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A brand new photo of Ben on the set of Killing Bono, which began filming in N Ireland this weekend, has shown up online. Thanks to Liza for the heads up!

Click the preview below to view the full size version in the gallery.

Source: Regina @ vkontakte.ru

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For those who are interested in The Chronicles of Narnia and want to follow a series of reports direct from the set of Dawn Treader, be sure to check out the official Dawn Treader production blog on Facebook! With their first entry they have also uploaded 3 new production photos for us to enjoy, which includes a brand new photo of Ben (as King Caspian). View the HQ version in the gallery. Voyage of the Dawn Treader will officially wrap this Friday, November 27th.

I’ve also been updating the gallery with some older event photos we didn’t already have.

003 x 2007 | Dick Cook’s Human Relations Award Ceremony
046 x 2008 | ‘Prince Caspian’ Panel Preview At NY Comic Con
097 x 2008 | ‘Easy Virtue’ Premiere In London

Source: Dawn Treader Production Blog & NarniaFans.com

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As some of you may remember, in a recent interview with Examiner.com, Ben had mentioned that his next project was going to be a comedy in Ireland. Today that film was officially announced! He will star in an Irish comedy based on Neil McCormick’s I Was Bono’s Doppelgänger and the film is set to begin shooting on January 11th, 2010 in Northern Ireland. More information below ..

Finance has closed and pre-production begun on I Was Bono’s Doppelgänger, Nick Hamm’s Irish comedy based on Neil McCormick’s autobiography. The film is being sold at the AFM by London-based Salt.

The cast is headed by Ben Barnes (Dorian Gray, The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian) and Robert Sheehan (Season of the Witch, Cherrybomb), who play hapless brothers Neil and Ivan McCormick. Together, they set up a band in Dublin in the late 70’s. Sadly for them, so do their classmates and rivals, who go on to become U2.

The film starts shooting 11th January 2010 on location in Northern Ireland with additional photography in Dublin and London.The script is written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (The Commitments).

“We are thrilled to be involved in this adventure with Salt,” said Pyramide chief Eric Lagesse.”I always wanted to be a rock star but decided against it as a career for fear of ending up like the character Neil in this great script to be directed by Nick Hamm. I couldn’t help myself from buying this funny and sweet story of two brothers chasing success.”

For those who are interested, Neil McCormick’s autobiography can be purchased at Amazon.com.

Source: Screendaily.com

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On September 18th, what she describes as ‘the best day of my life’, one lucky fan named Nicola was able to visit the Narnia set at Cleveland Point where she watched the movie being filmed as well as met and had a few pictures taken with Ben! You can view her photos here. She also mentioned that Ben was a very lovely guy, as were the rest of the crew, who were very friendly and great with the kids especially. Many thanks to Nicola for allowing me to share these with you all!

She also sent 5 photos taken while visiting the Narnia set on September 9th.

Credit: Nicola (and her daughter Kapua – pictured with Ben in the second photo above!)

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