Summary
Over the next several years, expect to see countless films aiming for the epic sweep and emotional fireworks of "The Lord of the Rings" series. But very few movies will be able to boast of literally following in the footsteps of Gollum, Frodo and other Middle Earthlings.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the latest mega-budget fantasy film based on a classic of British literature, was shot in New Zealand within spitting distance of some of the same hills and valleys that Peter Jackson used as backdrops for his Oscar-winning trilogy.See the full content of this document
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'Wardrobe' Is Cloaked in Magic
But "Narnia" director and co-writer Andrew Adamson went out of his way to avoid instantly recognizable locations. And even though Adamson employed Weta Workshop, the same special-effects house that oversaw "LOTR," he made sure that "Narnia's" climactic battl...
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