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Narnia 3 aka Voyage of the Dawn Treader has begun production

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The first two films were co-financed by Disney in conjunction with Walden Media. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was a huge success when it debuted Christmas 2005. The follow-up Prince Caspian underperformed last summer and Disney dropped out leading Narnia fans to wonder if the series would continue.

The series was then picked up by Fox and Voyage of the Dawn Treader has begun production in Australia for a Christmas 2010 release. A release date more suiting the Narnia series. Many think that is what helped hurt Caspian. Being between Iron Man and Indiana Jones.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", the third in the epic series of films based on the bestselling books by C.S. Lewis, began principal photography on location in Queensland, Australia, on Monday, July 27. The production, a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, continues the franchise which commenced with the 2005 release, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" and its 2008 follow-up, "Prince Caspian," whose combined global box office gross tops $1.2 billion.
This time around – Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb – find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Joining forces once again with their royal friend Prince Caspian and the warrior mouse Reepicheep, they are whisked away on a mysterious mission to the Lone Islands, and beyond. On this bewitching voyage that will test their hearts and spirits, the trio will face magical Dufflepuds, sinister slave traders, roaring dragons and enchanted merfolk. Only an entirely uncharted journey to Aslan's Country – a voyage of destiny and transformation for each of those aboard the Dawn Treader – can save Narnia, and all the astonishing creatures in it, from an unfathomable fate.
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The only book in the series I ever read was TLtW&tW and I was pleased with the movie. I went to see Prince Caspian and was underwhelmed but it was not a horrible movie. I'll reserve judgement on Dawn Treader till it comes out but am curious to see if it can bounce back and give this franchise a second chance or if this is a lost cause.

Where are the Narnia fans or curiosity watchers like myself and those who no longer care? Are you eager, indifferent or just like watching train wrecks?
 
I haven't read the books in a long time and don't remember them, but I seem to recall that Dawn Treader was my favorite book. That and the Magician's Nephew which was just super creepy.
 
Prince Caspian was, imho, a mess of a movie because it's a mess of a book. Both have their moments, especially early on, with the characters' arrival in a changed Narnia, but Lewis gets frankly rather silly (Lucy and Susan and Aslan and a bunch of pagan demigods and such gallivanting around, disrupting stuffy schoolrooms and whatnot while the boys prepare with Caspian for a big battle). The shifts in tone are remarkable. There's not much plot, either, so the movie had to invent some. I liked the book as a kid, but rereading it before the movie came out, I liked it a lot less. Dawn Treader should be a lot more fun.
 
I'm happy to hear the film is continuing production. I enjoyed the first two films, though I confess that it's been long enough since I've read the books that I can't judge the faithfulness of the movies to the books very well. This will definitely be on my list of movies to see in 2010.
 
The Voyage of the Dawntreader is probably my favourite book of the series so I'm glad it's underway. I've been quite impressed with the casting so far, hopefully they can keep that up with Eustace.

I wonder if they'll keep all of the adventures or will they cut some out? I've always had a soft spot for The Duffers, hope they make it in :techman:
 
I *still* haven't seen Prince Caspian. No wonder it underperformed, I never even noticed it was out....
 
Susan Pevensie isn't in Dawn Treader. No Susan means no Anna Popplewell, and that makes me sad.
 
Lindley said:
I *still* haven't seen Prince Caspian. No wonder it underperformed, I never even noticed it was out....
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Dont bother, the only remotely interesting aspect is that the girl playing Susan looks hot in her battle armor.

Dawn Treader is by far my favourite Narnia book, so I shall look forward to this.
 
I thought tL,tW,&tW was okay, but not good enough to make Prince Caspian worth seeing. Dawn Treader, on the other hand, is my favorite of the novels, so I'll be sure to see this.
 
I'm not sure I think that Lewis' charmingly straightforward fables translate very well to the screen, certainly not as LOTR-style epics, which is what they're trying to film them as.
 
I've found I'm two for two in liking the movies over the books. When TLTW&TW came out, I had only ever read Magician's Nephew. I waited to read LWW until after seeing the movie. Upon doing so, I found I liked the movie better than the book. So I did the same with Prince Caspian, and read the book after the movie. Again, liked the movie better. I was rather glad they left out the stuff with Bacchus; when I read the book, I felt like that came out of FAR left field.

So, I'm going to maintain my tradition, and I won't read Dawn Treader 'til after seeing the movie. I imagine that in this particular series of movies, I will enjoy them better going in blind and without pre-conceptions.

Joy
 
I'm glad, not a huge fan but something needs to replace Potter. :lol:

The reason the last one failed was because it cost like 200 million to make! cut the budget at least 15% and you are golden.

The sad thing is there will never be a complete series pack if all the movies are made.
 
^ Yeah, what's up with that--372K worldwide and no sequel? I get that New Line shot itself in the foot by selling the overseas proceeds in advance, but you'd think that, with the lesson learned (aim global, not domestic, which, given that the film's themes, however watered down, would never play to a theocracy, should have been obvious from the get-go), there would be UK or other overseas firms eager to get a slice of that. Not to mention that Subtle Knife, taking place mostly in our Oxford and a beachside abandoned city, could really be done with a lower budget than the first.

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I hope this one will be better than Prince Caspian. But I am not optimistical. It has been years since I read the books, and I remember that it was all pretty downhill after the first books.
 
I think it was Richard Roeper that compared Narnia to Harry Potter. The director of the first two Harry Potter movies was an unimaginative hack who couldn't handle the scope or storytelling and then was replaced with a good director for the third movie and Narnia could be in the same boat. And now Narnia has a good director for its third movie.
 
I liked the first, didn't care as much for the second, but I'll still go see the third.

Of course, my favorite part of seein' Prince Caspian happened in the openin' sequence, the childbirth scene. A kid sittin' a few seats away from me asked, "Dad, why's that woman screaming?"

And then they pulled the baby out from between her knees.

Who knew ya could learn something like that from a Disney movie?
 
Looking forward to it, I actually enjoyed both of the previous movies. However, I can't really see how they'd do later works - they just don't translate as anything but fable, and a rather bizarre fable at that.

Personally I would have love to see Alexander's Prydain done in live-action. The original disney cartoon was awful, and I think that would translate as a far more kid friendly version of LOTR, which is what I think they are going for here.
 
Since I didn't like either of the first two movies (love the books and C.S. Lewis' writing in general) I really don't think I can be compelled to give a damn about this.

I'm still waiting for a Screwtape movie.
 
bigdaddy said:
I'm glad, not a huge fan but something needs to replace Potter. :lol:

The reason the last one failed was because it cost like 200 million to make! cut the budget at least 15% and you are golden.
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Still bad with math are ye?

The budget was 225 million, not 200. It made 419 million plus.

One click on google and you'd have known that.
 
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