Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media Present THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media Present THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

Royal World Premiere in the presence of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

LONDON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: From the film: Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Georgie Henley,
Skandar Keynes, Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Jim Broadbent,
James Cosmos, Dawn French, Ray Winstone, director Andrew Adamson
and producer Mark Johnson

Additional celebrities: Annie Lennox, Jade Jagger, Lulu, Clive
Owen, Sadie Frost, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans, Sir Cliff Richard,
Jennifer Saunders, Dannie Minogue, Denise Lewis, Justin Hawkins,
Frankie Dettori, Jo Whiley, Erin O'Connor, Lee Ryan,
Paul Robinson, Natasha Hamilton

WHAT: The world premiere of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE
WITCH AND THE WARDROBE at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, in
the presence of TRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall.

C.S. Lewis' timeless adventure THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION,
THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE follows the exploits of the four
Pevensie siblings -- Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter -- 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. Once there, the children
discover a charming, peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts,
dwarfs, fauns, centaurs and giants that has become a world cursed
to eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Under the
guidance of a noble and mystical ruler, the lion Aslan, the
children fight to overcome the White Witch's powerful hold over
Narnia in a spectacular, climactic battle that will free Narnia
from Jadis' icy spell forever. The film marks the first live-
action directorial effort for New Zealander Andrew Adamson (the
Oscar(R)-winning "Shrek," "Shrek 2"), who also co-wrote the
screenplay adaptation with Emmy Award-winner Ann Peacock (HBO's "A
Lesson Before Dying") and scribes Christopher Markus & Stephen
McFeely. The film is produced by Academy Award(R)-winning
filmmaker Mark Johnson and Philip Steuer. To bring his dazzling
vision to the screen, Adamson has secured the talents of Oscar(R)-
nominated cinematographer Donald M. McAlpine, ASC, ACS, Oscar(R)-
nominated production designer Roger Ford, seasoned costume
designer Isis Mussenden, film editors Sim Evan-Jones and Jim May
and composer Harry Gregson-Williams.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Press Check-in: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Press Arrival: 4:00pm (confined to pen at 4:45pm)
Arrivals: 5:30pm
Screening begins: 7:00pm

WHERE: Royal Albert Hall
Door # 1
Kensington Gore, London SW7
http://www.royalalberthall.com/

YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED - YOU MUST RSVP BY 12/2 TO ATTEND

Walt Disney Pictures THE CHRONCILES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE
WARDROBE opens everywhere on December 9, 2005.

on-line/photographers, +1-212-536-6430, or Chris Bogusz, magazines,
+1-212-536-6426, all of Walt Disney Pictures

Source: Walt Disney Pictures

CONTACT: Derek Del Rossi, broadcast, +1-212-536-6427, or Ash Curtis,
newspapers/radio, +1-212-536-6423, or Sue Warde, magazines

Web Site: http://www.royalalberthall.com/

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