According to Sim, "The way you can just take stuff and sort it out and be the keeper of the story without having to interact with actors, crew and reign", is what fascinated him into the editing world. [22] Many of Weta's creature designs were designed for digital creation, so when Howard Berger and KNB FX inherited the practical effects work, they had to spend three months retooling approved designs for animatronics. [1]Em 2001, Swinton foi nomeada ao Globo de Ouro por sua atuação em The Deep End.. Teve aparições em Vanilla Sky (2001), e Adaptation. 6059 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies. Judy McIntosh as Helen Pevensie, the mother of the four Pevensie children. She won several awards, including the Phoenix Film Critics Society award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Performance by a Youth. [5], With the exception of Tilda Swinton, who was the first choice to play Jadis, the White Witch,[6] casting was a long process. It was co-produced by Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. She plays the wicked White Witch who rules as the ice queen of Narnia, but life is imitating art for Tilda Swinton. She is best known for her roles in films such as Vanilla Sky, Adaptation, and Constantine. Aslan is revealed as a huge and noble lion, who promises to help Edmund. [31], Jim May had worked at several visual effects facilities—Boss Film, ILM and Sony Pictures Imageworks—and eventually, moved into feature editorial as the visual effects editor in the cutting room. They briefly castigate Edmund for lying and force him to apologize to Lucy. Mrs. Macready, the strict housekeeper, explains he is unaccustomed to hosting children.

Note that the White Witch, being an archetype from a very successful book, could quite possibly exist in the Dreaming.

Susan receives a magical horn that will summon help and a bow and quiver full of arrows. Edmund is chained in the Witch's dungeon, where he meets Tumnus. In that knowledge, despair… and DIIIIEE !”, “I have no need for prisoners. So much for love. [4] Keynes' voice broke during filming, so some of his voice track had to be re-looped by his sister Soumaya. Share articles on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Katherine Mathilda "Tilda" Swinton is a British actress. [30], The film was edited by Jim May and Sim Evan-Jones. [6] As such the film begins with the Luftwaffe bombing and concludes with an enormous battle, although they do not take up as much time in the novel.[17].

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe won several awards including the Academy Award for Best Makeup; the BeliefNet Film Award for Best Spiritual film; the Movieguide Faith & Values Awards: Most Inspiring Movie of 2005 and Best Family Movie of 2005; and the CAMIE (Character and Morality In Entertainment) Award. Additionally, she portrayed the Ancient One in the 2016 film, Doctor Strange and the 2019 film, Avengers: Endgame. After Tumnus claims that Edmund knows nothing, The Witch tells Mr. Tumnus that Edmund betrayed him, then turns Tumnus to stone. [33], The soundtrack was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, and in Los Angeles, California. It was the best-selling DVD in North America in 2006 taking in $332.7 million that year.[3]. The film took in a total of $65,556,312 on its opening weekend (December 9–11, 2005),[40] the 24th-best opening weekend at the time (now 54th). In the morning, both armies clash violently, but Aslan is resurrected, citing magic beyond the Witch's understanding. There is absolutely no reason that Narnia couldn’t exist as a mystical realm. After Edmund is healed from an otherwise fatal wound by Lucy's cordial, the Pevensies are crowned King Peter the Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, and Queen Lucy the Valiant. [53], Critic Roger Ebert also gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

This page was last edited on 18 October 2020, at 20:45. [12], During the early 1990s, producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy were planning a film version. Edmund sneaks off to visit the Witch. On Narnia the situation is much much more low key. You can learn more with the writeups.org FAQ.

Helper(s): Roy Cowan, Pufnstuff, Chris Cottingham, vitruvian23, Monk2024. On December 7, 2005, the film premiered in London, going on general release the following day. While Peter, Lucy, Susan, and the beavers travel, they hide from what they believe to be the White Witch; it is really Father Christmas, a sign that the Witch's reign is ending. Then, they discover that the Witch has taken Mr. Tumnus, and they meet a couple of anthropomorphic beavers, who tell them about Aslan. It was released on December 12, 2006, and was available commercially until January 31, 2007, after which Disney put the DVD on moratorium. The site's critical consensus reads, "With first-rate special effects and compelling storytelling, this adaptation stays faithful to its source material and will please moviegoers of all ages. It is in fact possible that her very nature can only make her treacherous and temperamental, and does not allow her to understand honour and genuine kindness. James McAvoy as Mr. Tumnus , a faun who at first works for the White Witch, but befriends Lucy Pevensie and joins Aslan's forces. The Witch is a cold, evil, angry ruler. One of her most fearful weapons is her elaborate rod. [4], The first scene shot was at the former RNZAF Base Hobsonville for the railway scene. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Animal handling (Riding, charioteering): 05, Charisma: 06, Military science (Field command): 04, Occultism: 05, Weaponry (Melee): 07.

Lucy tells Peter and Susan what happened, but Edmund lies, to Lucy's dismay. Maugrim (High), General Otmin (High). [44] It surpassed the gross of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by only $1.7 million, although the latter grossed $895.9 million worldwide, ahead of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. This site uses a handful of cookies.