Chronicles of Narnia Movie

[Reg Dword]

Directed by Andrew Adamson who did Shrek.

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[mmadsen]

From the article:

Budgeted at more than $100 million, according to sources, the film is scheduled to begin shooting in the summer, with "Shrek" director Andrew Adamson at the helm.

The film, the first installment of Walden's "Chronicles of Narnia" franchise based on the series of children's fantasy books by C.S. Lewis, will be released at Christmas 2005 by Walt Disney Pictures. Under the deal, which includes worldwide distribution rights, merchandising and all ancillary rights, Disney retains the option to release future films in the series, Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook said.

 

[mmadsen]

By the way, I can see the Hollywood pitch: OK, it's like Lord of the Rings meets The Passion of the Christ -- with talking animals!

 

[kingpaul]

By the way, I can see the Hollywood pitch: OK, it's like Lord of the Rings meets The Passion of the Christ -- with talking animals!

LOL

Maybe I'm being blind, but I didn't see the article say it was going to be live or animated. I'm assuming, since they got the Shrek director, it'll be animated, just like the older version.

 

[CrusaderX]

There's no mention of Christianity in that press release, so I wonder if Disney will end up making this a secular film.

 

[Wrath of the Swarm]

Then it really isn't Narnia, is it?

 

[EricNoah]

Live-action is what I've heard over the past few months.

 

[Hammerhead]

If I recall, Narnia never mentions Christianity except in passing. While the books are certainly Christian-themed, I don't think Prince Caspian ever starts talking about Jesus.

 

[WanderingMonster]

No, but the allegory is pretty transparent. Even if the director is even a tad liberal with certain plot points, it'd still be fairly obvious. To scrub it clean of the allegorical elements would, frankly, make it another story entirely.

Of course, as a kid I was pretty obtuse to this fact.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

By the way, I can see the Hollywood pitch: OK, it's like Lord of the Rings meets The Passion of the Christ -- with talking animals!

ROFLMAO. Clearly, it's destined to be a blockbuster.