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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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I’ve uploaded 3 fan photos taken on the set of The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader last Thursday, September 24th. According to NarniaFans.com, September 24th was the last day for filming at the Cleveland Point location. Thanks to Emma for sharing these photos!

Source: Emma @ Twitter

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Yesterday I uploaded a brand new Dorian Gray publicity still to the gallery, courtesy of Sitges. In addition to the new still, I’ve also uploaded some stragglers from the Narnia set, including 10 new set photos taken yesterday.

Many thanks to Kerrie, Cassi & Paranoid Pyrox for the following pictures ..

Here are a couple other links to check out as well:

– Richard Crouse Speaks to Ben Barnes at TIFF 09 (audio interview)
– ‘Dorian Gray’ concept art by Morgan Yon (*contains spoilers*)

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