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Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

 
  

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MissLenore
02:47 / 24.04.06
It's the ball that they hit through the window right before they ran into the wardrobe.
 
 
Cat Chant
12:17 / 24.04.06
Aha! Thanks. (Though the emphasis on it as a significant object seems a bit odd in that case. Never mind.)
 
 
Our Lady Has Left the Building
16:49 / 24.04.06
Never any Elijah souvenirs Forgive me if I am wrong on this but this IS based on the book, Prince Caspian, which, you know, doesn't make any reference to Jadis.

Except it does. Before the final battle Caspian has a council of war with an evil dwarf, a warewolf and a witch who promises she knows teh majickckcks to bring Jadis back if Caspian wants. Something happens, there's a scuffle, the dwarf and the witch get killed, as the warewolf does after injuring Caspian, so Peter has to step in and take his place to duel with Caspian's wicked uncle. I don't see why they need to bring the Witch back. Why not just get Alan Rickman to play the Uncle? "10 points from the Sons of Adam. Put your hand down Miss Pevensie..."
 
 
Jack Fear
00:15 / 21.05.06
Prince Caspian has been pushed back to Summer 2008.

Am I wrong to think that this has the potential to kill the franchise outright?
 
 
Spaniel
00:46 / 21.05.06
Could well do, but I think they're wise to avoid the Christmas 2007 slot, 'cause that's when His Dark Materials hits the screens.
 
 
Jack Fear
01:54 / 21.05.06
A very good thing, then, not just for business but in a teleological sense: for if Narnia and anti-Narnia collide, it will mean the end of all that is!
 
 
Jack Fear
16:58 / 30.07.07
Word out of San Diego:

[I]n Hall H, Disney delighted fans with a healthy taste of the upcoming The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. While much of his behind-the-scenes department heads sat on stage, director Andrew Adamson appeared live via satellite from Prague, where he introduced the handsomely chiseled Ben Barnes, who will play Caspian in this film and the next three in the Narnia saga. They showed unfinished footage, brought out splendidly intricate costumes and showed off an animatronic saytr named Tyrus. Producer Mark Johnson also told the crowd that the studio intends to make all seven Narnia novels into feature films, bringing one to the screen every May starting in 2008.

Emphases mine.

Interesting bit about Caspian being in "the next three" movies: he's central to Dawn Treader, obviously; but he's an old man in Chair, and in any case he's only "onscreen" long enough to die. He reappears hale and hearty in Battle, but that's not out 'til 2013 (!) Maybe they're shooting all the films simultaneously, like I always thought they should...
 
 
Jack Fear
14:22 / 29.12.08
Annnnnnnnnnd so much for that. Disney pulls out of financing the next Narnia film.

Chances of Walden Media finding another investment partner with the Mouse's deep pockets are vanishingly slim. I hate to say "I told you so"—particularly since I just watched Prince Caspian on DVD and enjoyed it thoroughly—but yeah, I reckon they've managed to kill the franchise already, and in exactly the way I figures it was gonna go down. I hate being right sometimes.
 
 
Jack Fear
18:08 / 22.01.09
Some interesting inside baseball on how Walden Media (owned by Phil Anschutz—and if anyone qualifies as a Christian Right Witch King, it's this guy) alienated Disney by getting greedy, how Disney flubbed the marketing of Caspian, and who might be financing Dawn Treader—which is apparently moving ahead with Michael Apted in the big chair, and the kid from SOn Of Rambow as Eustace.

Strange story, and getting stranger all the time.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
05:12 / 23.01.09
Prince Caspian being Eragon-level probably didn't help.
 
  

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