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Empire Interview (at Movie-Con III)

August 14th, 2010 • By Stephanie • Article

Ben Barnes and director Michael Apted attended Movie-Con III this weekend to talk about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader.

This was my favourite book. This is the Sinbad one – is that what you’ve gone for?

Apted: “Yes, it is a journey, it is an adventure. They aren’t in Narnia at all. The whole film is a voyage, which is a tough thing to pull off, to keep the energy going from island to island.

Barnes: “It was my favourite book too because it has that voyage element to it, like Sinbad or Jason And the Argonauts. We’ve gone slightly bigger than those films though. It’s not a papier mache dragon this time – although there was a very large papier mache rock at one point.

Apted: “Don’t tell them everything!”

The film changed studio after you joined, Michael – how did it change?

Apted: “It’s been a long journey; we deliver the film in December but I’ll have been on it by then for three and a half years. I was hired while Andrew Adamson was stil making the second one, so he couldn’t have done it, because it’s not like Potter; each is a different world so you can’t do them back to back. We then faced a world of economic problems and we thought we were dead in the water, but Fox came aboard and then we started. We shot in Australia and now we’re finishing here.

Wasn’t there a bit involving a Mexican drug war?

Apted: “We did land up at Rosarita Studios, which was built at Titanic. We were set up there and doing nicely, and then these terrifying drug wars started and there were thousands of people killed every weekend, headless bodies in the streets. And we were trying to make a family movie. We would have had to stay in compounds with gun placements around them. We had to leave.

Barnes: Our producer told us we’d need 24 hour bodyguards if we were to do that. It was that or Surfer’s Paradise in Australia without a bodyguard, so we went for that.

How was it returning to play Caspian, Ben?

Barnes: “While it was very frustrating for everyone else, it was quite nice for me to have a break between the first and this and do other things, and then come back to it with my favourite story, a fresh studio and a fresh director. And playing a king this time, someone who’s been in authority for several years – which is very different to playing someone who’s running away ALL THE TIME. I think when you’re dealing with books based on children’s literature, you have to deal with nostalgia and so on, which is why people balk at remakes and so on, but when you have a new director you can reimagine parts of it as you see fit, which is nice.”

How easy was the transition between Disney and Fox?

Apted: “Well, it had to be a smooth transition because we were either going to make the film or we weren’t, and Fox took it on as a package. Most of the work and casting was done. It really wasn’t a studio coming in and starting over – too much money had been spent. We brought in another writer and the script went through another couple of drafts, which worked very well for us. We had concept art that they had to sign off on.

Barnes: “And you were stuck with me. But even sticking close to the book you can have a completely different structure.”

A non-Narnia question for Michael; would you ever return to Bond?

Apted: “No, I’d do it again. I had a very good time, but it was very good practice for doing this, which is very much bigger and more complex.

Barnes: “Who would you get to play Bond if you did it again?”
Apted: “I’m open my friend, I’m open.”

Dawn Treader marks a bit of a tonal shift in the series. Is that something that you’ll express in the film?

Apted: “I think what they were looking for with the Dawn Treader was to go back into more of the magical world of Lion and the Witch. Caspian was a very political film, and they were looking to go back a bit to the magic and fun of Lion and the Witch. There’s quite a lot of humour in that. So I was asked to revitalise that aspect of the franchise.”

When Prince Caspian was on the boat, and you met the people, did you ask what their names were?

Barnes: “Well, in the new film, it’s Caspian’s ship so he knows everyone’s name, and he already remembers the Pevensie kids. But he doesn’t ask Eustace’s name because he’s a pain and he doesn’t want to know him. Does that answer the question?”

No! (This question was asked by a 7 year-old) Prince Caspian is obviously a children’s book. Are you getting recognised a lot by little kids and how does that work with doing adult roles?

Barnes: “I’ve been very lucky in that most people have probably only seen me in one or two things – maybe that says something about some of the other things – and I think people recognising you comes from seeing you in magazines or on TV every week. Between cutting my hair or not, and shaving or not, and not being in the country, my privacy has mostly remained intact. But it’s teens and people in their 20s rather than little kids, because it’s been a few years since Caspian.”

In the trailer, there are people in the film who don’t feature in the book. Is that the case? Peter and Susan aren’t in the book.

Apted: “That’s a nice little surprise for you in the film. It doesn’t go against the book but it’s a nifty little idea in the film. They came back for a couple of days, and it doesn’t really impinge on the story but it’s a nice little grace note.”

Are you still involved in the 42 Up series, and…

Apted: “I’ll be involved in 56 Up next year, so I’ll have been doing that for nearly 50 years. That was a first job I did and every seven years it comes back again, and 2012 is the next fence, so it’s a huge part of my working life.”

Ben, in Dorian Gray the film was different from the book, and from the earlier film. The atmosphere felt completely different. What was the production justification for that?

Barnes: “In terms of atmosphere and story? Well, I think there were a couple of storyline changes to bring the character of Emily near the end in. I think people are used to watching films with a potential for hope or redemption at the end, otherwise it’s like watching someone jump off a cliff. Structurally it was changed because film is such a visual medium; he goes off for months at a time in the book. We decided to send him away for 25 years and come back because that makes the return more visceral. I think Henry and Dorian change depending on how people see him in the book, and the same goes for all the characters… You didn’t like it, did you?”

Would the Magician’s Nephew ever get made?

Apted: “I can’t answer that – Mark can.

Barnes: “He says they thought they’d start with the best known one since that would sell the most tickets…”

Mark: “We thought we’d start with the four Pevensie children. The question now is, for the fourth film, do we go to the Silver Chair or go back to The Magician’s Nephew?”

Barnes: “Am I in either of those?”

Mark: “In the Silver Chair briefly, as a very old man.

Would you be back for that, Michael?

Apted: “I’d want a break, but sure. Each of these has a very different feel, it’s like Bond. There’s a set of rules for each one, but the difference between each is vast. For a director, this is a much more challenging franchise than even the Potters. There, it’s the same people getting older, so you don’t feel you’ll be repeating yourself.

Ben, would you go back?

Barnes: “Yes, but I want a crack at playing him at 70, that’d be fun. Unless it’s 3 hours every day in make-up. But they were three and a half years, so they do encompass a lot of your world and they mean a lot to you.

Was this a hard one for you?

Barnes: “In the first film I spent a lot of time learning to horse ride and then spent a lot of time on a horse, which is one of the most difficult things to do on a film set. But personally I had more action training on this one, and more sequences to learn, because they’re cut down so heavily. So while this isn’t so full of conflict, there was a lot more to learn for me, but I really enjoyed that part of it.”

You didn’t shoot on water, did you?

Apted: “When I got the job, I made a point of talking to directors who’d done big water films, Peter Weir and Gore Verbinski, and they all said “Don’t go on the water.” So we didn’t, we were on a peninsula. The boat was a hundred tonne boat, so it was a big old beast, on a gimble.”

One of the things I liked about this was the way they get to Narnia, as opposed to the old BBC version. But did you get any inspiration from those?

Apted: “In all fairness, not really. They were great little things, but they were very cheaply done. You couldn’t even begin to get away with that now.”

Barnes: “I was 8 when those came out, and I remember watching them with pant-wetting anticipation every week, but you go back and look at them and it’s so disappointing. It’s like when you watch He-Man again, and you realise how often they repeat the same shot. It’s distressing!”

Source: Empire Online

Comments

Tilly said:
Ben is so cute like a newt

August 14th, 2010

Mandi said:
Great interview… I’m a little apprehensive about them giving Susan and Peter a spot in the film. They aren’t supposed to be there. They’re finished with Narnia… Aslan said so both in Caspian the book AND movie…

August 15th, 2010

Helaine said:
@Mandi
Yeah, I’m aprehensive about that too… I’m also wondering if there will be any reference to the romance between Caspian and Susan in the Prince Caspian movie, since Ramandu’s daughter appears now and they’re supposed to marry at the end.

I’m also wondering (a lot of wonderings today… lol) about the Silver Chair. Some time ago I read somewhere that Ben had signed on for three Narnia movies, so the third one was supposed to be the Silver Chair. When I read that, I always thought he was going to play Rilian…

August 15th, 2010

Tilly said:
Oops I was supposed to write that comment I made on the other page. I’m a new comer here and I’m not familliar with commenting like this. Well I recently became a fan of Benjamin Barney and it was cause of the trailer where we get to hear his beautiful voice speaking and I was like woah he has one good voice and also cause his hair and is gorgeous and silky and the beard is a good plus too : )

August 15th, 2010

bleep! said:
;D !!!!!!!!
Ben as Bond would be soooooooo awesome!!!!!!!! ;D I hope he’s the BEST Bond EVER. That would be so super cool (& sec C- again!!!) IF it hapened. OMGelato…I can just picture it…Ben’s voice saying “its Bond, James Bond…”…ahhh…OMeltedGelato…

August 15th, 2010

Tilly said:
Ben Barney as James Bond! That would be sec-c!

August 15th, 2010

Nightshade said:
@ Bleep! Oh yes, the thought of Ben as Bond … I have to say that I haven’t taken much notice of the early Bond films – I much preferred the early ones with Sean Connery and Roger Moore but if Bond were Ben …. oh my ………..

Could I be his Bond girl Mr Apted, pretty please???? lol

August 15th, 2010

Nightshade said:
Ooops! Sorry I meant I haven’t taken much notice of the LATER Bond films … need to get my head together, have more tea!

August 15th, 2010

bleep! said:
CORRECTION: oops! I meant “The name’s Bond. James Bond.” either way, Ben will make it sound just as good;)

& wow Tilly & Nightshade you guys respond fast! ;) I just wrote it & realized my quote mistake & went to correct it & you’re already there-haha ;D!

Oh & @ Tilly:
The name’s Barnes, Ben Barnes.

;D

August 15th, 2010

Tilly said:
@ bleep! Oh, my mistake this whole time I thought it was barney heh heh how silly of me, I could just kick myself in the shins :D

…and I do respond fast cause I like reading comments and check every other minute LOL ; )

August 15th, 2010

Fedra said:
Ben will appear as a 70 year old King Caspian! (maybe..) Oh wow! Not THAT i would love to see…. i am sure he will be one HOT attractive old man! Like Sean Connery but with (silver ) hair!
As for Bond..i would love to see him as Bond he would be so sexy but… he would have to put up some weight and work out a lot to fit the picture of James Bond. He has the accent and the sexy voice..imagine hearing from those delicious lips the phrase ‘My name is Bond…James Bond!” OMG!!

August 15th, 2010

Tilly said:
@fedra, bleep! Already said your last sentence. And I agree with you about ben looking hot with silver hair, ha ha.

I have blond hair and I’m pretty tall like his GF so maybe I have a chance : ) and I’m residing in London so even better!

August 15th, 2010

bleep! said:
@Tilly-lol! I wasn’t sure if you were actually making a mistake or just giving him a nickname but, I made the comment anywayz because of the whole ‘Bond’ thing-lol! And that’s what I do too-”check every other minute”-when I have free time & I’m bored out of my mind by a Ben drought! And about Fedra- I guess it’s confirmed. Ben would make the sec C est James Bond ever! Its going through all of our brains, his suave voice.

August 15th, 2010

Tilly said:
I’m on lunch break right now in beautiful London and i have a big writing exam soon and I should be studying but I’m having too much fun on this site

@bleep at first glance I thought you wrote “tilly yo” ha ha and I’m glad you also look up ben every other bored minute

August 15th, 2010

Stephanie said:
Welcome to BBF, Tilly! :)

I’ve cleaned up the post a bit, as there was a lot of double posting going on. :P I just combined a couple of the comments that you guys made. :)

August 15th, 2010

bleep! said:
@Tilly yo! wuddup?(haha) Where I’m @ it’s so late that it’s almost morning! I gotta catch some Z’s now…laterzzzzzZZZ…

August 15th, 2010

Stephanie said:
Oh, and before things get out of hand .. I’m asking that you guys try and stay on topic. I don’t mind if you talk back and forth with each other but let’s keep the comments related to Ben and/or the interview above. Thank you! :)

August 15th, 2010

Nicole L. said:
cool interview!! i’m so excited for this movie :D

—-Barnes: “I was 8 when those came out, and I remember watching them with pant-wetting anticipation every week, but you go back and look at them and it’s so disappointing. It’s like when you watch He-Man again, and you realise how often they repeat the same shot. It’s distressing!”—-

i totally agree with this statement…watching old shows nowadays is definitely way different than watching them when you were little or when they first came out, and it ruins the illusion of how awesome it used to be lol

August 15th, 2010

Nicole L. said:
also, i apologize for the double posting since i just thought of this, but i wonder if they took any pictures at the Movie Con?? i googled a bit, but didn’t see anything (although i hope they did!)

August 15th, 2010

Ana said:
Hey, hey there!!! =D
Loved the interview, and like i said before, i can’t wait for the movie… it will be great to see Ben as Caspian again, this time in a older, more confident version.
And yeah, i would love to see some photos of him and the others too.

@Nicole – Yeah, you’re right, and he’s right. The old series, movies are not the same when we see them nowadays. It really looses the magic… even though, there are still movies and series i love to see, independently of how old they are…

August 15th, 2010

Stephanie said:
I was hoping we’d get some photos from the event too .. but I haven’t been able to find any (yet). :(

There is a brief mention of Ben here.

‘After screening the Chronicals of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader trailer in 3D, director Michale Apted and star Ben Barnes came out. Barnes looked so much like a young Wolverine with his head and facial hair, clothes – even the white vest – I was looking closely for dog tags but didn’t see any. Anybody casting for a young Wolverine right now? If so, he’s clearly a contender.’

:)

August 15th, 2010

Tilly said:
sorry about going off topic and ben seems like a skinny, proper, young wolverine :D

August 15th, 2010

Helaine said:
“Barnes looked so much like a young Wolverine with his head and facial hair, clothes – even the white vest”

Oh, Lord, I definitely need to see photos from Movie-con!!! I hope those come out soon! >_<

August 15th, 2010

Nightshade said:
Oooh, hope we get to see some pics of hairy wolverine Ben in his white vest (presumably they mean t-shirt?) from this weekend :-)

He sounds totally yummy, as always.

August 15th, 2010

mishel said:
I’m Mexican and I make a great effort to continue to ben in a community where most of his followers speak English, I have to use the translator to entender xq not speak English, and to read that ben say or try to imply mexico sucks that it hurts me infinitely, if it is true that the fight against drug trafficking in my country but affects us all, not only to them as foreigners, it hurts because I thought q ben paid no attention to those things to cross one country,, and hopefully understand girls, greetings, and I’m a little DESEPCIONADA

August 15th, 2010

bleep! said:
@Stephanie: (sorry about the double posting- sometimes if I type messages too long it ends up deleting ;P.) oh & Thanx for that Wolverine description! I also want to see pictures of that description too ;D why would he be looking like that, though? For Birdsong? The war parts?
@Helaine: Ben as Rilian = ;D

August 15th, 2010

Tilly said:
to stephanie, I heard about what my friends were doing, sorry about that. I told them to stop playing around, they must’ve done that during my exam, no worries though it won’t happen again.

August 16th, 2010

Nicole L. said:
— Yeah, you’re right, and he’s right. The old series, movies are not the same when we see them nowadays. It really looses the magic… even though, there are still movies and series i love to see, independently of how old they are…——
@Ana — i agree with you on that…there are some movies that have stood the test of time, whereas others, not so much lol

@Stephanie — no worries! i guess they haven’t posted any pictures yet (i hope they do soon though because, like everyone else, i want to see Ben as a “young Wolverine” — they can’t tease us with a desciption of him like that and not show us pics!!! hahaha)

August 16th, 2010

casandra said:
Ben es tan gracioso y ocurrente. Me mate de risa sobre lo de Bond , lo de hacer de un viejo en Silla de Plata y de He-man.
Es una lastima que no hayan grabado en Mexico pero comprendo que por su seguridad no pudieron realizarlo. A mi no me parecio que Ben haya hablado mal de Mexico en ningun momento . Aunque debo admitir que sono algo infantil-pero practica- la forma en que lo planteo: Los productores nos dieron a elegir entre estar con guardaespaldas todo o el dia o irnos a Australia pero sin guardespaldas…jaja Obvio lo segundo suena mejor!!
Saludos a todas y yo tambien quiero ver su nuevo look young wolwerine!!!
A bear hug from Perú

August 16th, 2010

Dina said:
The Wolverine description confuses me! I wonder why there are no pictures though. Shouldn’t there be pictures taken at movie con?

August 17th, 2010

ritah said:
the interview is amazing, Ben always looks so cute and polite. Mr. Barnes as Bond would kill me. Just imagine he saying “The name’s Bond. James Bond” with that accent and that voice… oh jesus!

And isn’t fair describing Ben as a young Wolverine and give us no photos!

I’m sorry about any english errors in my comment but I’m portuguese and my english isn’t very good.

August 17th, 2010

Helaine said:
I can’t wait to see those photos!!! Why they are taking so long to share this pics with us?? >_<

@bleep!
Yeah, Ben as Rilian wouldn't be great?? We would see him in the entire movie, not only in the beginning and in the end and full of make-up… Let us dream a little… XD

August 17th, 2010

bleep! said:
@Helaine
I know right? I’ve been checking (on rotation ;P) all the sites and googles for those Hoover dam wolvie pics to surface! What- did they ban cameras from entering or leaving the event? WTFilm?

@Helaine again
let us dream indeed…because it sounds tooo good to be true ;(
zzzZZZZZ ;)

August 17th, 2010

Tilly said:
@ritah bleep! & fedra already wondered how ben would sound saying James bonds name. I guess everyone just can’t help but picture his hott voice saying that ha ha : D

August 17th, 2010

Helaine said:
@bleep!
Yeah, I’ve been doing the same and… nothing!! Nothing!! :(

@Tilly
Oh, I’ve just pictured it on my mind… and I melted… *-*

August 17th, 2010

Stephanie said:
I think you’re right bleep. I don’t think cameras were allowed inside the venue, which would explain the lack of fan photos from the event. I was hoping we’d get some professional shots though. I haven’t been able to find anything either .. but I’ll keep looking. ;) Who knows, something might show up! :)

August 17th, 2010

Galene said:
http://theincrediblesuit.blogspot.com/search/label/movie-con
“Oh and the Con in Movie-Con is short for “confiscated”, as in “your phone will be, to prevent you from posting wobbly footage of trailers that are already online or will be in a matter of days”.
:(

August 17th, 2010

ritah said:
Wait, wait, there’s a chance of Ben play Rilian in Silver Chair? That would be sooooooo great.

And sometime, photos will appear, right? I hope.

August 17th, 2010

Steelsheen said:
Ben Barney…. *thinks of Ben transforming into the purple nightmare.*

uhm no ;)

Ben as Bond– well i did read a few interviews where it sounded like he would consider it. although he has the whole debonair thing down pat, it takes more than suave moves and smoldering looks to be Bond— most specially Daniel Craig took it to a whole different level. Ben will have to undergo skills and physique training for that role that made his Narnia experience look like summer camp.

personally i would rather Ben not take the Bond role. a comic book role? YES. Wolverine? hmmm, not quite.

i’m thinking DC Comics character. and i’m thinking NIGHTWING.
for those who doesnt know who he is, Nightwing is Batman’s sidekick Robin all grown up. so yes a Batman-like character with his own set of issues essentially growing up as a “son” to the difficult Batman.

August 17th, 2010

Ana said:
I always have fun reading your comments… it’s so hilarious to see everyone’s enthusiasm… lol

About the description of Ben as a ‘young wolverine’… ok, i just can’t really imagine him like that, because the only picture that crosses my mind is Hugh jackman as wolverine, and Ben has nothing to do with him…

About the Bond thing… lol… it would be absolutely hilarious… can you imagine him as Bond?? Lol… he would look like a boyish Bond… and about his body, well… not all actors that made Bond were as muscled as Daniel Craig… he’s the Bond with the “bigger” body musculature. So, Ben would be an interesting, thinner Bond… to be an agent, you don’t really need big muscles, but agility and charm… and Ben has all that… lol =D

Ok… would love to see Ben on a role as a hero of kind… lol, a DC hero… there are so many heroes that were never represented in film… the only thing that’s not good is the fact that most heroes have big muscles… eh eh =D And Ben is thin, shinny… but we love him as he is… i’m not sure i can imagine a muscled Ben… eh eh =)

Ok, enough babbling… a lovely day for all of you…

Ana ***

August 17th, 2010

Helaine said:
@ritah
Till now, there’s nothing about Ben playing Rilian in Silver Chair, unfortunately, not even rumours. It was just me and my imagination… :)

August 17th, 2010

bleep! said:
Hi everyone! (lotz 2 respond 2 so I’ll just respond in general ;)

Letz hope something shows up. I was thinking, even if cameras weren’t allowed, there might be pics of them coming out of the event… ;)

About Bond, I was thinking of more the Pierce Brosnan type ( I really didn’t care for Daniel Craig at all -it was kind of stupid to me ;P ) & he could incorperate some of the old school James Bond swagger & yet be on the fresh younger side at the same time ;)

About Ben’s boyishness and skinnyness- that ain’t no thang (haha), no really, that doesn’t matter. He just needs to work out. That’s what a lot of people & actors do (example: little skinny & young Taylor Lautner gained 30lbs of muscle; and Hugh Jackman who was waaayyy skinnier before he drastically transformed his body through preparing for’ Xmen’; and Christian Bale lost 60 something lbs for a movie & then obviously in ‘Batman’ he was in shape and bigger; and Hayden Christensen, who is normally skinny, ate a lettuce and water diet to play this gothic teen in ‘Life as a House’ and then from his normal weight gained 50 lbs of muscle for ‘Star Wars’; even Hillary Swank got really muscular and in shape to play a boxer; the list goes on…). Ben’s got the voice and the talent to portray the super smooth and suave agent now all he would have to do is physically prepare for the role with a trainer and diet plan (hey! he learned to sword fight and horse ride with little time to spare! ;)

About the super hero thing- I think Ben would be great as Gambit from Xmen ;D

August 17th, 2010

Ana said:
@bleep – eh eh =D You’re right… Ben would only have to work his body… anyway, i’m so used to his skinny body that i just can’t picture big muscles, like Hugh Jackman developed, on his body… lol… but it’s possible, i know… i just like him the way he is… eh eh =)
And you’re right… he would make a lovely Gambit… =D

Question: who is Rilian?

August 18th, 2010

Galene said:
Rilian is Caspian`s son

August 18th, 2010

Helaine said:
@Ana
I have to agree with you, I can’t imagine Ben with big muscles either. For me, he’s perfect the way he is… *-*

As Galene already answered, Rilian is Caspian’s son. He appears in Silver Chair, the book that comes after The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in the Narnia series. :)

August 18th, 2010

Helaine said:
I mean *The* Silver Chair… =P

August 18th, 2010

Ana said:
Oh, i see…
But, wouldn’t it be strange for Barnes to do the father and the son?? It was like they were both twins… lol
But, i don’t care… i would love to see Ben on a fourth Narnia film, even if it was to make the son of himself… lol =D

August 18th, 2010

bleep! said:
@Ana & Helaine: yeah, I don’t really fancy Ben getting as big as Hugh Jackman got ;o ! that would be kinda scary! -hihi ;P it was just an example. But I think if he got in shape like Hayden Christensen in ‘Star Wars Ep. III’ that would be a good amount for a secret agent or superhero- not too big yet in shape, fit & lean.

August 18th, 2010

Helaine said:
@Ana
Well, it’s not a strange idea for me because here in Brazil it’s usual to cast the same actor/actress to play father/son or mother/daughter (in different periods of the story, of course). I mean, it usually happens in soap-operas in which they show a character who is young in the beginning of the story, and later the plot centres in the son/daughter of this character – especially when the intention is to show a strong resemblance between them. That’s why I easily imagined Ben as Rilian… ;D

August 18th, 2010

Nicole L. said:
wow, it seems i missed quite a bit LOL

first off, i think it would be awesome to see Ben play Bond (although admittedly i haven’t seen any of them lol)! but if he was in it, i’d definitely check it out!

secondly, i think Ben would look good with a little muscle (not overly muscular like Hugh Jackman or Schwarzenegger), but i think he’s decent looking as he is (for a pale, skinny British guy anyways) :p

third, about Ben (possibly) playing Rillian ((and also Ana’s comment about it being weird for Ben to play old Caspian AND Rillian at the same time))
…if they dont want Ben playing both, i had this REALLY crazy idea that maybe they could recruit *Ben’s dad* to play old Caspian in The Silver Chair while Ben plays Rillian?? LOLOL or maybe his bro could play Rillian (i know i know, sounds very weird and farfetched but it would be funny to see it!!! hahahahaha)….idk lol

wow this comment got a little long…i think i’ll cut it off here

August 18th, 2010

Geo said:
God, I’m thinking here… Ben as James Bond. OH MY GOD. I guess I die, but I don’t know… Okay, I think Ben could play Rillian, in my opinion, of course, and it would be awesome! But, Caspian and Rillian at the same time? This can be a problem… Anyway, I loved the interview and Ben is really amazing, he is so… I can’t describe. At the videos, when he answers a seven years old child, oh my gosh, is definetely cute! Barnes 4 the win ?

And one question… Is someone from Brazil here?

August 19th, 2010

Helaine said:
@Geo
I am! I’m Brazilian! :)

August 19th, 2010

Nightshade said:
Oh goodness – Steph, you found some piccies?!!

Slightly Wolverine indeed …. truly yummy :-)

Thank you xxx

August 19th, 2010

Ana said:
@bleep – yeah, i knew you were just giving an example… eh eh =D But you were right anyway…

@Nicole – that would be funny indeed… but i’m not sure… i’m not even sure both his father and brother are actors… eh eh =D

@Geo – I’m not from Brazil, but i’m portuguese… ^^

August 21st, 2010

Nicole L. said:
@Ana — yeah, his dad and bro don’t act (since Ben is the only actor in his family), but it’s cool to think about anyways ;D (i do wonder if either one of them was offered a part in one of the Narnia movies, would they take it??? hmmm….something to think about)

August 22nd, 2010

Ana said:
@Nicole – Eh, eh… =D Who knows? Maybe they did… i would be really cool… i think i never saw a picture of his brother and father… i’m just content with Ben Barnes himself… he’s so cute…

August 23rd, 2010

Nicole L. said:
@Ana — you can see his parents in the background of this pic:

http://benbarnesfan.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=208&pos=5

and his brother in the background of this one:

http://benbarnesfan.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=173&pos=0

(i hope i dont sound like a stalker LMAO! it was just something i noticed a while back.)

August 25th, 2010

Ana said:
Hey!!
@Nicole – I never realized that. In fact, i think i never saw those pictures before… lol
I’m failing… eh eh =D
His brother is cute too and his parents, that’s why he’s cute… eh eh =P
If it weren’t you i would never realize it… i’m usually focused on the main person of the picture, in this case Ben… ih ih ^.^

August 26th, 2010

Nicole L. said:
@Ana — i know what you mean by that! (focusing on the main person in the pic [Ben!!!] lol) ;)

also, i think his brother looks just like a young George Harrison from The Beatles!! haha

August 26th, 2010

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