Do You Want There to Be More Narnia Movies?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:30:56 PST

Media insider press releases can be fairly dull, but there's an intriguing blurb in this one announcing the departure of a Walden Media co-founder:

[Cary] Granat will be Walden's creative consultant on the third installment in The Chronicles of Narnia franchise - Voyage of the Dawn Treader - which the company hopes to greenlight soon.

Greenlight soon? So it's not already going?

While the first two movies did well at the box office, the second film, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, got mixed reviews, which may have dampened the overall affection for the franchise. Already there were rumors that the third film could be the last in the series, and now I'm curious if you're worried that it's not yet greenlit. Has your excitement for Narnia movies has worn off a little? Or do you hope they keep working their way through the book series?

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Continue or Kill: The Chronicles of Narnia Movies

Lauren Bradshaw — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:21:55 PDT

There's actually talk of making another The Chronicles of Narnia movie? Michael Flaherty, the cofounder and president of Walden Media, says there are plans to bring The Magician's Nephew to the big screen, the sixth book in the C.S. Lewis series (thereby skipping The Silver Chair and The Horse and His Boy). Even though Flaherty admits the project doesn't have the green light just yet, discussions are underway.

I can't imagine the film actually getting made. Even though I grew up loving the books, the movie versions have faltered ever since The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe came to theaters. Though that one reached relative box office success, the sequels Prince Caspian and Voyage of the Dawn Treader brought in fewer ticket sales and received lower marks from critics. It's doubtful that the franchise can reverse its luck at this point, so perhaps it's better to just put it to bed. Do you agree, or would you gladly give it another shot?