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Post by forgottensinpwf on Dec 24, 2008 22:05:36 GMT -5
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The Hollywood Reporter says that Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media have confirmed that for budgetary and logistical reasons the Burbank-based studio is not exercising its option to co-produce and co-finance The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader with Walden.
The third installment in the Narnia series was in preproduction; set for a spring shoot and a planned May 2010 release. The development also puts the participation of the talent attached in doubt, adds the trade. Michael Apted was on board to direct the script by Steven Knight. The key players of the second installment, "Prince Caspian" -- Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley and Anna Popplewell -- were set to return for the third film.
Walden has a strong relationship with the Lewis estate and will shop "Treader" in hopes of finding a new partner. The most likely candidate at this stage is Fox, which markets and distributes Walden fare under the Fox Walden banner.
Any partnership on a "Narnia" movie will require a substantial investment. "Caspian," which filmed in the Czech Republic, Mexico and New Zealand, cost $200 million. The first film, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," was shot mostly in New Zealand for $180 million.
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Post by default on Dec 24, 2008 22:22:53 GMT -5
Pass that Chronic WHAT? cles of Narnia.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Dec 24, 2008 22:23:06 GMT -5
This is a shame. I really enjoyed the first two.
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Post by BK From WV on Dec 25, 2008 11:13:29 GMT -5
The first two are two of my favorite movies and I love the books. Dawn Treader is by far the darker of the books so I hope Disney didn't just back out because of the darker overtones.
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Post by domrep on Dec 25, 2008 11:24:23 GMT -5
They have relatively unknown actors right? So how can the budget be that big? I believe none of the 2 movies have made a profit.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Dec 25, 2008 11:29:18 GMT -5
The first movie definitely made a sizable profit. I'm not sure about the second.
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Post by Munkie91087 on Dec 25, 2008 11:29:50 GMT -5
Jesus Allegory Lion isn't going to be happy at all.
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Post by Killah Ray on Dec 25, 2008 11:52:52 GMT -5
I thought these movies were big money makers?
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Post by andrew8798 on Dec 25, 2008 11:57:58 GMT -5
The first movie definitely made a sizable profit. I'm not sure about the second. The budget was 200 million and it made 420 million |
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Post by Dean-o on Dec 25, 2008 11:58:34 GMT -5
Figured this would happen after 2 didn't make the same numbers as 1.
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Dec 25, 2008 12:37:39 GMT -5
1. These are films directed at children. They make a lot of money on DVD sales, and those figures are rarely trumpted by the press.
2. All high budget Fantasy films fall into Production Hell at some point. Take the Hobbit, for example, or heck, the Lord of the Rings, for that matter. I suppose the Harry Potter Films are the exception, but those books are blockbusters in themselves, the film was more of a merchandising product for them.
3. The Narnia series isn't widely read. I mean, I remember the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe being a popular text for school children, but I do not know if the series is read after that point.
4. In addition, from what I understand, the Christian Themes get stronger with every book, for Lewis was terrible at understatement (according to Tolkien anyways), and I could see a conflict between the two studios on how the handle them.
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Post by Toom E. Guci on Dec 25, 2008 13:53:22 GMT -5
And meanwhile, Disney still has Narnia stuff at their theme parks & Prince Caspian was in the Christmas Parade.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 25, 2008 17:29:33 GMT -5
2. All high budget Fantasy films fall into Production Hell at some point. ..I suppose the Harry Potter Films are the exception Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince says hi. Or rather, it *would* say hi if it ever comes out. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Dec 25, 2008 17:36:01 GMT -5
2. All high budget Fantasy films fall into Production Hell at some point. ..I suppose the Harry Potter Films are the exception Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince says hi. Or rather, it *would* say hi if it ever comes out. It's coming out in the summer. The movie was finished, it was just pushed back to make a few extra million. |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 25, 2008 17:39:54 GMT -5
Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince says hi. Or rather, it *would* say hi if it ever comes out. It's coming out in the summer. The movie was finished, it was just pushed back to make a few extra million. No, it was pushed back because it was a mess and they had to rework it. The whole thing about not wanting to compete with other tentpole titles was an excuse to do so. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Dec 25, 2008 17:51:26 GMT -5
It's coming out in the summer. The movie was finished, it was just pushed back to make a few extra million. No, it was pushed back because it was a mess and they had to rework it. The whole thing about not wanting to compete with other tentpole titles was an excuse to do so. I just want the movie released at this point. The book was boring and did nothing but set up the 7th book. In fact, it feels like Rowling just split the 7th book into book 6 and book 7. Of course, because the book sets up the finale, they have to at least keep all the important plot points of the book intact, which from what I heard of the early version hardly did. |
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