From Variety comes word that Michael Petroni (Afterlife, The Book Thief) has been hired to write The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader for Walden Media and Fox 2000.
He replaces Richard LaGravanese who penned the most recent draft of the C.S. Lewis novel adaptation. The project recently faced cancellation when Disney pulled the plug on co-financing the project.
Walden hopes to start production this summer and aims to release the film in time for the 2010 holiday season.
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The second sequel had almost died because of financing, but has met its savior in the form of 20th Century Fox who has agreed to co-finance Voyage of the Dawn Treader, pending final script and shooting budget approval. This will be the third in the Chronicles of Narnia trilogy.
Walden Media, the other financier, will split the production and P&A costs of the film’s $140 million budget with Fox. Disney Pictures had decided to pass on helping finance the third film in the series a month ago.
The previous crew and cast members remain attached to the film, including Michael Apted as director. Shooting is scheduled to begin this summer for a holiday 2010 release.
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The Daily Mail reports that Will Poulter of Son of Rambow fame has landed the third lead role in the upcoming third Chronicles of Narnia movie. He will play Eustace Scrubb, the "pain in the butt" cousin to the Pevensie children.
Dubbed The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the sequel will be directed by Michael Apted and will see returning trio Ben Barnes as Prince Caspian, Skandar Keynes as Edmund and Georgie Henley as Lucy.
There were previous rumors that the third film might not go forward due to the second film not doing as well in the box office, but this shows that the third film has been greenlit.
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