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Jim Broadbent and four young actors head to Narnia

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Jeffrey Overstreet

12 Jul 2004
Filed under: On Movies & Media • The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe • Narnia • Jim Broadbent • Brilliant Casting
Jim Broadbent and four young actors head to Narnia

The great Jim Broadbent will be playing the Professor in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, and four young actors are headed to fame and fortune as Narnia's legendary heroes: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy.

Click here to get a glimpse of their soon-to-be-everywhere mugs.

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