The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (also see Chronicles of Narnia Audiobooks)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 film based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published novel in C.S. Lewis' children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. It was produced by Walden Media and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The film is the first of what will be a series of films based on the books. It won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Make Up and various other awards.
The film was released the weekend December 9, 2005 in major markets in both Europe and North America. It was released throughout the rest of the world soon after, with the final major release occurring on December 26, 2005 in Australia.
DVD information
The DVD for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was released on April 4, 2006. It is available in a standard one-disc set (with separate fullscreen and widescreen editions), and a deluxe widescreen two-disc boxed set with additional artwork and other materials from Disney and Walden Media. The DVD sold four million copies on its first day of release and has overtaken Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to become the top selling DVD in North America for 2006.
Some of the DVD features include:
Commentary from director Andrew Adamson, and child stars William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, and Georgie HenleyCommentary from director Andrew Adamson, production designer Roger Ford, and producer Mark Johnson
Bloopers reel
Interviews with the primary crew members
"Making-of" the melting river scene and the fantastical creatures
Featurette on C. S. Lewis
Map, timeline.
Extended cut
Disney made a four-disc DVD release of an extended cut of the film. It was released on December 12, 2006 and will only be available commercially until January 31, 2007, after which Disney will put the DVD on moratorium. It will include an extended cut of the film that runs approximately 150 minutes, including an extended version of the climactic battle scene. The set will also have all the features previously released on the two-disc special edition. The two further discs will include a segment called "The Dreamer of Narnia," a previously unreleased feature length film about C. S. Lewis, and additional production featurettes. Most of the extended footage, besides the extended battle sequence, are just longer shots of Narnia and footage of the Pevensies walking in Narnia.
