WELLINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- White Island in New Zealand North Island's Bay of Plenty will provide a backdrop to the latest installment of the Narnia films.

    The third movie in The Chronicles Of Narnia series -- based on the classic children's books by C S Lewis -- will be released next December, the New Zealand Press Association reported on Wednesday.

    White Island Tours marketing executive Patrick O'Sullivan said the filming, which was done without the cast, took place just before Christmas.

    The main filming of movie, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, was understood to be taking place in Australia.

    The first movie, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, was released in 2005, and was followed by Prince Caspian in May last year.