I don't know if this has been talked about, but some people keep talking about a character named Narnia for a possible ride. Who is Narnia?
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cherrynegra
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Narnia is not a person but the name of a mythical kingdom found in the series of books authored by C.S. Lewis entitled "The Chronicles of Narnia." The most well known book in the series is "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Disney has bought the film rights to all of the books in the series and are producing the first film as we speak. So people are discussion their ideas of various attractions themed to the Narnia location or with the characters in the book.
cherrynegra
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Oooops. Forgot to post the website where you can learn more. Looks like they have pages dedicated to the movie too.
http://www.narnia.com/
http://www.narnia.com/
thankyou very much
cherrynegra
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I had never heard that Peter Jackson was ever connected to this film in any way. Below is the press release from the website.
"SHREK" DIRECTOR ANDREW ADAMSON TO HELM "THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE" FOR WALDEN
New York, NY (July 31, 2002) - Walden Media has engaged highly acclaimed director Andrew Adamson, the visionary behind last year's box office smash and Academy-Award winner "Shrek," to helm the first live action feature film adaptation of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe." Adamson joins award-winning writer Ann Peacock ("A Lesson Before Dying"), who recently signed on to adapt the novel for the screenplay. Walden partnered with The C.S. Lewis Company last December to option the entire seven-part fantasy book series The Chronicles of Narnia, of which The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is best-known.
"As we've seen with Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, bringing to the screen a literary fantasy classic, beloved by millions of readers, requires both a reverence for the original material and a rich imagination to create a realistic fictional world," offered Cary Granat, chief executive officer of Walden Media. "Andrew Adamson knows better than anyone how to create magic on-screen and tell a story which touches the heart of an audience. His expertise in visual effects, animation and live action will be critical to a fantasy work of this magnitude."
"Narnia was such a vivid and real world to me as a child, as it is to millions of other fans. I share Walden's excitement in giving those fans an epic theatrical experience worthy of their imaginations, and driving a new generation toward the works of C.S. Lewis," offered Adamson. "Making a film that crosses generations is a far easier task when the source material resonates such themes as truth, loyalty and belief in something greater than yourself."
Adamson achieved overnight acclaim with his first directing job on the DreamWorks animated fantasy "Shrek," featuring the vocal talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz. The film, which earned $470 million worldwide, was the first to win the new Academy Awards category Best Animated Feature, alongside a raft of other international awards and nominations. Adamson previously worked for PDI as visual effects supervisor for "Batman and Robin" and "Batman Forever" as well as "A Time To Kill," "Angels in the Outfield" and "Double Dragon." He also served as a visual effects artist on James Cameron's action hit "True Lies."
Peacock's adaptation of the beloved novel "A Lesson Before Dying," the story of a black man wrongly convicted of murder during the 1940s, earned her an Emmy Award (Outstanding Writing for A Miniseries Or Movie) and a Humanitas Prize. Her upcoming projects include "Country of My Skull," with John Boorman attached to direct and Sam Jackson, Juliette Binoche and Jon Voight to star; "On the Ropes" for director Brad Silberling; "Marines of Autumn" for Irwin Winkler; and "Star Time," with Joel Schumacher directing Will Smith.
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, published in 1950, is the second and best-known novel in the seven-part Narnia series, which also includes The Magician's Nephew, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader', The Silver Chair and The Last Battle. The Chronicles of Narnia series has sold over 60 million copies and is currently published by HarperCollins. Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1898. As a child he was fascinated by the fairy tales, myths and ancient legends recounted to him by his Irish nurse. The image of a faun carrying parcels and an umbrella in a snowy wood came to him when he was sixteen. Many years later an evil queen and a magnificent lion joined the faun, and their story became The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. The book tells the story of Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, separated from their parents in London during the German Air Raids of World War 2. They are sent to the country for safety and it is here that they step into the magic wardrobe and discover the mystical world of Narnia. C.S. Lewis, a distinguished professor of English, died in 1963 at his home in Oxford.
ogryn
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/1371135.stm
I hope the film isn't a re-written version...
I hope the film isn't a re-written version...
ClemsonTigger
Naturally Grumpy
Peter Jackson is off re-re-doing King Kong
tigsmom
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The Chronicles of Narnia are children's classics. The article mentions Harry Potter being a "cash cow". It is because of the popularity of the HP series that the Chronicles are being re discovered. Re writing them to eleiminate any religious reference is just trying to make them PC and more mainstream.
I hope they leave them they way they are. They are beautiful stories (for those who like that genre) and have already withstood the test of time.
Heres hoping Disney stays to the original stories.
:wave:
cherrynegra
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Ahhhh. Thanks for the correction jrriddle. I didn't think his name had been connected for directing, but you're right about the special effects. And it's going to be filmed in New Zealand so that should make it beautiful. I bet the film office for NZ is just jumping with all the business headed their way.
I had heard he was looking at producing or exec. producing it. But that was a few years ago, so that may have changed. I guess it was doing Lord of the Rings that got him interested in CS Lewis (I guess Lewis and tolkien were good friends).
Man I have to move to New Zealand.
Man I have to move to New Zealand.
For the record, the above information from the press release is untrue. "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" is the first novel C.S. Lewis wrote in the Narnia series.
Lewis originally wrote the books out of order. Nowadays, however, they are marketed and sold in chronological order, which I think is a disservice to the author.
Personal pet peeve, I know, but if I (and millions of others) could handle reading them in the order Lewis wanted us to, then today's children can handle it, too.
Peter
cherrynegra
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You know, I thought I was losing my mind whenever they would say the "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" was the second book. I remember reading that first, and I also remember the PBS/BBC television miniseries based on the books also began with that book first. I'm glad somebody else felt my confusion as well.
Hank Scorpio
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Turkish Delight is quite a bit more popular in the UK... it something you can walk into a newsagents or sweet shop and buy. Also, I frequently visit Cyprus (island in the med) and there is loads of it and so many different varities.
Supergurgi
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speaking of narnia, i am filming a movie focusing on Jill and Eustauce. It should be really cool. I will try to open up a thread for it soon! post your ideas!:wave:
Disney Newbie
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Narnia is great. The current "attraction" at MGM Studios is not great. In fact we thought it was lame. The only good parts were the props from the movie. If I wanted to watch a movie trailer I would show up early for a movie, not stand up in a dark room full of fake trees.
