Narnia to Aotearoa

The multi-million dollar production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is now likely to be shot substantially in NZ, following the government’s decision to allow a tax-exemption grant for film companies shooting in Aotearoa. Helmed by NZ-born director, Andrew (Shrek) Adamson, the film will be the first of a possible series of five adaptations of C.S Lewis’ Narnia chronicles. Adamson predicts a LoTR-like boost to the country’s film community and economy. “As Wellington became Middle-earth, there’s a good possibility that locations in New Zealand will become Narnia.” From the land first to the sun, “time is money.” Adamson tells the LA Times.