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coracle
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In March, I apparently talked to someone who'd been an extra, and described a scene they were in. 
https://www.narniaweb.com/2005/03/first-hand-centaur-battle-news/

There was still one scene to film: the adult Pevensies.
https://www.narniaweb.com/2005/03/one-scene-still-to-be-filmed/

Meanwhile in early April, Jim Broadbent described his role (Professor) in two sentences:
https://www.narniaweb.com/2005/04/broadbent-comments-on-role/

More clips of pictures were posted:
https://www.narniaweb.com/2005/04/new-narnia-clip-chapter-iii/

A media conference gave some new information, and talked about promotion of the film:
https://www.narniaweb.com/2005/04/narnia-trailer-rundown/

Narniaweb had already posted our own interview with Douglas Gresham:
https://www.narniaweb.com/2005/04/narniaweb-exclusive-interview-with-douglas-gresham/

In May, a number of articles appeared:

Douglas Gresham was interviewed in Working Mom magazine. He describes several aspects of making the film, and also answered questions from the interviewer's children about Prince Caspian - the next film to be made.
https://www.workingmom.com/mentors-wings/narnia.html
https://www.workingmom.com/mentors-wings/narnia-prince-caspian-movie.html

Even more importantly, the BBC announced the date for the release of the film:  9 December 2005. This was good news, as originally it was to have been 26 December.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/comingsoon/dec05diary.shtml
Review: https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/11/25/the_chronicles_of_narnia_2005_review.shtml

A number of new books were announced, with Narnia or Middle-Earth connections:
https://www.narniaweb.com/2005/05/new-books-coming-soon/

And the new map of Narnia was released:
https://www.narniaweb.com/2005/05/brand-new-narnia-map-available/

 

There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."

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