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 Wysłany: Sob 22:03, 14 Sie 2010 Temat postu: Empire Interview at Movie-Con (Ben Barnes, Michael Apted) |
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Both Ben and director, Michael Apted, appeared at Movie-Con this weekend to promote Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
How was it returning to play Caspian, Ben?
Barnes: “While it was very frustrating for everyone else, it was quite nice for me to have a break between the first and this and do other things, and then come back to it with my favourite story, a fresh studio and a fresh director. And playing a king this time, someone who’s been in authority for several years – which is very different to playing someone who’s running away ALL THE TIME. I think when you’re dealing with books based on children’s literature, you have to deal with nostalgia and so on, which is why people balk at remakes and so on, but when you have a new director you can reimagine parts of it as you see fit, which is nice.”
How easy was the transition between Disney and Fox?
Apted: “Well, it had to be a smooth transition because we were either going to make the film or we weren’t, and Fox took it on as a package. Most of the work and casting was done. It really wasn’t a studio coming in and starting over – too much money had been spent. We brought in another writer and the script went through another couple of drafts, which worked very well for us. We had concept art that they had to sign off on.
Barnes: “And you were stuck with me. But even sticking close to the book you can have a completely different structure.”
A non-Narnia question for Michael; would you ever return to Bond?
Apted: “No, I’d do it again. I had a very good time, but it was very good practice for doing this, which is very much bigger and more complex.
Barnes: “Who would you get to play Bond if you did it again?”
Apted: “I’m open my friend, I’m open.”
Dawn Treader marks a bit of a tonal shift in the series. Is that something that you’ll express in the film?
Apted: “I think what they were looking for with the Dawn Treader was to go back into more of the magical world of Lion and the Witch. Caspian was a very political film, and they were looking to go back a bit to the magic and fun of Lion and the Witch. There’s quite a lot of humour in that. So I was asked to revitalise that aspect of the franchise.”
When Prince Caspian was on the boat, and you met the people, did you ask what their names were?
Barnes: “Well, in the new film, it’s Caspian’s ship so he knows everyone’s name, and he already remembers the Pevensie kids. But he doesn’t ask Eustace’s name because he’s a pain and he doesn’t want to know him. Does that answer the question?”
No! (This question was asked by a 7 year-old) Prince Caspian is obviously a children’s book. Are you getting recognised a lot by little kids and how does that work with doing adult roles?
Barnes: “I’ve been very lucky in that most people have probably only seen me in one or two things – maybe that says something about some of the other things – and I think people recognising you comes from seeing you in magazines or on TV every week. Between cutting my hair or not, and shaving or not, and not being in the country, my privacy has mostly remained intact. But it’s teens and people in their 20s rather than little kids, because it’s been a few years since Caspian.”
In the trailer, there are people in the film who don’t feature in the book. Is that the case? Peter and Susan aren’t in the book.
Apted: “That’s a nice little surprise for you in the film. It doesn’t go against the book but it’s a nifty little idea in the film. They came back for a couple of days, and it doesn’t really impinge on the story but it’s a nice little grace note.”
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