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POSTED 05/16/2008 AT 10:13 PM ET

William Mosely, 21, and Georgie Henley, 12, return to their respective roles as Peter and Lucy Pevensie in "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian." The young actors have spent many years together with their co-stars Skandar Keynes and Anna Popplewell while filming the two "Narnia" pictures but as they make their rounds during a New York press day, the event is bittersweet for William as he (along with Anna) will not be appearing in the third picture.

But after talking with William and Georgie together, it is clear that these actors have formed a tight bond that will last for a very long time. Their respect for one another is apparent in their performances in "Prince Caspian," in which their characters make a second return to "Narnia" a year after they return from the magical land. The land that they once ruled as kings and queens is now under peril and it is up to them to restore rule to a young prince named Caspian (Ben Barnes).

Below is a chat with William and Georgie where they talk about returning to the franchise.

Q: How was it seeing the movie for the first time on the big screen last night?
 
WILLIAM: I was actually very scared when I was going up the escalators. It was really stupid of me because I ate this huge, salty burrito before I went into the cinema and I was feeling slightly sick. Andrew creates Narnia.  From the first music, through the whole thing, I was locked into this fantastical world. I feel so fortunate to be part of something that's a beautiful film. I was watching it and thinking how lucky I was to get that part. I think, also, it's nice to see all of the work has paid off. It was a lot of hard work. What did you think Georgie?
 
GEORGIE: For me, it was just mind-blowing because I had an odd thing for dinner, like William here because I had a late lunch, and I remember someone coming up to me and saying, "Do you want some popcorn?" I said, "No, I think I might be sick if I have some popcorn." We were so nervous about the film. We didn't want to have any expectations because we didn't want them to be broken or beaten down or anything. I went in and from the title sequence, like William said, I was just gripped. You don't really realize that when you're filming it, it looks so different from the outside because you can't tell at all what it's going to look like. I thought it looked brilliant and I dreamt about it. I went to sleep last night and replayed the film in my head! I replayed it all through my head and I had my own cinema again, which I'm very happy about.
 
Q: Was it easier or harder doing this one compared to the first? There seems to be more action sequences and stunts…
 
GEORGIE: Because I'm older this time and because Lucy's grown, I've grown. It was a lot easier for me to portray her because I could basically be myself. I think the action side of it, I was very happy about it. I loved doing stunts and things. I got to ride [horses] which was amazing. It was amazing because we were with such talented horse riders who are some of the best in the world and it's such an amazing opportunity – an opportunity I wouldn't have if I had not been involved with this project. I'm so grateful.
 
WILLIAM: I agree with Georgie. Regarding the physical aspect of it, I completely immersed myself and worked very hard on a one-to-one level with the stunt coordinator, Allan Poppleton. I was running eight miles every other day and working out at the gym for a couple of hours, on top of that. I was just thinking that my body was in such good shape last year! On an emotional level, I think the film was a lot harder. In the first one, I actually played myself: the older brother trying to do selfless things. Now, Peter's much more hungry, frustrated, headstrong and self-entitled. I really had to get in touch with my angry emotions and take it out on my fellow little "siblings" which wasn't easy at times. On an emotional level it was harder but on a physical level, it was actually better.
 
Q: How long did it take to choreograph your fight sequence?
 
WILLIAM: It took two weeks. To choreograph it, the stunt coordinator taught it to me in a day or half a day. I think he trusted me. But to film it, it took two weeks. They actually cut a lot of it out. There was some really intense fight stuff in there.
 
Q: You kids seemed to have a really tight bond as brothers and sisters. Did you guys think about it or did it come naturally?
 
GEORGIE: I think that the reason why we have this bond is because in my family, I'm the youngest. I have two older sisters and I'm the baby. In Will's family, he's the big brother. I love it because I have two older sisters and I don't have a big brother. Having Skandar and Will around, it's like I've got two big brothers - especially Will, who's always there if you want to have a cuddle on set, which is lovely! Whenever you're feeling down, Will's always there and he's always happy unless he's just done a shouting scene and he's all intense. I think the reason why we all have this chemistry is become we've basically grown up together. I mean, we've spent years together! It's crazy, isn't it?
 
Q: How was it to interact with the fake characters in the movie and imaging that they were there? Like, when you're hugging Aslan, what are you working with?
 
GEORGIE: Well, as an example, as I was hugging Aslan, I was hugging Shane Rangi who actually plays the main minotaur in "Prince Caspian," Asterius and the main minotaur in "The Lion and The Wardrobe," General Otmin. I was hugging him. He went home and [prosthetic makeup artist] Howard Berger had a prosthetic and stepped in and put a lion head on. It was a very funny picture. I think with interacting with the animals, it was a lot easier this time. I think the funniest thing was Reepicheep because he's just like a little bundle of fun. He's always dancing around. You got to look for him and things. It's just so lovely. That's what I think CGI is all about – having the intelligence and as long as you can see that intelligence, I think you're good.
 
WILLIAM: With the last one, it's a lot more of that – imagining things with green poles and things like that. In this one, we were fighting humans obviously. We weren't fighting mythical creatures so there was definitely that real element on every level. This film is a step up. If they wanted to go to a location in the middle of nowhere with a huge mountain, they wouldn't CG it. They would take us there and fly us in helicopters. If they needed a castle, they wouldn't CG the castle. They would build it. For us, as actors, it was more of a sensory experience because we were immersed in these locations and sets that were just out of this world, literally.
 
Q: What about the costumes? You must've loved those…
 
WILLIAM: I did love the costumes, actually. You know what's funny, on the first one, my back was quite rigid and stuck and I felt like I was a robot. In this one, they really freed it up and made it more agile for me so I could perform all these crazy stunts. Even with my end outfit with all the blue, it's kind of a regal moment.
 
GEORGIE: I'm a girly girl at heart and I definitely liked dressing up in all the lovely costumes. What I loved about this costume was it was like Wiliam said – because I was doing some stunts and riding and things, they had to reduce the costume which made me feel really special. It actually wasn't a dress; it was a bottom from a dress which made it look like a skirt and it was all adapted to make me feel very, very important and very warrior like which I was very happy with.
 
Q: Did either of you ride horses before this movie?
 
WILLIAM: My mom would actually send me, as punishment, to a horse riding class because we were so loud at eight years old, she would send us there. I was really put off by horse racing. It seemed boring to me. When I got the part in "Narnia," they actually sent me to the same horse riding camp which is very different this time! I had this beautiful black horse and I just trained and trained and really enjoyed it. So I learned to ride bare back and that stunt you see where I jump and kicked and landed on a back of a horse, I also learned how to do that. Any physical aspect of the film, I really embraced.
 
Q: How have your lives changed after the first film? Do you find yourselves recognized on the street?
 
GEORGIE: Well, I think when we come to a place like New York, I have had people recognize me. During the past couple of days, I was shopping in a big department store and this lady came up to me and was like, "Do you want to try this new eye cream?" She goes, "Are you the little girl from 'Narnia'?" I was like, "Yes!" She goes, "You've grown so much!" I was like, "Yes." The thing is that I go home and I go back to the north of England in Yorkshire. I live in quite a small town and everybody knows each other. I'm just Georgie. I'm not looked as the girl in a film or a film star. Everybody knows me as myself. But I did love switching on the Christmas lights in my town. That made me feel very special.
 
WILLIAM: My life has dramatically changed, I have to admit. I remember thinking when I was younger, I used to travel to Spain and France but I would think that I would never go further than Spain or France. I really didn't when I was younger. I started auditioning for "Narnia" and the first thing I did was go to New Zealand, halfway around the world. I just feel so lucky to have this opportunity and to be here, in New York, and traveling back and forth. I think out of all my friends, I'm the luckiest one. But I'm also really hard-working so I feel like you have to create this good energy and be thankful for what you have.
 
Q: Do people recognize you?
 
WILLIAM: Sometimes they do. What's really sweet is sometimes I'm at an airport and when I pay for my own flight – I don't fly first class, I fly economy – I'm sitting there with a newspaper and a bunch of Italian girls recognize me and I have twenty minutes to my flight! I have to sit there and read the newspaper.
 
GEORGIE: Someone's got to be recognized by Italian girls. It's a hard life, isn't it?
 
WILLIAM: Yeah, it could be a lot worse.
 
Q: William, you and Anna will no longer be in the next "Narnia" movie together with Skandar and Georgie. How did you feel when you wrapped the film? Was there a sadness?
 
WILLIAM: It was actually a really emotional moment. I remember, actually, the very last shot that we did. It was a battle scene and we were running down with all the Narnians and it was really an empowering moment. It sounds really weird but it was a beautiful moment and the sun was setting in the Czech Republic and we were all were running, the whole cast, down this hill and it felt like the very, very last moment. It immortalized our experience together. It embodied everything we'd been through and it wasn't sad, but it felt like I was ready to move on at that point.
 
Q: Did you feel any sadness when you did your last shot together that it was the end of an era?
 
GEORGIE: It's weird because I finished filming a bit earlier than everybody else because I wasn't in the battle. I think my last shot was one of the last scenes in the movie when we were actually saying good-bye which was quite hard for me, I think. I mean, I knew it wasn't good-bye forever; I knew we'd see each other in publicity and things like this. But also, I wasn't that sad. I did have a bit of a cry because I knew we grew up together and we are such good friends. But you can't break that bond as easily as saying good-bye to each other. I think we'll be friends for a long time even though Will and Anna are leaving.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" opens in theaters May 16th.




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