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Neeson Voicing Narnia's Aslan
Andrew Adamson, director of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, announced at Comic-Con International in San Diego that Liam Neeson (Batman Begins) will provide the voice for the regal lion Aslan in the film. "Actually, we were intending to tell you who the voice of Aslan is tonight," Adamson said, appearing via satellite from London. "Some of you have suspiciously guessed, but it is in fact Liam Neeson. We've already recorded with him, and he's fantastic."
Pretty good; I think he's got a fine voice for this.
The role of Aslan, a deposed king who seeks to free Narnia from the reign of the evil White Witch (Tilda Swinton), was the last to be filled because of the character's complex nature.
Um, that's an interesting way to describe Aslan. Aslan is "son of the Emperor," but he was never a "deposed King." (The Kings of Narnia are the Sons of Adam, after all.) I guess they are afraid that "Aslan, the Messiah" might be a bit off-putting to certain audiences.
Had some other stuff I was thinking of posting, but my back is killing me (fopr the first time in months) so I'm going to eat dinner in bed, take some pain pills, and go to sleep.
July 20 2005, 01:01:47 UTC 6 years ago
Hope the back gets better, I know what that's like.
July 20 2005, 09:39:35 UTC 6 years ago
Poking around the Disney movie website, they don't seem to explicitly say Aslan=Messiah, but then Lewis never does so either (at least in this book). They do refer to him as mystical, which is pretty much in line with Lewis' usage, I think.
Back seems to be much improved today, thanks.
July 20 2005, 02:06:54 UTC 6 years ago
On the other hand, the girl they got to play Lucy looks *perfect*. Hope springs eternal...
July 20 2005, 09:21:55 UTC 6 years ago
"-They were all asked about the religious aspect of CS Lewis' story. [Director] Adamson commented... He's making a film that tries to capture his memory of reading it as a kid, not necessarily his critique of it as an adult. He said that some people read it and come away with a good deal of spiritual values, yet others read it and see it as just a grand adventure."
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/displa
Which isn't necesarily a mistake. The book is the sort of thing that you don't necessarily recognize the theological elements unless you are cued to look for them. I know I didn't.
July 20 2005, 09:36:26 UTC 6 years ago
I forgot to mention this. You do realize that Lucy is a blonde in the book, right? So the round-faced brunette in the movie is factually wrong.
(Not that it matters; the film version is bang on my mental image of her too. Lewis doesn't give physical descriptions of the children until the end of the book and they tend to contradict the impressions built up during the story.)