Posted on Dec 24, 2008 under Action, Actors, Adventure, Book-to-Movie, Books, Children, Directors, Fantasy, Movie News, behind the scenes, classic |
Disney crunched its numbers and decided to bow out of the latest entry in the C.S. Lewis classic books The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
The third installment is in preproduction with Michael Apted to direct a script by Steven Knight. Most of the key players from the second film are on board as well: Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley and Anna Popplewell.
Walden has held faithfully with the Lewis estate and plans to shop Treader in anticipation of finding new partner. The most likely candidate is Fox, which markets and distributes Walden property under the Fox Walden banner.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Variety reports that The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Trader will move its shoot to Mexico. Apparently, the production requires several large soundstages plus a massive water tank which are available in Baja Studios where aqueous films like Titanic, Deep Blue Sea and Master and Commander were shot.
Previous films in the series were originally shot in New Zealand, with additional photography taking place in Prague. It is reported that location shots in Australia are planned for the upcoming film, whose shooting, originally slated for October, will start in January 2009.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Â
Weekend Box Office
May 16 – May 18
1. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (WALT DISNEY)
3,929 (Theatres)
$56,600,000 (Gross for the weekend)
2. Iron Man (PARAMOUNT)
4,154
$31,200,000
3. What Happens in Vegas (FOX)
3,255
$13,800,000
4. Speed Racer (WARNER BROS.)
3,606
$7,600,000
5. Baby Mama (UNIVERSAL)
2,503
$4,600,000
6. Made of Honor (SONY)
2,816
$4,500,000
7. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (UNIVERSAL)
1,601
$2,500,000
8. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanmo Bay (WARNER BROS.)
1,403
$1,800,000
9. Forbidden Kingdom (LIONSGATE)
997
$1,000,000
10. The Visitor (OVERTURE)
224
$687,000
Popularity: 1% [?]
Â
I am pretty excited about the sequel to 2005 “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The PG rated film is destined to take the box office this weekend with 3,929 domestic theaters and no films opening wide against it.
Sequel is widely anticipated to be one of the summer’s most successful films.
One of the reasons I am excited about the sequel is that “Prince Caspian” reteams director Andrew Adamson with the principal cast from the first film.
The new film is slightly older than the first “Narnia” with more action and likely a broader appeal.
Popularity: 1% [?]