The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is played by Douglas Gresham, co-producer of the movie and C. S. Lewis's stepson. Keynes' voice broke during filming, so some of his voice track had to be re-looped by his sister Soumaya. Mr. Pevensie is only glimpsed in a photo which Edmund tries to retrieve during the bombing, which is of Sim-Evan Jones' father. With the exception of Tilda Swinton, who was the first choice to play Jadis, the White Witch, casting was a long process. Beginning in 2002, Adamson went through 2500 audition tapes, met 1800 children and workshopped 400 before coming down to the final four actors
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one of the most common books that UK adults had read as children, after "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", and "The Wind in The Willows". Groups who have praised the book include: In the 2012 survey published by "SLJ", a monthly with primarily US audience, "Charlie" was the second of four books by Dahl among the so-called Top 100 Chapter Books, one more than any other writer. Although the book has always been popular and considered a children's classic by many literary critics, a number of prominent individuals have spoken unfavorably of the