Prince Caspian A Go!
Since "LWW" has done so well at the box office after only a couple of weeks--$187 million worldwide at this time--the rumors are that Prince Caspian has been given the greenlight, to be released in December of 2007!Source Claims Prince Caspian Greenlit
According to a source at Disney who requested anonymity Prince Caspian, the second story in the Chronicles of Narnia, has been greenlit for a December 2007 theatrical release. Disney was hoping for a $60 million opening weekend for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and since the film’s opening exceeded their expectation they are moving forward.
Don’t expect an official announcement until later in the week or possibly as late as January. Adamson hasn’t decided whether he will direct the new film, but most think he will be back. The script is very nearly finished, and the general feeling is that with a lot of the tech in place for the picture (e.g. Aslan) they could start the shoot on New Zealand’s South Island as early as this summer.
A big thanks to ’Pogostick’ for coming forward with this information. Remember to take this news with a grain of salt since it hasn’t been officially confirmed from the studio. We thought you’d like to hear the rumblings from the ground, though.
posted by Lucy_Pevensie at 9:23 PM
3 Comments:
I thought The Horse and His Boy was the second book. It makes sense that it would be skipped, however, since Prince Caspian kind of picks up where LWW leaves off. I'd still like to see "Horse" on the big screen, though.
Nothing like a good talking horse film. Phillip was a real treat in LWW.
My boxed set at home has Prince Caspian as the second book, but another volume I have has it as the fourth (after The Magician's Nephew, LWW, and The Horse and His Boy), which I think is the chronological order. However, Prince Caspian occurs ~1 year after LWW, so they wanted to film it with the 4 kids before they grew too old. Then they will hopefully complete the other 5 books, as planned, but I'm not sure what order they'll be taking. I remember liking THaHB very much, especially the talking horses. Phillip was good comedic relief in the movie--I wonder if he'll get a reprise?
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