Walden Media has confirmed to The Christian Post that the Narnia 4 movie will be “The Magician’s Nephew,” not “The Silver Chair” as originally speculated by many fans.
“We are starting to talk to Fox and talk to the C.S. Lewis estate now about the Magician’s Nephew being our next film,” said Michael Flaherty, co-founder and president of Walden Media, during a recent interview with The Christian Post.
“If we can all agree to move forward, then what we would do is find someone to write the script. So, it could still be a couple of years.”
For the past several months, many Narnia fans were worried whether “Voyage of the Dawn Treader” could muster the box office numbers needed for Walden to produce another movie installment based on the beloved Chronicles of Narnia series.
“Dawn Treader” had a weak start in the domestic markets, taking in an underwhelming $24.5 million during the opening weekend in December and now grossing about $107 million. For a 3-D movie that cost $155 million, that isn’t good news.
However, the third Narnia installment, which was directed by Michael Apted, has fared better overseas. It recently surpassed the $300 million mark in foreign markets, bringing the box office total close to “Prince Caspian’s” $419 million, but still much less than “Wardrobe’s” $745 million in earnings worldwide.
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