Why Fox Should Pick Up Narnia 3

[Specter]

Walden Media is one of the few film companies out there today which consistently puts out quality family films (”Narnia,” City of Ember, Bridge to Terabithia, Charlotte’s Web), but unfortunately, few of their films have made enough money to warrant being called true successes. The first (and perhaps second) “Narnia” movie was box office gold, [...]

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[Skandarluver4eva]

I totally agree i think they should and Fox is better at sticking to books!:D

[lieke]

That's a good-written article, i do hope Fox takes the series on.

Skanderluver, what other movies from books did fox produce, do you happen to know?

[Skandarluver4eva]

im not exactly sure but it is what my twin sister said she is a big reader i could ask her.

[TimmyofOz]

Well from what I hear only Fox is likely to pick up the franchise. Obviously we have to wait a bit to find out if Fox pick it up. Does anyone have any idea how long is the likely wait to see if VDT is going to be made or not. The way I see it if no film company come alone to co-produce by March, VDT will be a no go and the franchise will die.:(

[gstommylee]

Its not the matter if the movie is made or not the question is who's gonna distribute it.

[TimmyofOz]

Its not the matter if the movie is made or not the question is who's gonna distribute it.

Well, Walden Media doesn't have the 150 million to make this movie by themselves. This isn't Lucus Films making the Star Wars franchise, where George could pay for all the movies by himself and and Fox just distributed.:rolleyes:

[Skandarluver4eva]

wait fox did!?!?:confused:

[gstommylee]

Well, Walden Media doesn't have the 150 million to make this movie by themselves. This isn't Lucus Films making the Star Wars franchise, where George could pay for all the movies by himself and and Fox just distributed.:rolleyes:

Well of course my point was they'll find another studio to distribute and finance it the question is who.

[Pianoplayer888]

Hopefully they will. The only reasons I can see them not finding someone is because no one is brave enough to produce a Christian film, or the economy is bad enough, although the film should be good enough to make money, so the economy shouldn't be a problem unless they're already short on money.

[{auh}burn]

I "thoroughly skemmed" through the article. And the first thing that popped up into my head was "Why haven't I seen City of Ember?"

I hope they will.

[gstommylee]

VOTDT won't be released till 2010 anyways late 2010 that's another year and 3/4ths away. Unless the economy continues do be that bad in December of 2010.

[kingcaspian]

Ieke(Or Lieke. I keep getting the the first letter confused):o, I could answer ur question about Fox making any movies based off of books. Night at the Museum was loosely based on a book, I think. Anyway, Fox would make a good partner for Walden because both have a good reputation for making good, quality films. I think if Walden makes Voyage right(I'm convinced they will make it), it should do better than PC but not as well as the first one.
Oh, and by the way, I don't know why everyone thinks that just because PC made about 490 mil it didn't do as well. That is pretty good for today. Not every film can make over 700 million dollars total. I think the expectations were that of a Two Towers, which made a little bit over a billion dollars overall.:eek:

[lieke]

It's Lieke, with an L :D Thank you for answering:)

Yeah, i don't get what's wrong with over 200 mln profits either, but that's probably why i'm not involved in the movie industry (that, and the lack of talent:p).

Anyway, i think Fox and Walden could pull it off together, but then again, i wouldn't mind another studio taking up Narnia either, i don't really care.

[office]

Yeah, I`d be fine with Fox.

[ndfan1993]

I'll be fine as long as it is made and still holds the overall message it is supposed to.

But fox does seem like a decent choice. Honestly, whichever company would be best for the series is good for me :P.

[judyfromkansas]

Seems that the person behind the big Fox movie hit "Marley and Me" pursued the Narnia franchise before Walden Media did. Check out this paragraph from a story about Fox diva Elizabeth Gabler and her movie "Marley" in today's Variety:

"Gabler had chased the "Narnia" franchise hard, but lost it to Walden Media. In its stead, she has helmer Chris Columbus, who launched the "Harry Potter" series, directing another fantasy book adaptation with aspirations of franchise-hood, "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief."

Here's a link to the full article:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998253.html?categoryId=2508&cs=1

As for Disney...I'm truly truly ticked at that company right now. Narnia and Disney seemed like a match made in heaven. How the suits at that company could dump it because of THEIR lousy marketing really steams me. :(

[General Oreius]

Although this Disney mess might not have happened if Ms. Gabler had gotten Narnia, I wonder if the attention to detail in everything about bringing Narnia to life would have occurred elswhere than Walden. For Walden, Narnia is their big movie(s), as it has been said before, so they are really wanting to do it well (and being human, have made a few mistakes, of course :D ). It's interesting to see how Narnia could have been made before Walden got it.

I found this article on the beginnings of the movie when Paramount had the rights to it: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lion,_the_Witch,_and_the_Wardrobe

Kind of interesting to see how they planned to portray some of the creatures. I'm glad it didn't come out until CGI had gotten much better.

[Aravis Kenobi]

Okay, again, Walden\Disney was NOT responsible for LWW's and PC's content. What they were responsible for is distribution and marketing of the film(s). Whether or not another company picks it up won't really determine the heart of the film: the script. Ultimately, that decision rests with Apted and his team, not with the execs at Walden and\or Fox or any other company.

I really don't think that a company, however big they are, really determine how well a film does or how badly it does at the box office, nationally and internationally. What determines a film is the story, and the marketing of that story. I honestly thought Disney's marketing of PC was shameful and they should have been ashamed of themselves. LWW made so much more money in the box office more or less because of the resources made available to church groups and the like. I mean good grief, LWW was so blatantly Christian that a lot of churches took groups\youth groups to see it; therefore, boosting sales.

I think Walden could do "Dawn Treader" alone. But whether they do or not, it will NOT determine how good or bad 'Dawn Treader' will end up being. That responsibility rests on Michael Apted.

[inkspot]

iMerge 2 threads on the same subject.

Judy from Kansas, it is great to see you here! Happy new year.

I agree with Aravis that the distributor of the film will not have much to do with the content of the film, but they will have lots to do with the marketing. If Fox picks up VDT, I hope they will help it out logistically as Disney failed to do for PC. I think releasing it at Christmas will be better than releasing it in the summer, and then if they would do a lot of good marketing for it, it would have a chance.

[edmund's princess]

VoDT is probably my favorite. Maybe SC. but if Fox is better at sticking to the books, then I am cheering for them all the way! I couldn't imagine someone taking out a single detail! I also hope they show more of edmund in this one.

[Lucy Fan]

I just hope Walden Media finds a new partner and soon. One that will keep the magic that the other two movies has and don't ruin it in any way. Nothing would be more heartbreaking to see someone ruin the series either in the next movie or the movies to come. I want to see all the movies be made at some point.

[Lucy Fan]

VoDT is probably my favorite. Maybe SC. but if Fox is better at sticking to the books, then I am cheering for them all the way! I couldn't imagine someone taking out a single detail! I also hope they show more of edmund in this one.

I want more Lucy. :D

[Aravis Kenobi]

iMerge 2 threads on the same subject.

Judy from Kansas, it is great to see you here! Happy new year.

I agree with Aravis that the distributor of the film will not have much to do with the content of the film, but they will have lots to do with the marketing. If Fox picks up VDT, I hope they will help it out logistically as Disney failed to do for PC. I think releasing it at Christmas will be better than releasing it in the summer, and then if they would do a lot of good marketing for it, it would have a chance.

That was a pretty dumb move to release it in the summer, but I also don't think they counted on Iron Man being such a big hit. PC was released in-between that and Indy 4 so it wasn't good all-around. I can see how they would think that a summer release would bring in more money *because most popular releases start by May* but with these films, I think it'd be best just to release them in the fall\winter and not even worry about being a big summer movie. and putting in the Suspian kiss in one of the ads didn't help much. :rolleyes: