Andrew Adamson directed The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Chronicles of Narnia 2: Prince Caspian. However, he decided to spend more time with his family and opted to be (only) inactively involved in the production of the next instalment to the Chronicles of Narnia movie series, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”. He is believed to be in semi-retirement in Auckland with his family at the moment.
Since we moved here in October 2008 I had always hoped that one day I would kind of bump into him ^_________^ (bwaaaahaha!!!!) in some mall, supermarket, park, petrol station, etc. I don’t dare say social event because I am not of the social status that can be in the same event as he would be – like parents-teachers meeting, school gala, charity show, concert and yes, a movie premier!! And so, indeed, I haven’t had the freak “luck” to encounter him in my daily lacklustre routine, because I am 100% positive we don’t live in the same neighbourhood. (Another big bwaaaaahaha!!!) I’m sure he lives in some millionaires’ row somewhere, most likely in North Shore, though it could be as remote as Coromandel, too, where he shot the opening scene for Prince Caspian, together with the wonderful cast of that spectacular Prince Caspian movie, including of course, the actor we all long to see in the movies again – William Moseley!! ^____________^ (Hint! Hint! We want William back!!)
So, a movie entitled “Boy,” made by the Kiwi director Taika Waititi premiered here in Auckland last Wednesday, 24th March 2010, and Mr. Andrew Adamson was spotted as one of the distinguished guests, together with a lady named Nikki Donald. Unfortunately, I can’t find a clue in the dubdubdub (Kiwi English for www) on who this handsome-looking lady is. I scanned the photo and put it up here, which I found in “View” magazine which comes with today’s, 28th march 2010 Sunday, issue of The New Zealand Herald. The movie is about a boy who adulates Michael Jackson and thinks that his dad is some special person like his idol. However, it turns out his dad was in prison. When his dad came out of jail it turned out he wasn’t the kind of person the boy had in mind.
Director Andrew Adamson at work with Will and the rest of the cast of the Narnia "Prince Caspian" movie. Sometimes I wonder if he and William could be reunited in a project in the future. Meanwhile, Adamson is slated to direct the next fantasy-adventure "Fountain City".
