Georgie Henley on ‘The Magician’s Nephew’
Georgie Henley (Lucy) was asked about The Magician’s Nephew at the Empire Awards on Sunday. You can view the video here (Georgie’s interview begins at 0:50)
GH: “I really have no idea what’s going on with the Narnia franchise. … [Will Poulter and I] won’t be in The Magician’s Nephew, but I know that our characters are in some of the franchise, an older generation. So I wonder what will happen there, I don’t really know.”
DS: Maybe a flashback or flashforward or something?
GH: “A little cameo would be nice, it would be good.”
C.S. Lewis actually included a few “flashforwards” in The Magician’s Nephew, and one of them mentioned Lucy:
The lamp-post which the Witch had planted (without knowing it) shone day and night in the Narnian forest, so that the place where it grew came to be called Lantern Waste; and when, many years later, another child from our world got into Narnia, on a snowy night, she found the light still burning. And that adventure was, in a way, connected with the ones I have just been telling you.
–The Magician’s Nephew, Ch. 15
It will be interesting to see if The Magician’s Nephew film ever flashes forward to footage from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. And, if they ever make The Silver Chair, there is always the possibility that the filmmakers will give Lucy and Edmund cameos, just as they did with Peter and Susan in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Of course, Lucy and Edmund appear in The Horse and His Boy and The Last Battle.
first comment!!! i hope we learn more than that soon!!!
Yay! I think this is really cool, and I hope they keep bringing all the actors back somehow.
I think they should do the movie where Prof. Kirk starts by finally telling the pevencies his story, so the whole thing is a flashback.
But whatever they do I am excited 🙂
– Second comment! teehee
Sounds neat. I think a cameo would be good, actually.
Of course, there's that other part in MN where it talks (near the end) about four children going through the wardrobe that Digory made out of the tree from Narnia that blew over.
🙂 So that's another part for them.
Second to reply. Perhaps all the pevensies will have a cameo role in "The Magician's Nephew" in the near end of the film. But they are too old to do that. But wait, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy will be in "The Horse and His Boy." In "The Last Battle", Peter, Edmund, and Lucy will be there for Peter plays a big role in LB while Susan was not considered to be a friend of Narnia that's why, she will be not in LB. We can learn the latest in MN's cast and movie release sooner or later.
Perhaps at the end of the story.
The only cameo that makes sense is Jim Broadbent's Professor.
But I'm no purist. 😛
If they want to include the Pevensies, by all means.
I like the idea of "flash forwards" in the movie. Although put at the wrong time, it might look cheesy. But as long as it's done right I like the idea.
That's exactly what I was thinking too, that they should make Magician's Nephew where the Proffessor is telling the Pevensies how he first went to Narnia. It's scary how us Narnia fans think so much alike!
And there's another part in MN near the end where it says about four children going in through the wardrobe that Digory made out of the tree from Narnia that blew over. So that works too for putting them in there. 🙂
Definitely.
but if they do that, then they can't show the pevensies going through the wardrobe at their ages today because they were all younger when LWW was made. So I don't know where they could have the actors do a cameo, they were also younger when they were acting in the professor's house and that would probably be when he would tell them his story.
I really hope that they get to make it!!! I am just DYING for another Narnia film. And I'd also be curious to see who plays Polly and Digory!! 😀
I really hope they get Georgie a cameo! That would be great! I will definately miss the Pevensies, but I am sooo excited for MN!
Ditto.
The flashforwards weren't really flashforwards…they were merely reminders to somebody who had already read LWW what the connections were. (I read MN first, and was rather confused by the segments.)
If they were going to do flashforwards like that, though, I would think that they'd just reuse a little bit of footage from LWW.
That would be really cool!
I personally would rather go without a cameo because it might feel really forced.
Ugh, please, no more cameos. They are already getting Tilda Swinton, what more do they want?
This sort of goes to show you that people really don't know what the stories are about. It's a prequel story that does not include the Pevensies. It sounds like it would be quite difficult for them to add cameos of the Pevensies. Unless they are being told about the story by the Professor, or maybe they are telling Eustace about it. Still wouldn't seem right. It would be a cheap way of doing things, IMO.
interesting….
I'm really going to miss our current actors, I hope they find other opportunities elsewhere. I'm especially going to miss Will Poultler and Georgie, but Will mostly, since VDT is probably going to be the first and last Narnia movie he's going to act in, now that MN is officially being made. 🙁
That would be so E-P-I-C!!!!! You should direct, Excalibur! 🙂
It would be interesting to see what they did. I think it would be cool if they did it like the Professor telling the children the story!
I hope all the Pevensies can cameo, whether they're playing themselves or other characters. They may not be strictly from the book, but cameos connecting one film to another are those little added sparkles that work so well in movies, connecting the stories to each other and to the fans.
Sweet idea, both of you 😀
You have to remember that we didn't have any idea how Will and Anna would fit into VDT. So we can hope for a cameo for Georgie, Skandar, and everybody else!
I'm starting to think that there's this top secret Interviewer's Code that prohibits them from asking any questions other than the ones we hear all the time. But hey, that's just one girl's opinion… o.O
I still think that The Silver Chair should be next, for Will Poulter's sake since he's such an incredible Eustace, but at least they're continuing the franchise, right? As far as cameos go, to me having the cameos of Peter and Susan in VDT was somewhat unnecessary, so having cameos for any of the Pevensies in the next film would be too. Why risk the storyline not making much sense just to squeeze in some familiar characters? That's one of the best things about the Narnia books: the variety of characters, and all their differentiating stories. Mashing them together just seems wrong. But don't get me wrong — I do miss them! Hopefully we'll see our favorite actors and actresses in the near future in other projects. (:
I'll just be happy when it get the green light. At the moment talks of cameo's are just pie in the sky, so come on Fox say yes already … you know you want to !!
I really would like it if Georgie was in MN, but only the way that they had Susan and Peter. Not overdoing it too much.
I like the idea of flash-fowards too. In fact, when I read the end of Magicians Nephew a few weeks ago (probably for the twentieth time), I got shivers when I read about the "girl from our world" going into the wardrobe on a snowy night… I bet if they referenced that in MN, it would make people think fondly of LWW. I hope they can find a good way to put a flash-forward in.
And I don't have a problem with Georgie making a cameo. As long as the movie is good, and the cameo isn't stuck in the middle of everything for no reason, I wouldn't mind. 🙂
I think they should start out the film with Lucy taking Eustace to go see the professor, the oldest member of the "Narnia club." The professor proceeds to narrate the story of his adventures in Narnia as a boy, while Lucy and Eustace listen, enthralled. I think the story would benefit a lot from having a narrator. It could add coherence and a sense of perspective. Whether they want to switch back and forth between 1940s and the turn of the century, or just have him do voice over for most of the film, is up to them. I think either could work. This would also ensure that audiences don't completely forget about Eustace in the mean time (in the off chance that the series doesn't die with MN).
they'll end up writing her in somehow- and i hope so!
I have nothing against the Pevensies and/or Eustace having cameos in MN at the moment, as long as they do it the right way. The WW has lost some of her popularity by appearing in every single movie, and I don't want to feel like that if there's other character's cameos. So, if they want to go ahead and do something like that, may they try, but they must be careful to how it's done.
you know what they should do! instead of having him telling the pevensies his story (cuz the actors are just too old to play them at that age anymore), it should start with Jim Broadbent, who played Prof. Kirk, narrating! i think would be a good helpful touch for those who arent familiar with the books and wouldnt know whats suddenly going on when they go to see Magician's Nephew. it would help them understand it better. they would be like "oh i see, its that professor's story. ok, that makes sense. so i guess he went to Narnia too as a boy, i see i see…." and etc 🙂
Come on! Why can't they make the silver chair next so
I can be Jill pole?
Are u the real eustace? I mean, will poulter? Hey there, nice to meet ya. You did a great job in TVOTDT
R u the real Lucy? Georgie Henley? Hi!
No, sweetie, I am not Georgie Henley. Although that would be really cool! LOL. The only thing I have to do with the Narnia movies is that I'm a big fan of them. I'm just an aspiring young writer who loves fairytales, myths, and Narnia very much. I just don't want to give out my real name online and one of the shortened versions of my fanfiction penname happens to be "Lucy".
I have a friend who really wants to be Jill Pole too. I would too…but she already clamed it 😀
I think a cameo would be good at the right time too.
Oh! Are you LucyCrewe11? I'm a big fan of your fanfictions! They are wonderfully written. 🙂
you're so unimaginative! i'm sure you're one of those people who, if locked in a room with no windows, one door, and a key to the door, would need a complete, 300 page book explaining how to use the key to open the door or you would never escape…lol not everything has to be done EXACTLY like the book! that would be ridiculous! the movie directors are creative, so don't worry
I wanted them to do SC first since it is one of my most favorite books of the series. But I reread MN and I'm REALLY excited!!:)
I have faith Fox and Walden will do well with MN! Since they exceeded my expectations for VDT (other than not going with the book like LWW) Man I am so excited I could jump up and down.
Another Narnia movie!
And a cool Blockbuster if they do it right.
I'm sure!
I totally agree!!! I'm SOOO excited too! I just with they would confirm it, get the casting done, then start filming so we can see it!! Can't wait!!
@QueenSusan. YES! I am LucyCrewe11. I can't believe someone on here actually knows about me and my fanfictions, and actually guessed who I am. (Just so you know, though, there is another person that goes by Lucy on here sometimes that's not me, only I THINK she as a lower-case L instead of upper-case like me but I could be wrong.)
I like the idea of that….allows for cameos for Georgie and Will!
i wish that georgie has a cameo in the magicians nephew
Lucy, I would love to read some of your fanfictions if you would tell me where I could find them!! I'm an avid reader!!!
That is a really good idea!! I hope the prducers see it so they can use it 😉 cause I think that would make it SOO much better like you said!
That sounds like a really cool idea! I like it!
Yeah, you're right. I was just thinking of other things they could do to have a cameo. 🙂
This link will take you to my fanfiction profile, you can find my stories there: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1665910/LucyCrewe11
Hey thanks so much!! Can't wait to start reading!!
I always pictured it as advertising that it's a prequel to LWW so people have that in their mind when watching it. I think it should they should just tell the story as it is but then at the very end it should show the footage of Lucy discovering and opening the wardrobe in LWW. For me it connects the movies together and gives some nostalgia like "hey I remember watching this in theaters long ago." I actually don't really like the flashback idea. Sure it establishes that it's Professor Kirk's story and that it happened in the past, but it's kinda unnecessary. Advertising will cover that it's in the past so people will get that so people will have that in mind, but then imagine at the end when you find out it's the professor. It adds a little surprise at the end for those who haven't read the book, and for me makes a better movie IMHO. Sorry for the rant, i'm a freshman film major and it's starting to change how I look at movies =)
It would be cool if maybe Lucy, Edmund, and Eusatace are going to Professor Kirke's and he tells them the story. Maybe he introduces them to Ms. Plummer, and they tell the story. Just green light the film alrady! 😀 🙂 😛 ;D
I can't speak for "Eustace", but personally I highly doubt he's Will Poulter. I've never heard of any of the actors being on this site, though you never know as it is a public website, but still…
@Lucy- Just started reading your FanFictions, and I must say they are very well written. I also love to write and would one day love to be published. I have started just reading IAM TEMPTATION, SHE IS LEGEND. You are a great writer!
It would be cool to see an flashforward of Lucy and the lampost. It would just be weird because now she looks so much older and different than when she was in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. I believe if The Magicians Nephew is a sucess, they NEED to do The Silver Chair because Will Poulter already looks too much older than he should be for the franchise. Then, possibly do The Horse and His Boy and The Last Battle since that is when the Pevensies and all the Narnia traveller children are adults. Any comments?
haha, I must say, unfortunately, I think i agree with Lucy 🙂
Although, just in CASE….
Will Poultler, you ROCK!!!!!
Hey, you can never be TOO sure 😉
I M WAITIN 4 THE MAGICIANS NEPHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, but Will might look just a little older.
Hahahahahaha. . . .
I kinda thought that my sister would be a good Jill Pole. ^^ lol