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Several members of the royal family will attend the London premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
The World Premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe will take place on December 7, 2005, at the Royal Albert Hall and Kensington Gardens in London. The event will be attended by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall and will double as a fundraiser to aid the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund. Disney, which produced the film in conjunction with Walden Media, will transform the premiere site into a glittering Winter Wonderland reflective of C.S. Lewis' vision of Narnia's 100 Year Winter. The elaborate set will include an ice rink, huge ice sculptures, giant trees, and falling snow.
“It is particularly gratifying and appropriate that this event take place in C.S. Lewis' beloved homeland,” says Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios. “The cherished and timeless classic that he created over 50 years ago is rooted in Britain, and remains one of the best loved books of all time. The big screen version of 'Narnia' is a fantastic and faithful adaptation of Lewis' stories and we know that audiences everywhere are going to be enthralled with this unique and entertaining motion picture experience."
Based on C.S. Lewis' timeless adventure "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe", the movie follows the exploits of the four Pevensie siblings -- Lucy (Georgie Henley), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Susan (Anna Popplewell) and Peter (William Moseley) -- in World War II England who enter the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of 'hide-and-seek' in the rural country home of an elderly professor (Jim Broadbent). Once there, the children discover an incredible new world inhabited by talking beasts, dwarves, fauns, centaurs and giants that has become cursed to eternal winter by the evil White Witch (Tilda Swinton). Under the guidance of a noble and mystical ruler, the lion Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson), the children fight to overcome the White Witch's powerful hold over Narnia in a spectacular, climactic battle that will free Narnia from her icy spell forever.
The Chronicles of Narnia opens in theaters on December 9, 2005.
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