Film Is there going to be a fourth Narnia movie?

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Yesterday I saw 'Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe' and it brought tears to my eyes. This movie used to be one my favorite when I was still a kid and even today I still love it. The CGI, music and acting were all good. Aslan was indeed incredibly done for the time. The ammount of money used on these filmes is quite impressive. They were highly expensive, especially 'Prince Caspian'.

 

So, it's been 4 years already since the last movie, and the wait is killing me. So I decided to web and discovered that the producers had lost their rights of the title... What the hell is this? The movies just didn't make lot of money, but laos gave hope to millions of fans out there.... and how could they lost the rights just like that?

 

Months later after discovering that, it's started on wikipedia that in July of 2013 the movie went on a somewhat productio. I mean, if it takes up to 4 years to create a Narnia movie, does this mean that we're only going to see a Narnia movie in 2016 or 2017? Won't the main actors be too old for the role they're going to play as?

 

If all of the movies do happen' to be made, I'm certainly going to feel devasted at 'The Last Battle'.

 

 

Also, I find this weird. There's pratically almost no blood on Narnia, but we can certainly see scars and wounds, even death is seen. So why no blood? Kinda kills off the mood. 

 

Also, the 1st movie made 700,000,000 millions in box office, but the other two only did 400,000,000... what's with this decrease?

 

 

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Another thing. When I was on "Narnia Wave" some years ago, I convinced my parents to buy all of the books. I was totally disapointed. The books made me feel dizzy and bored. The writing was so childish and the dialogue was terrible. The battle scenes didn't even fill more then 2 pages whille the crappy dialogue would fill more then 10.

Maybe the problem of the books is that they are translated and adapted for my language, Portuguese.

Also,

 

MAJOR SPOILER OF THE LAST BOOK!

 

Their deaths at the last book during the train wreck aren't even there. We only discover what happened on the end when Aslan says so, but there's never a page telling how and when it happened. Maybe this was removed/censored for the Portuguese version?

 

SPOILER OVER

 

Have you ever read these books in English? Are they good? Do they give you more detail and decent dialogues and such?

Edited August 30, 2014 by Marcomax

[Sora96 17,256]

I don't think so, the ending gave the feeling that was it.

[Zola 3,038]

They're fantastic in English. And the writing is supposed to be kinda childish, as they are children's books. The train scene wasn't censored, that was just how Lewis chose to to things, maybe because they're children's books. And I don't really see what the deal is with people needing everything to have blood everywhere to set the mood. Once again, based off books written for children.

 

I kinda lost hope for getting more movies after Disney gave away the rights for making more. Voyage of the Dawn Treader had the same music and actors and stuff, but you'll notice that it's not Disney anymore. Then there's the religion factor. All of the books/ movies are heavy with religious implication, but The Last Battle is particularly so, and I doubt any major movie company would be brave enough to produce it, as they'd probably lose money from people having butthurt over the religious themes. That's my guess for why it lost popularity, too, on top of the other books being less famous than the first one. As for actor age if they did happen to do more, it wouldn't be too much of a problem, because from Dawn Treader on out, it's Eustace and other people, not Lucy or Edmund, who's actors would definitely be getting a bit to old.

 

Maybe you could get copies in English, but all the translated books I've read were pretty close to the original style, so maybe they're just not your style. I know that I've found a few books that I didn't like so much because of the writing style. It's awesome that you finished them anyway though! That's real dedication when you don't like the writing style.

[Sorarocks93 678]

I like the first movie when I was a child. But it's quite sad when you realize what's happening. 

 

They lived for more than a decade in Narnia and suddenly they find the wardrobe and go back the way they were? And in a world which is basically more sad than Narnia? I would be devastated. They might have had a family and friends and what not.

 

Actually they did have family because it says in Prince Caspian that they had descendants. You'd think someone would come to the brink of insanity after that. Atleast I would. 

 

I kinda lost hope for the franchise after that. Especially since what happens in the very last book.

Edited August 30, 2014 by Sorarocks93

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They're fantastic in English. And the writing is supposed to be kinda childish, as they are children's books. The train scene wasn't censored, that was just how Lewis chose to to things, maybe because they're children's books. And I don't really see what the deal is with people needing everything to have blood everywhere to set the mood. Once again, based off books written for children.I kinda lost hope for getting more movies after Disney gave away the rights for making more. Voyage of the Dawn Treader had the same music and actors and stuff, but you'll notice that it's not Disney anymore. Then there's the religion factor. All of the books/ movies are heavy with religious implication, but The Last Battle is particularly so, and I doubt any major movie company would be brave enough to produce it, as they'd probably lose money from people having butthurt over the religious themes. That's my guess for why it lost popularity, too, on top of the other books being less famous than the first one. As for actor age if they did happen to do more, it wouldn't be too much of a problem, because from Dawn Treader on out, it's Eustace and other people, not Lucy or Edmund, who's actors would definitely be getting a bit to old.Maybe you could get copies in English, but all the translated books I've read were pretty close to the original style, so maybe they're just not your style. I know that I've found a few books that I didn't like so much because of the writing style. It's awesome that you finished them anyway though! That's real dedication when you don't like the writing style.

 

I only read the first and the fourth book. Got to half of the fith then gave up. I just discovered the ending by doing search on the web, which totally tore me apart.

 

I don't really like the writing in Portuguese... it is really horrible and ti appears that only children below 10 can take it.

 

But the odd thing is... the book itself is big. The letter size is really small and there are some metaphors and religious references troughout the books, which doesn't make sense if it's meant for children but at the same for adults, but nto for adults - confusing.

 

I still have stored in my bookshelves, though.

I like the first movie when I was a child. But it's quite sad when you realize what's happening. 

 

They lived for more than a decade in Narnia and suddenly they find the wardrobe and go back the way they were? And in a world which is basically more sad than Narnia? I would be devastated. They might have had a family and friends and what not.

 

Actually they did have family because it says in Prince Caspian that they had descendants. You'd think someone would come to the brink of insanity after that. Atleast I would. 

 

I kinda lost hope for the franchise after that. Especially since what happens in the very last book.

 

The whole thing that happened to them in Narnia as adults on the first movie was kinda of forgotten due them for being a child. Didn't you see? A year later, on the real world, made them believe that Narnia was all but a dream. Same thing happens to Susan on the last book. That's the sad thing - she loosing everyone that she cares at the same time.

 

I wonder what C.S Lewis was thinking of... killing a whole franchise just like that.

I don't think so, the ending gave the feeling that was it.

It's based on book,s it can't end. It's like saying that Harry Potter III had an ending for good.

[Sorarocks93 678]

I only read the first and the fourth book. Got to half of the fith then gave up. I just discovered the ending by doing search on the web, which totally tore me apart.

 

I don't really like the writing in Portuguese... it is really horrible and ti appears that only children below 10 can take it.

 

But the odd thing is... the book itself is big. The letter size is really small and there are some metaphors and religious references troughout the books, which doesn't make sense if it's meant for children but at the same for adults, but nto for adults - confusing.

 

I still have stored in my bookshelves, though.

 

The whole thing that happened to them in Narnia as adults on the first movie was kinda of forgotten due them for being a child. Didn't you see? A year later, on the real world, made them believe that Narnia was all but a dream. Same thing happens to Susan on the last book. That's the sad thing - she loosing everyone that she cares at the same time.

 

I wonder what C.S Lewis was thinking of... killing a whole franchise just like that.

It's based on book,s it can't end. It's like saying that Harry Potter III had an ending for good.

I wonder what C.S Lewis was thinking when he wrote that book for children. It's depressing as hell.

[Kaweebo 3,617]

I keep hearing rumblings about Narnia 4 and Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Narnia 3) got pretty good reviews, so I'm kind of wondering why they're taking so long. From what I understand, it's going to be based on The Silver Chair, but the last I heard about it was almost a whole year ago.

Edited August 30, 2014 by Kaweebo

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Not all the books have "this happens x years after the previous book" so it can be left up to speculation.Though part of the reason there isn't actually a 4th movie yet, is because Walden Media's rights to make CoN movies expired in 2011. And basically due to legal issues the next CoN film MIGHT not be released until 2018. That being said CoN: The Silver Chair's screenplay is getting written (if it isn't further along than that).

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Not all the books have "this happens x years after the previous book" so it can be left up to speculation.Though part of the reason there isn't actually a 4th movie yet, is because Walden Media's rights to make CoN movies expired in 2011. And basically due to legal issues the next CoN film MIGHT not be released until 2018. That being said CoN: The Silver Chair's screenplay is getting written (if it isn't further along than that).

 

How did it expire if it was making so much money for both companies? That's plain stupid.

I keep hearing rumblings about Narnia 4 and Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Narnia 3) got pretty good reviews, so I'm kind of wondering why they're taking so long. From what I understand, it's going to be based on The Silver Chair, but the last I heard about it was almost a whole year ago.

The third movie got bad reviews, especially from Rotten Tomatoes.

 

Kinda weird how a movie gets so much hate because of the fact that it doesn't follow the book 100%, whille the acting, pacing and effects are indeed a masterpiece.

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How did it expire if it was making so much money for both companies? That's plain stupid.

The third movie got bad reviews, especially from Rotten Tomatoes.

 

Kinda weird how a movie gets so much hate because of the fact that it doesn't follow the book 100%, whille the acting, pacing and effects are indeed a masterpiece.

I am pretty sure it was due to Walden Media changing their policies of what type of media to produce.(not all businesses act like businesses) But if you really want to know go use google and find it out.

[Kaweebo 3,617]

How did it expire if it was making so much money for both companies? That's plain stupid.

The third movie got bad reviews, especially from Rotten Tomatoes.

 

Kinda weird how a movie gets so much hate because of the fact that it doesn't follow the book 100%, whille the acting, pacing and effects are indeed a masterpiece.

Not from what I've seen. I also don't consider Rotten Tomatoes' opinion, because people who only choose between the extremes of 'Great' and 'Terrible' shouldn't be allowed to give their opinion and sway the polls. Too many movies on that site are either at 90 or, like, 12. There's hardly any in-between.