The Chronicles of Narnia (film series)

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of fantasy films from Walden Media based on The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of novels written by C. S. Lewis. From the seven novels, there have been three film adaptations so farThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005, Prince Caspian 2008 and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010 which have grossed over 1.5 billion worldwide among them.

C. S. Lewis never sold the film rights to the Narnia series during his lifetime, as he was sceptical that any cinematic adaptation could render the more fantastical elements and characters of the story realistically. Only after seeing a demo reel of CGI animals did Douglas Gresham Lewiss stepson and literary executor, and film coproducer give approval for a film adaptation.Although the plan was originally to produce the films in the same order as the book series original publication, it was reported that The Magicians Nephew, which recounts the creation of Narnia, would be the fourth feature film in the series, instead of The Silver Chair. It was rumored that The Magicians Nephew was chosen as an attempt to reboot the series, after the release of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader grossed less when compared to the two previous films. In March 2011, Walden Media confirmed that they intended The Magicians Nephew to be next in the series, but stressed that it was not yet in development. ........

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