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From IESB:No More Narnia? John Carter of Mars on the Fast Track?
Written by IESB Staff
Monday, 17 March 2008
An article posted today suggests that unless Disney's Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian does big business upon release in May, the studio may choose to end the Narnia series earlier than the planned seven books.
The same article says Narnia would be replaced by a trio of Pixar-produced "John Carter of Mars" movies.
Jim Hill, on his blog, posted information about the upcoming Disney and Pixar films and says he's got inside information stating the end of Narnia may be near.
Hill says, "Mark Andrews has allegedly already completed a first pass on a screenplay for the first film in the proposed "Mars" series."
He adds that execs at both Pixar and Disney are anxious to get the franchise started immediately, most likely this will end up being this fall following the WALL-E dvd push giving the first film a 2012 release date, or possibly sooner if what he also says about the Narnia franchise comes to fruition.
On Narnia, Hill says, "From what I've heard, studio suits seem to be cooling to the idea of producing movie versions of all seven of C.S. Lewis's 'Narnia' books. And unless 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' does truly huge box office once it's released to theaters in May of this year ... Disney & Walden Media will probably still go forward with production of the already-in-development 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.' But after that ...the Mouse would then mostly likely pull the plug on the rest of the proposed 'Narnia' film series."
The site also lists domain names registered by the House of Mouse this past Friday:
JOHNCARTERANDTHEGODSOFMARS.COM
JOHNCARTERANDTHEWARLORDOFMARS.COM
GODSOFMARS-MOVIE.COM
GODSOFMARSMOVIE.COM
THEGODSOFMARS-MOVIE.COM
THEGODSOFMARSMOVIE.COM
THEWARLORDOFMARS-MOVIE.COM
THEWARLORDOFMARSMOVIE.COM
WARLORDOFMARS-MOVIE.COM
Interesting stuff, head over to JimHillMedia.com to read the entire article on John Carter of Mars and Narnia.
Originally Posted by Gohron
13th Monkey
john carter
I'd gladly take more Pixar films over more of that Narnia crap.
This is a great announcement, now I'm going to make certain to not go to the theater to see Caspian, and will also encourage everyone I know not to.
You sir, are a hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.
Fuck yes to Pixar John Carter of Mars.
Not a Narnia fan, personally. It's like an even more boring Lord of the Rings series.
Narnia is an even more boring LotRs with incredibly thinly veiled Christian messages.
You sir, are a hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.
Well yeah, what did you expect? If they've gotta do something with C.S. Lewis, I wish they'd try to adapt "The Screwtape Letters". Much better.
Narnia is very, very boring, and I hate the kids. Maybe if the lion was a Tyrannosaur or something. I dunno.
Last edited by YellerDog; 18 Mar 2008 at 12:11 AM.
metal = rude
Pixar movies are like printing money. I don't understand why they wouldn't start ASAP regardless of what goes on with Narnia.
Here's where I shed some knowledge bout this "trustworthy source". Jim Hill is the type of dude who throws shit on the wall to see what sticks. He's been right a few times but everybody gets lucky now and then.
I also hate that I know this.
B Student
They were honestly planning on making all 7 fucking Narnia books?
Bluegh.
Some of the later books would make terrible movies, but a few of the earlier ones would make decent theatrical releases. I won't one of the ones crying for them though.
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