesn’t.

Firth will play Lord Henry Wotton, the aristocrat who corrupts Gray with his worldview. (He is sometimes called Harry in the novel.)

Ealing Studios is behind the adaptation, which is being produced by Barnaby Thompson. At May’s Festival de Cannes, Thompson said Parker plans to make a visceral, dark horror story and said the themes of stardom are as relevant as ever.

The movie began shooting this week.

Source: Wimbledon Guardian

A movie starring a former Kingston student has boasted the biggest ever film premiere.

According to organisers, the premier of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian has beaten records for a film’s opening.

Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend the film’s premier, which will star Ben Barnes, at London’s O2 Europe.

It is thought the event has seen the construction of Europe’s largest cinema screen at a massive 91ft by 38ft.

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Source: Wimbledon Guardian

A movie starring a former Kingston student has boasted the biggest ever film premiere.

According to organisers, the premier of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian has beaten records for a film’s opening.

Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend the film’s premier, which will star Ben Barnes, at London’s O2 Europe.

It is thought the event has seen the construction of Europe’s largest cinema screen at a massive 91ft by 38ft.

Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to Vivian, the winner of the ‘Prince Caspian’ Soundtrack in our random drawing.

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