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28Jan2009

Fox Picks Up 'Narnia', Eyes 2010 for 'Dawn Treader'

DateWednesday, January 28, 2009 at 11:40PM
Last month, Disney pulled up stakes on its Chronicles of Narnia co-production and distribution agreement with Walden Media. Tonight, Fox has stepped in to help steer Voyage of the Dawn Treader, as the third film in the series gets underway.

The film might go in front of cameras at the end of this summer for a holiday 2010 release, according to Variety. We also learned that the budget will be much more manageable the third time around, at around 60% of the $215 million budget for Prince Caspian.

Other than the studio and the budget, very little appears to have changed. The cast will return, the producers are still in place, and director Michael Apted is still linked to the project. If a screenplay and writer can come together quickly enough, then this project will indeed move forward later this year.

Dawn Treader is a more family-friendly offering than Caspian, and that may be just the remedy for the franchise at this point.

I do wonder what will happen with the DVDs. Obviously, with a franchise, it makes sense to package them together, and I can't see that happening with two different studios on the masthead. I sense a payoff coming in a few years for the House of Mouse.

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AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment3 Comments |

Reader Comments (3)

Yaaaaaay! Excellent news. :)

Thursday, January 29, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLillian James

I'm so happy that they have better plans for the future of the movie now. Yay!

Thursday, January 29, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterFaith

I am happy to see people's excitement for the next movie. The last one got some bad movie reviews, so I didn't think people would be interested in a third. I thought it could have been a lil better, but still enjoyed it and look forward to the next one definitely.

Thursday, January 29, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterErin

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