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Georgie Henley

Interview By: Rocco Passafuime
RoccoPassafuime@TheCinemaSource.com

An exciting element of Hollywood adapting a British book series like The Chronicles Of Narnia is the opportunity for young talent of the region to be granted an unprecedented worldwide audience. One such young British performer is 12 year-old Georgie Henley, who reprises her role as Lucy Pevensie in the new adaptation of the second Narnia book in the series, Prince Caspian.

When Georgie first discussed the feeling of being reunited with her cast and crew once again, she claims her initial experience of returning for what is only her second film was a bit more daunting than the first time around.

“I think the first time you step on to a movie set, it’s a great feeling,” Henley explains, “And that happened to me on The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe. When you set on to a movie set after a long time, I think that’s a completely different feeling.”

“I had a tummy full of nerves and I was really, really nervous and I stepped on set and this big feeling of relief came through me,” she continues, “And I just looked around and everybody, loads of people who I knew from the first film were there, and I just felt so much more familiar than I felt it would. And I just totally got into it again and it was odd. It was great!”

The cast and crew returned to New Zealand where much of the first film had been shot. Henley explained for us the numerous fringe benefits that came with shooting on location over there, including an experience her cast mates William Moseley and Skandar Keynes shared bungee jumping.

“If you’re in New Zealand, there’s so much adventurous stuff to do,” she claims, “We watched videos of William and Skandar as they both went down bungee jumping. Skandar was just sitting there and then he went down.”

“He did a really good dive and he came up and he was all happy and elated,” George adds, “We all were sitting there, running his hands for a towel, going (makes panting, blowing noises), like breathing, and then he did this most perfect swan dive off the side (laughing). He came up and he was like (sighing ecstatically) leaning back and it was like a titanic moment or something. It was hilarious, so funny.”

This time around, joining the cast is Ben Barnes, who plays Prince Caspian. Georgie shared with us her rather awkward first meeting with her new co-star.

“It was a bit of a rocky start because we were playing table tennis at the base camp,” she recalls, “Ben came down the stairs and Jeff Okabayashi, our second A.D., introduced him as Ben and everybody gave him a hug and stuff. And I was like, why are they hugging him? I don’t even know who he is. What’s his job or anything? “ “So we went in and then, my mum came over and said, ‘So what do you think of Caspian?’” Henley continues, “I was like,

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