Narnia Fans Get a Lump of Coal
Disney and Walden Media announced yesterday that they're ditching plans to produce a third The Chronic[what?]les of Narnia installment, subtitled The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the studios cited "budgetary and logistical reasons," even though the first two films grossed enough megabillions to clear a profit.
Prince Caspian, however, took in approximately half of what franchise-originator The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe did, which suggests one conclusion: Audiences have finally realized that these epic, Braveheart-for-kids movies are boring as hell. Better to spend those hours actually reading the C.S. Lewis books, or perhaps playing with a rock.
11:15 pm
Dammit. Dawn Treader was my favorite.
1:29 pm
"Better to spend those hours actually reading the C.S. Lewis books, or perhaps playing with a rock."
Or just watch LOTR over and over while waiting for The Hobbit.
11:42 am
This isn't the end of movie franchise. Instead, they're moving it to another studio to produce the film. Prince Caspian was released during the Summer 2008 movie. They had to compete with the latest comic book turned movie, TV remake turned movie, and Pixar's latest summer offering. That will was more suited for a Christmas release than a summer release, IMHO.