<Ul> <Li> Liam Neeson reprises his role as the voice of the lion Aslan . Aslan is "more parental here, (he) lets the kids, well, make their own mistakes". Aslan's entrance was filmed as a dream sequence to emphasize his messianic nature, and not make it reflect badly on his absence when Narnia is in turmoil . Although the character is considered C.S. Lewis' version of Jesus, Neeson "see (s) him more as the spirit of the planet--this living, breathing planet . That's what he stands for, for me; more what the native Americans would believe ." As Aslan has fewer action scenes than in the first film, the animators found it difficult to make him move interestingly . His pose had to be regal, but if he moved his head too much, he would remind viewers of a dog . As well as having his size increased by fifteen percent, Aslan's eyes were also changed to look less "Egyptian". Many of his shots were finished at the last minute . </Li> <Li> Peter Dinklage as Trumpkin, a cynical red dwarf . Dinklage was Adamson and Johnson's first choice, having seen him in The Station Agent . He accepted because "often, you get the hero and the villain and not much in between . Trumpkin is in between . He is not a lovable Snow White dwarf . Audiences appreciate these cynical characters . It helps parents and adults to go along with the journey ." Dinklage's prosthetics took three hours to apply, and restricted his performance to his eyes . Even his frown was built into the make - up . On his first day of filming, he was bitten by sand flies and fell into a river . "We were lucky that he returned after his first day!" recalled Johnson . </Li> <Li> Warwick Davis as Nikabrik, a black dwarf . He is descendant of Ginarrbrik, who served the White Witch, and bears one of his rings, which was passed down from each generation . Mark Johnson acknowledged casting Davis as the treacherous Nikabrik was casting against type: Berger covered all his face bar his eyelids in prosthetics, to allow Davis to ward off the audience's perceptions of him . Nikabrik's nose was based on Berger . Davis feared filming in the Czech Republic, because the grass is filled with ticks, so he put elastic bands to hold his trousers against his legs . Davis portrayed Reepicheep in the 1989 BBC production of Prince Caspian . </Li> <Li> Ken Stott as the voice of Trufflehunter the badger . Adamson called Trufflehunter "a walking and talking Narnian library (who is) totally old - school". The animators visited a badger sanctuary to aid in depicting his performance . </Li> <Li> Eddie Izzard as the voice of Reepicheep, a swashbuckling mouse . Over 100 actors auditioned to voice the character . Izzard approached Reepicheep as less camp and more of a bloodthirsty assassin with a sense of honour (a cross between Mad Max and a Stormtrooper from Star Wars): Izzard interpreted Reepicheep as someone whose family was killed by the Telmarines . The Narnia series were some of the few books Izzard read as a child, and he cherished them . When discussing Reepicheep to the animators, Adamson told them to rent as many Errol Flynn films as possible . Adamson credits Izzard for making the role his own; beforehand, the director was approaching the character similarly to Puss in Boots in Shrek 2 . </Li> <Li> Cornell John as Glenstorm the Centaur . Adamson had seen John perform in Porgy and Bess in London, and liked his long face . John imagined the character as being 170 years old, and wanted to convey "honour, pride and tradition". <Ul> <Li> Lejla Abbasová as Windmane (Glenstorm's wife). </Li> <Li> Yemi Akinyemi as Ironhoof (Glenstorm's son). </Li> <Li> Carlos Da Silva as Suncloud (Glenstorm's son). </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> David Walliams as the voice of the Bulgy Bear . </Li> <Li> Klara Issova as a Narnian Hag who attempts to resurrect the White Witch . She used some Arabic words in her incantation . </Li> <Li> Gomez Mussenden (son of costume designer Isis Mussenden) plays Lightning Bolt, a child Centaur . </Li> <Li> Jan Pavel Filipensky as Wimbleweather the giant . </Li> <Li> Shane Rangi as Asterius the Minotaur and Josh Campbell as the voice of Asterius . An elderly minotaur who aids Caspian . He is killed during the raid while holding the gate open to allow some of the army to escape . Rangi also stood in for Aslan, the Bulgy Bear, the Werewolf, another Minotaur, and the Wild Bear on set . Rangi played General Otmin in the previous film and Tavros in The Voyage of The Dawn Treader . He was able to see more in the redesigned animatronic minotaur heads, though "in order to make the eye line straight and correct, you've actually got to hold your head down, so your view is only about a foot and a half in front of you, which still makes it a little bit hard". This resulted in Rangi knocking himself against the rising gate of the Telmarine castle, although he was fine and it was the animatronic head that bore the brunt of the damage . The costumes were still very hot, reducing him to a "walking waterfall". Although a head sculpt of Aslan was used to stand in for the character on the first film, Rangi had to portray the character on set because Lucy interacts with him more . Rangi lost four kilograms wearing all his costumes . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Liam Neeson reprises his role as the voice of the lion Aslan . Aslan is "more parental here, (he) lets the kids, well, make their own mistakes". Aslan's entrance was filmed as a dream sequence to emphasize his messianic nature, and not make it reflect badly on his absence when Narnia is in turmoil . Although the character is considered C.S. Lewis' version of Jesus, Neeson "see (s) him more as the spirit of the planet--this living, breathing planet . That's what he stands for, for me; more what the native Americans would believe ." As Aslan has fewer action scenes than in the first film, the animators found it difficult to make him move interestingly . His pose had to be regal, but if he moved his head too much, he would remind viewers of a dog . As well as having his size increased by fifteen percent, Aslan's eyes were also changed to look less "Egyptian". Many of his shots were finished at the last minute . </Li> <Li> Peter Dinklage as Trumpkin, a cynical red dwarf . Dinklage was Adamson and Johnson's first choice, having seen him in The Station Agent . He accepted because "often, you get the hero and the villain and not much in between . Trumpkin is in between . He is not a lovable Snow White dwarf . Audiences appreciate these cynical characters . It helps parents and adults to go along with the journey ." Dinklage's prosthetics took three hours to apply, and restricted his performance to his eyes . Even his frown was built into the make - up . On his first day of filming, he was bitten by sand flies and fell into a river . "We were lucky that he returned after his first day!" recalled Johnson . </Li> <Li> Warwick Davis as Nikabrik, a black dwarf . He is descendant of Ginarrbrik, who served the White Witch, and bears one of his rings, which was passed down from each generation . Mark Johnson acknowledged casting Davis as the treacherous Nikabrik was casting against type: Berger covered all his face bar his eyelids in prosthetics, to allow Davis to ward off the audience's perceptions of him . Nikabrik's nose was based on Berger . Davis feared filming in the Czech Republic, because the grass is filled with ticks, so he put elastic bands to hold his trousers against his legs . Davis portrayed Reepicheep in the 1989 BBC production of Prince Caspian . </Li>

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