Narnia France

GOT NEW INTERVIEW of Will!
URL is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/12/02/williams_moseley_feature.shtml

and of that doesn't work then I'll jst give u the scope!

Tales of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia is tipped to be one of the big blockbuster films this Christmas. But did you know that one of its stars lives right here in Gloucestershire?


18 year old William Moseley plays Peter in the big screen adaptation of the CS Lewis classic. BBC Gloucestershire's David Bailey was granted an exclusive interview with him - at his home in Sheepscombe near Stroud in Gloucestershire.
How did you get the role in a major feature film like the Chronicles of Narnia?
I think it was really a lucky mistake if anything. It's very, very fortunate that Cider With Rosie was filmed around here [in Gloucestershire] about eight years ago and the casting director for that auditioned me. I was very enthusiastic, very happy, and I think she saw something in me. Unfortunately I couldn't have the part in Cider With Rosie but she got me an agency and then five years later she came casting for The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, and remembered me.

So you must have been quite young when you went for Cider With Rosie?
They came to me and put me through these auditions [for Cider With Rosie]. I came down to the final stages and unfortunately I couldn't have the role because of age differences. But almost as a compensatory present I got the agency, which was pretty amazing. I think that at ten years old and going through that audition process - that was when it clicked in my mind that I wanted to do acting. It was a conscious decision at age ten because I enjoyed it so much.

What's your background in acting? Did you go to stage school?

No, I just went to Sheepscombe Primary School! Drama was never really in the curriculum to be honest. I suppose when [the audition] came along, I was just very much myself. That was pretty cool.

Did they approach you for the role of Peter?
They did approach me. The thing was my agency didn't actually put me up for it, it was this casting director who remembered me. She asked me and I went through 18 months of auditioning for the part. I think they saw around 3,000 kids. It came down to a screen test and I finally got it. I was 15 when I started and 17 when I got the part so it was quite a long auditioning process!

Filming must have taken quite while ...
Filming was seven months in New Zealand, then there were two weeks in Prague and both were amazing places. What I got to see of Prague was really, really beautiful but New Zealand just stands out in my mind. The people were so welcoming and the cultural diversity - of the Maori and the white people living together - was fantastic. The scenery and just being outside, because for a lot of the shoot we were in studios but then finally when we got down to the South Island we were outside. We were amongst the mountains, amongst the hills. A fantastic, beautiful place.

What was the filming process like because you hear stories about actors waiting around for several hours just to shoot a few minutes of film ...
I wanted to carry on with my school work just because, as you probably know, an actor's career is not one of the most stable careers. It was definitely something I wanted to do but I really wanted to finish my school work as well. It was a very, very full day and because we were in quite a few of the shots throughout the day, they would keep going.

So what was a typical day like?
A typical day would range from getting up at about 6:30 or 7, getting to the set at 8 o'clock and finishing at about eight or nine in the evening. I was over the age of 16 so I could work these adult hours and I was working 12-14 hours every day.

There's a lot of computer graphics in the film, did you find yourself having to act in front of a blue screen? If so, was it difficult?

I don't really think it's that difficult. It became a basic expectation from the beginning that we were going to have to imagine these characters. When people read the story for themselves they have created their own individual lion, their own individual beaver and their own individual werewolf. I basically took my individual interpretation of what they should look like and threw them into the scene with me. The bizarre thing was that when I came out of the scene, what I was looking at lost its sense of being a beaver and became a tennis ball again. It was all down to the imagination, I think.

Had it been a favourite book of yours as a child or did you have to read it when you knew you had the part?
I used to listen to the story tapes every night before bed and it used to send my imagination crazy. I used to love The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and I can still remember listening to them before I would fall asleep. I can remember the first ten minutes of the book perfectly but whether I knew the rest of it was slightly more dicey.

In a nutshell, for those who haven't read it, what is the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe about?
It's about four normal kids thrown into a magical land and having to deal with their problems and the problems of Narnia. It's a fantastic story and I really hope people enjoy it.

I know it's difficult because you're in it but is it a good film?
I think that's a really an interesting point. When I first saw it, I was seeing what I was like in it - whether I looked weird or what. I've been an extra in things before and you just try to watch that tiny bit of yourself. When I watched it there were so many scenes that I loved that I hadn't actually seen. There was one on the stone table with Lucy and Susan, and it's very sad. It shook me up. I think there's something for everyone in this film. There's a unicorn, a battle scene and one hell of a big witch - what more do you want!

So what's next for you? Will there be a sequel?

I can only hope there'll be a sequel made just because I had such an amazing time on this one. It was beyond every experience imaginable, it was basically a dream come true. For that dream to come true a second time would be quite amazing. Unfortunately I don't have the say.

And possibly not one more - maybe another six or seven in the Chronicles of Narnia series?
Unfortunately I'm not in most of them. I'm in Prince Caspian, which would be chronologically the next one. I'm also in the last battle, which would be the last one. I would probably be 35 when they get around to that one!

So you're in definitely line for the next one then?
If there is one then I hope I am, yeah.

You're holding something back aren't you? You know there's going to be another one, don't you ...
I hope there's another one. They just have to wait until this one's done. It's like we haven't got over this hill to get a better vision of what's ahead of us.

I suppose a lot will depend on what the audience thinks of it ...
Exactly. If this is a success then hopefully we will do another one. I don't like to say it is going to happen or I am going to be in it because I'm just not sure. I would like to be!

Beyond the Chronicles of Narnia, is this it for you now - are you going to be an actor for the rest of your life?

When I was aged ten, like I was saying before with the auditions for Cider With Rosie, that's when it really struck me how much I wanted to act. How much I wanted to be part of having fun with my career. I can only wish to take myself forward with this. I've had an amazing opportunity.

Any parts you've auditioned for in future films?
There have been little things every now and again but it's mainly getting through Narnia because there is so much going on. Once that's done we will be able to take a deep breath, look at some other things and see what's going on.

It is one of the big films of the year, especially as it's coming out before Christmas. Has it sunk in yet that you're in this film?
I don't think it can sink in. I don't think it really stuck me when I first got the part what it was like. I'm fortunate, I'm lucky that it hasn't hit me yet. The weird thing is when you see yourself, as you're driving by, on a poster or you see yourself on a washing up box or something - it's so bizarre. It's just momentary, it's only within those brief few seconds when you see it then you move on with your day. I have a very good family, very good friends and I'm lucky that everyone has been so supportive and kind to me.

What do they think about the whole thing?

I think they've been with me the whole way so it's as much an emotional trip and achievement for them as it is for me. They've almost been at a parallel with me the whole way, and I just very lucky that I have a strong family and great friends who've always stuck by my side. The best thing about having brothers and sisters is that they're brutally honest. My brother just got the Narnia game and first thing he does is kill me in it! Six times, over and over again! It's really grounding to be back at home. They're really pleased for me and it's going really well at the moment.

So it's all been worthwhile then?
I'm enjoying it and that's the best way to look at these things. If you don't enjoy it then it's not worth doing. It is hard work at the end of the day, they're working you for every mile you fly so it's worth enjoying, it's worth relishing every moment you get.


[there is also an audio recorded while Will was being interviewed!]
You can find it [if u found the site] on the right side of Will's pic....under SEE ALSO >> or on the very bottom of the page!...
THERE YA HAVE IT!

He has such sexy VOICE!^_^


Well, CIAO!(chow)
Edité par Rox le 02/05/2006 à 02:09

cool!!! OK, it says I have to write more. When did you hear his voice just talking now?

u have to write more?
it doesn't say that....does it?

(jst highlight it and then right-click and then copy...then highlight the address box[URL box]..then paste it)

URL is:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2005/12/02/williams_moseley_feature.shtml

is it working now?

URL is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/
2005/12/02/williams_moseley_feature.shtml

nah... it just said that I needed to write more (cuz I only wrote cool) it makes sense.

UGH! I cant get the voice!!!

u mean u can't hear the voice?...
waddo u mean??
I wanna help u peoples!
tell me what's wrong?

Wats going on????

somebody can't hear Will's voice while being interviewed!...
[[[IF U LOOK AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE, U WOULD KNOW WHAT'S GOIN' ON!!]]]JUST PLAYIN'!! ......

idk y i'm very cranky right now! prolly the news about Will's accident!...UGGH! ...i seriously HOPE he's NOT hurt AT ALL!

He is fine though i am frends with rose at school she told me. Hey thatboysahunk, y u change ur icon?

yeah...me not cranky nemore cause he wasn't really been involved in an accident!!

AND now VERY VERY cranky b/c of that 'rosetyler' girl!!!!
SHE IS SUCH An A-HOLE!!! LOL
whoa, that was a bit too harsh of me wasn't it?

No not at all let it all out!!

KK...THANX

Ok then.... Anyways I g2g nows. Byes!

cya then ne1 else on?

ok...now I'm ON!!!

i am are u still on? if u are i'll PM u

Im on now

what time r u really on?
cause i am confuseeed!

who me? if you're talkin t'me, im on at eight every night mountain standard time