Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media are Proud to Announce the UK’s Biggest Film Premiere Ever!
LONDON, May 8 /PRNewswire/ — - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Will Screen to an Audience of 10,000 at the O2 Arena, London’s Premier Entertainment Venue, on June 19th in Support of Great Ormond Street Hospital An impressive line-up of stars from the predominately Britishcast of Prince Caspian will be attending this spectacular red-carpet charityevent, including Liam Neeson (the voice of Aslan), Ben Barnes (the eponymousPrince Caspian), Anna Popplewell (Susan Pevensie), William Moseley (PeterPevensie), Skandar Keynes (Edmund Pevensie), Georgie Henley (Lucy Pevensie)and the film’s acclaimed director Andrew Adamson. For the first time ever, technicians will install a giant cinema screeninto The O2 arena in London. With an incredible seating capacity of 10,000,the event promises to be the biggest single screen, shared audienceexperience ever. Tickets for this unique and technically ground-breakingpremiere will go on sale to the public on Friday May 9th and can be purchasedby going to http://www.theo2.co.uk or by calling 44(0)844 -856-0202. Adonation will be made to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity(Registered Charity no. 235825) as part of Disney’s partnership with thehospital, to raise an invaluable GBP10 million towards their much-neededredevelopment appeal.”Prince Caspian” is the exciting new tale to follow the 2005epic film “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”. Based on the beloved andbest selling series of books by CS Lewis, the film was the biggest movie ofthe year, taking a spectacular $750 million dollars worldwide! This newinstalment of The Chronicles promises to take audiences on an extraordinaryjourney back to the magical world of Narnia. The film is set to be bigger andmore spectacular than ever before, with more action and battle scenes as wellas incredible visual effects, mostly created in London by some of the UK’sbest effects wizards. The cast and visionary creative team from the first film havereunited, with Academy Award(R)-nominated director Andrew Adamson taking thehelm once again. With all editing, post-production and principal visualeffects work completed in London, Prince Caspian returns The Chronicles ofNarnia series back to Great Britain, the home of CS Lewis. The film also sees the introduction of a whole series of newcharacters including the swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep voiced by EddieIzzard, the Red Dwarf Trumpkin played by Peter Dinklage, the suspicious BlackDwarf Nikabrik, played by Warwick Davis, the faithful badger Trufflehuntervoiced by veteran TV actor Ken Stott and Prince Caspian himself, played byBen Barnes. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is released incinemas across the country on June 26th. For ticket enquiries please contact: Tel: 44(0)844-856-0202 or go to http://www.theo2.co.uk Images can be downloaded from http://www.image.net and production notesfrom http://www.thefilmfactory.co.uk/pressoffice About Great Ormond Street Hospital Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the world’s leading children’shospitals with the broadest range of dedicated, children’s healthcarespecialists under one roof in the UK. The hospital’s pioneering research andtreatment gives hope to children who are suffering from the rarest, mostcomplex and often life-threatening conditions, from across the country andabroad. The Disney and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charitypartnership will aim to raise an invaluable GBP10 million towards thehospital’s much-needed redevelopment appeal. The money raised will fund theconstruction of a new restaurant, cafĂ© and Disney Interactive Zone. TheInteractive Zone will be brought to life by Disney’s ‘imagineers’ and thehospital design teams to result in a welcoming meeting area that will be usedby patients, families, visitors and staff. To find out how you can get involved visit, http://www.gosh.org/disney (c) 2007 Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity About AEG AEG, owner of The O2, owns or operates some of the world’sbest arenas and theatres, numerous sports franchises including the LosAngeles Kings (NHL), The David Beckham Academy and a collection of companiesdedicated to producing, promoting and presenting world-class liveentertainment. Tickets for the Prince Caspian Premiere can be Purchased From May 9th at: http://www.theo2.co.ukWalt Disney Pictures
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