According to Ultimate Disney, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is expected to come to Disney DVD and Disney Blu-ray Disc this December. No official word has been released yet, but it is very early information.

There’s no word, either, on any potential features for the disc. We do know that there are some deleted scenes that didn’t make the final cut. One in particular that the writers were happy was cut out of the final version of the film.

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A highly competitive film season is weighing on the returns of “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger said at an analyst conference Wednesday.

Speaking at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference, Iger said the second installment in the “Narnia” series is not doing as well as the first, nor as well as Disney officials had hoped.

Iger pointed out that the movie business is a crowded field, and the marketplace can’t always accommodate all the releases that a studio puts out.

“I think there are too many movies being released in the marketplace,” Iger said, later adding, “It’s a very delicate, very fragile marketplace.”

“Prince Caspian” was released May 16 and has made an estimated $146 million in worldwide receipts thus far. But the movie’s production costs are estimated at $200 million. In order to turn a profit in theaters alone, “Prince Caspian” would have to make roughly $500 million worldwide when marketing costs are included. The film is expected to have a home video life, however.

Iger says this latest installment is a better film than the first in the series, “The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” which debuted during the 2006 Christmas season. That film went on to make $744.8 million worldwide on a production budget of $180 million.

But the first “Narnia” film benefited from more favorable scheduling. “Prince Caspian” was sandwiched between two high-profile releases from Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures unit — “Iron Man,” with $487.8 million in worldwide returns since its May 2 debut, and eagerly awaited “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” The latter film was released Thursday and has made roughly $300 million worldwide thus far.

Read the rest at Marketwatch

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Here is the Promo ad for the Disney-owned El Capitan Theater:

Thanks to Kevin for pointing this out!

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With the world premiere of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN only weeks away, we now have a new trailer! Also, [Disney] have re-launched the official site at www.Narnia.com.

Narnia.com’s re-emergence presents a totally interactive experience as users re-enter the world that they encountered in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. A great deal has changed in the 1300 years since Pevensie’s were last in Narnia, and similar to the children’s experience in PRINCE CASPIAN, traveling through the site brings revolution to Narnia.

Upon entering the new world of Narnia.com, Prince Caspian gives the user their mission: to seek out the creatures of Narnia, and build their own Narnian army. From here, users travel through four environments, each filled with film content and Narnians in hiding. Users can get visual hints on the creatures’ locations by clicking Susan’s horn. Find all 10 creatures, and the user can become a Narnian by uploading a photo and transforming into a Fawn, Dwarf, Centaur or Giant. After their transformations, users can play a RPG style game to improve their rank within the Narnian army. Additionally, be sure to check out two fast-paced arcade style games inspired by the film.

Stay tuned to Narnia.com for more developments!

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Disney is currently working on a new trailer for Prince Caspian. The trailer will be finished for launch sometime near the opening of the film.

It will include new VFX shots and characters – stuff that we haven’t seen before. It’s something that Disney is creating for the fans. It’s going to really tease us all. There is currently no word on what film it might be attached to.

Stay tuned to NarniaFans.com for more about this new trailer.

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One of the biggest names in Hollywood is getting to become part of one of the biggest fantasy franchises. Sources indicate that child star Lindsey Lohan has received a role in the next installment of the Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. She has been tapped to play the small, but memorable character of the daughter of Ramandu.

Fans of the series will remember that Caspian, Lucy, Edmund and Eustace meet the character at the last island they landed on before they reached the edge of the world of Narnia. The character is the daughter of the wizard Ramandu, a retried star. She and Caspian fall in love and get married. The two of them become the parents of Prince Rillian, one of the main figures in The Silver Chair.

The character is never named, but expect the screen writers to amend that situation. The star’s agent says that this will be a great way for her to repair her image following her legal problems that were the subject of tabloids for weeks, as well as the box office failures of her recent films.

An executive from Disney said, “We are honored to have her coming back. She has had a great record with us.”

The actress has gone on to say, “I really like the books. They’re my favorite. Goblet of Fire is my favorite out of all of them. Wait, this isn’t Harry Potter? Oh well, a jobs a job.”

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Disneyland News Today is reporting that there will be a Prince Caspian pre-parade starting on April 25th of this year. If anyone goes and gets pictures or video, please e-mail them to us. Here’s the report from disneylandnewstoday.com

A common practice at Disneyland is a pre-parade to whatever parade is showing, which right now is of course Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams. Currently an Enchanted pre-parade shows about 10 minutes before the parade. But Enchanted has run it’s course, & it’s time for a new pre-parade. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian pre-parade will start performances at 3:20pm on Friday April 25th, 2008.

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The schedule was revealed for this years WonderCon, taking place February 22-24 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. Word is that there will be a very special guest on hand to introduce exclusive new film footage from Prince Caspian, and participate in audience Q&A. If anyone is going, please send us a report of your experience!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23

1:00-2:00 Disney: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and WALL•E— One year later for the Pevensie siblings. 1,300 years later in Narnia. The enchanted characters of C.S. Lewis’ timeless fantasy come to life again in this second installment of the beloved book series, where a thrilling, perilous new adventure and all-new creatures and challenges await the Pevensie siblings. Watch exclusive new film footage from this epic adventure series! A very special guest will be on hand to introduce the footage and participate in an audience Q&A.

In WALL•E: The year is 2700. WALL•E, a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon, he will discover what he was meant for. From Academy Award®-winning director, Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo), WALL•E is the story of one robot’s comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy. Meet director Andrew Stanton as he presents exclusive new footage of Disney-Pixar’s next adventure!

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For a full schedule visit the WonderCon website!

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The same article in Variety mentions the start of shooting for the third film in the series: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It seems that the WGA strike has in fact pushed the start of filming from the summer into the fall of this year. Filming was originally scheduled to begin around June, and now it appears that production will ramp up in November.

There’s a bit of a typo in the article, though, as it targets the films release in May of 2009. However, as most of us know, the films release has already been scheduled for May 7, 2010. I’ve contacted the author of the article to inform her of the correction.

Johnson is also shepherding the third “Narnia” adaptation, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” After being stymied by the WGA strike, it’s scheduled to start filming in November for a May 2009 release. “As long as the Narnia movies keep succeeding and I don’t make a big mistake,” Johnson says, “I will continue doing them.”

UPDATE: I’ve gotten in touch with the folks at Disney, who have confirmed that the dates given in the article are incorrect. Filming is still set to begin in the summer for a May 2010 release.

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High-Def Digest is reporting that the full press release for the Blu-ray Disc edition of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” will be coming very shortly. Initially it appears as though the Blu-ray Disc will feature the original 2-disc version of the film and its’ features. The fate of the Extended Edition is unknown, with regards to any possible Blu-ray release. Here’s some information from High-Def Digest:

Long-promised for Blu-ray release, Disney today confirmed to High-Def Digest that ‘Narnia,’ will hit high-def May 13 in a lavish special edition with numerous bonus features.

Although the full media release is due shortly, early details indicate that much if not all of the bonus material found on the previous DVD editions will make its way to the Blu-ray. Among the extras already revealed are two audio commentaries (with the filmmakers and cast), plus the multiple-part “Creating Narnia” documentary.

Tech specs for the Blu-ray include 1080p video and uncompressed PCM 5.1 Surround audio (at 48kHz/24-bit), as well as English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and subtitle options.

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