"The beloved masterpiece comes to life."
Director: Andrew Adamson
Cast: William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Liam Neeson
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — Characters & Cast
Character Analysis
Lucy Pevensie
Georgie Henley
Motivation
To protect her friends, speak truth, and bring warmth and peace to Narnia.
Character Arc
Evolves from a tearful, overlooked youngest child into Queen Lucy the Valiant, a compassionate healer and steadfast beacon of unshakeable faith.
Edmund Pevensie
Skandar Keynes
Motivation
Desires respect, agency, and sweet comfort away from Peter's scrutiny, later shifting to saving his family and defeating the Witch.
Character Arc
Begins as a spiteful, insecure middle child who betrays his siblings for power and sweets; transformed through captivity, forgiveness, and battlefield valor into King Edmund the Just.
Peter Pevensie
William Moseley
Motivation
To keep his family safe and fulfill his father's charge to take care of the younger ones.
Character Arc
Struggles with the overwhelming responsibility thrust upon him as the oldest sibling during wartime; matures into a selfless military commander and High King Peter the Magnificent.
Aslan
Liam Neeson
Motivation
The liberation and renewal of Narnia and the spiritual redemption of humankind.
Character Arc
Unchanging moral authority; endures voluntary humiliation and death on the Stone Table to redeem Edmund, rising triumphant to vanquish Jadis.
Jadis, The White Witch
Tilda Swinton
Motivation
Total, eternal dominion over Narnia and the extinction of the human lineage to thwart the prophecy.
Character Arc
Rules Narnia with an icy fist, relying on petrification and spies; becomes increasingly desperate as the thaw begins, culminating in open warfare.
Cast
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