‘Narnia Trilogy’ Box Set Coming April 27
Since Disney still owns the first two Narnia films, fans have been wondering if a 3-movie box set would be possible. It appears the legal issues have been sorted out. The ‘Narnia Trilogy’ box set will be available in France on DVD and Blu-ray on April 27.
The word “trilogy” might spook fans who are hoping The Voyage of the Dawn Treader will not be the last Narnia film. It has been in theaters for two months now, and still no word from Fox or Walden about the future of the series. Keep checking back…
Thanks to Narnia France for the alert.
This would not be the first time Fox has mislead people with their marketing. So I don't think fans who want another film should let the word "trilogy" spook them.
What ? Does this mean France is going to get the movie too ? I'm confused, again !!
I want to see HHB next!
Walden I believe have the dominant rights to all three films, so I suppose they could do a trilogy despite 2 of them being half-disney and VDT being Fox
I will pick this up seeing as the chance for a new movie is very slim.
Why do people want HHB? That would be the worst book to adapt to film hands down.
Me too !! I absolutely can't wait !! I love the part in LWW where Phillip, the horse talks. Infact, usually, when we play Narnia more than half of us wants to be a Narnian horse !!
Why do you say that? I think it would be the easiest, actually, to adapt to film. It has suspense, intrigue, romance, the Pevensies (a big one lol), not to mention a climactic battle. It obviously would have problems (Aslan tearing Aravis's back–PG?) but as far as plot changes go, it should work well.
Ah, but I disagree. I think the horse and his boy would be easier than any of the books (even silver chair, which is the one I want to see next, actually) to make into a film. It's the most straight-forward of all the stories. It doesn't need an added quest or invented battle because it's a quick paced story already and the battle between Edmund's army and Rabadash's men will be more than enough to sastisfy the movie-makers' excitment/battle lust. Also the writers don't have to invent a wildy out there romance to make the story more appealing to romantic-minded viewers (such as Susan and Caspian kissing at the end of PC, or the supposed crush between Lucy and Caspian in the leaked VDT script, which I've never read but have heard about regardless), because Aravis and Cor/Shasta DO get married in the book, so hints of a romance between them would be natural and would not get even the most hard-core of book purists all that upset comparatively.
Of course France will get the movie on DVD too. This is a worldwide release. Check out our story, which we're trying to keep updated, on when the DVD and Blu-Ray are released in various countries. http://www.aslanscountry.com/2011/01/when-will-the-dvd-and-blu-ray-be-available-in-my-country/
Totally !! I SO agree with you centaur !! I think HHB would be the best. Infact, I think that that one should have been the first to be made !! I don't understand Why you would say that !! It is SO exciting. It was and still is, my favorite book in the whole series !!
What?!? I LOVE HHB! I think that it would make a great, no AWESOME movie!!
Both SC and HHB have the two things that keep a book from being chopped up when made into a movie: A cohesive plot throughout, and conflict between characters everywhere.
LWW had both, so excellent adaptation.
PC somewhat had the plot, but no conflict (everybody agrees with everybody), so more changes.
VDT had the conflict (Eustace!), but the cohesive plot wasn't really there, so lots of changes.
And you can fill in the gaps with the other four books. 🙂
Well, we all have our favorites and dislikes (Sorry to sound all "mature" and "Miss No-It-All" but i don't mean to sound like that). Snicket, all the books are eventually, and hopefully, are going to be made; which do you prefer to be done next?
I am simply DYING to see a horse and his boy motion picture, BUT I don't want it next. What they need to do is make silver chair before Will gets too old to play Eustace. Even people who didn't like VDT the movie (unlike myself, who LOVED it; it's my favorite movie now, actually, and I've only see it once) adored Will's portrayal of Eustace and since it would be very, very hard to find a replacement actor that could be even half as good at the role, I would feel bad for anyone who got hired because no matter how well he acted in the film, he would automatically be compared to Will and get called a hactor (that's a balaconism for "Second-rate actor" by the way). Or, worse, the replacement could completley suck and be as bad as the replacement for Bastian Bux in the second Neverending story movie (though I blame some of that bad preformance on the poopy script for that movie. "why are you wearing that rag?" "I like it!" "Well I don't!" "Mom made it!" -uncomfortable silence…righty, then…but seriously, even the kid from free willy played him better than that!).
To save all that trouble, I say film with Will as quick as possible and then do Horse and his boy later when the franchise is on more solid footing.
I hope you're right.
Nice.
Yes, yes, yes! This looks GREAT!!!!!!!!
Hmm, I would love to see horse and his boy as a movie, but I disagree that it should have been first. LWW or MAYBE and I mean MAYBE MN are the only stories that could have started off the movies without being confusing. No one would have gotten horse and his boy if it was made first. However, I do think that either while they were making PC or shortly before, they should have done horse and his boy with the older Pevensie actors and then just released it on a different year. On the other hand, with things the way they are now, I really like the idea of Anna, Skandar, and Georgie taking on the HHB roles. (After seeing VDT, I think I would really, really enjoy watching Skandar as Edmund fight Rabadash).
yeah, if you live in France…
I think the people here are the only people I know who like HHB, to each his own I suppose. Seeing another Narnia movie does not look like its in the cards at this point, I think Fox may be waiting for DVD/Blu sales to make the final call, but IF and its a huge if, more movies are made I think this should be the order:
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
The Magicians Nephew
I honestly (IMO) could care less about HBB, if it doesn't get filmed I would have no bad feelings. But assuming that the series has enough gas in it for 2 or 3 more HBB will probably make it out anyways, although I doubt even 1 more movie will be made.
I agree completely -centaur-! I think I think HHB could be my favorite. It's such an awesome and beautiful storyline. A boy who thinks he's a nothing but a lowly slave practicly only to find out he's a prince destined to be king. And not only does it have a plot, but romance, pevensies, beautiful scenery. I think HHB would be a huge hit. They could follow the book so closely and it still be great. They would probably change the aslan-tearing-aravis'-back though.
Are you kidding? HHB is almost LB in epic-ness. It's VERY easy to adapt, too.
Yeah, I guess your right. I still would like to see it though because of all the adventures and horses. Yes, I do agree that maybe not the first, but….second ?
Hmmm…….I am, uh, I mean, I am dying to see Horse and His boy. I hope that after Silver Chair they make Horse and his boy. It is so neat, I mean. You get to see Horses,Fighting,running, romance,stealing, anger, happiness, all in one movie !!
I don't see it that way, no characters from the other films, with the exception of the VERY brief Pevensie children cameo. The screenwriters are already putting the White Witch where she doesn't belong just to add some continuity to the series. Same with the Pevensie children.
And also talking horses…this is a very hard sell, you don't see talking horses for a very good reason, it looks goofy. Aside from the fans, nobody cares about HBB, heck, from the box office returns, nobody cares about anything Narnia.
Putting out HHB now would be a surefire way to shoot this series in its already bleeding head.
They will probably make a version of this for UK/US people…
Thanks !
Well, Hello !! I mean, that's what makes it cool. It is a whole new movie, a whole new start. Fresh, Fun, and exciting. You would get to see Shasta, Bree, Hwin, and my favorite…..Aravis.
I hope so !! COME TO KANSAS !!
the cover is just absolutely beautiful. i love it. right now im not gonna let the "trilogy" thing spook me. i've still got hope (and am praying!) that another movie will come (Silver Chair Silver Chair!!!)
LOL @ Snicket "Putting out HHB now would be a surefire way to shoot this series in its already bleeding head."
I'm on the same page though, HAHB never interested me as a book let alone a movie, making it now would be a mistake of epic proportions. Its not like we are going to get another movie anyways so there is little point in debating. I hope this set makes it to the US because I will definitely grab it.
Will all the money go to Fox and Walden, or does Disney get some too?
Well, Hello !! I mean, It is the best book of all time let alone a movie !! I think that it should be made !! I do know that they are making Silver Chair, and that They probably will not be making another movie for another year. But we still can dream and show our points of view !!
That's neat, I guess. But right now I'd rather see an extended version of VDT (not likely, I think), the Silver Chair made into a movie (possible), and the Horse and His Boy also made into a movie (much less possible, but there's still hope). A trilogy box set doesn't appeal to me much since I already have the first two movies, and plan on getting VDT. I'll just paint a box pretty, stick the three DVDs in it, and call it a Do-It-Yourself Trilogy Box Set. 🙂
I don't think this means the series is over. The trilogy doesn't "spook" me either. If they've made a discision, I think they would of had all ready said it in an interveiw or something.
I hope that they do the silver chair next because of some of your aforementioned points I also believe though that if a studio is going to stop making the chronicles it would be best for them to stop after the silver chair….. Now wait and read on before you getting upset. I'm not saying they should stop I am just saying that if there is a place to run out of money it is after the silver chair where the series could be picked up again at the Magician's nephew without redoing the entire series. The Silver chair is a continuation of the Pevensies story as Eustace is there cousin. It also concludes the stories exclusively about narnia. Sure, they go beyond narnia to the northern expanse but, they also are doing it to save a narnian prince. The giants have already been conquered and are a sort of a territory of Narnia.
The other three books are about a different thread. There are different children(last battle is the exception) and they deal with not only with narnia but with the kingdoms of Archenland and also to some extent Calormen. I am not saying I don't want these movies made. On the contrary I want them to be made very badly because the horse and his boy, the last battle and the magician's nephew are my favorite books. I am simply saying that after the silver chair there is a slight change in the manner of the storytelling. And if you really want to know some of the details read the next paragraph. If you want to take my word on it skip to the fourth.
The focus is no longer solely on Narnia but also on the countries around. The magician's nephew begins with the creation of Narnia itself King Frank's descendants become the kings of both Archenland and Narnia. This initiates the relationship between Archenland and Narnia. It also has a familiar antagonist, The white witch or Jadis. The horse and his boy follows Shasta and the others through Calormen (an entirely new land for those not familiar with The Chronicles. (they did mention it in the VOTDT movie and I am glad they did that) Calormen is a land of great difference to Narnia they are the true (if I may phrase it this way) "Barbarians" and become Narnia's enemy through out the book and into the last battle. In the last battle the Calormens take over Narnia with subversive and cunning tactics. They are made to show the opposite of the free Narnian's, a contrast probably best shown when they try to create Tashlan. It is the incorporation of Calormen thinking into the Narnian's belief about Aslan that leads to their enslavement and defeat.
I believe that there are problems no matter what order someone may try to do the remaining movies break or no break. My belief is that after the silver chair. People need to return to the beginning. The magician's nephew. Then when you reach the Horse and his boy Anna, Will, Skandar and Georgie would be just about old enough for the parts in that book and the Last battle. However this would cause the problem of the actors who play Eustace and Jill in the silver chair, regardless on who they are, becoming to old for their reprise in the last battle.
I personally am kind of hoping that I would be able to be on the crew somewhere somehow for these films. It would be a dream come true for many of us Narniawebbers, and as we all hope for the continuation of the series, and all want them to be the best that they can be and live up to our complex imaginations, I guess the best I can sum up is LIVE ON NARNIA, and LONG LIVE ASLAN
I completely agree on all of the points. I LOVE HHB and would love to direct it. Hehe. I'm sure we all would. It is easily adapted and a FANTASTIC story, though I'm sure when it get's made (optimism, a great policy, might make it happen) we all have our different ideas about the details probably but, the story is very cohesive and should not need much adaption to hit film. Which would make a lot of people happy.
LONG LIVE NARNIA !! I do read the full comments.Sometimes it is hard though, cause they are SO long ! ( No offensense.) I am not upset, or near upset. I agree that sometimes I am hot tempered. ( Like Aravis.) But I have asked the Lord to forgive me, and I am trying to stop that. I understand your points. It's just that, well, I hope they have enough money for HHB. LONG LIVE ASLAN !!
I think that this is good. It does not "spook " me though and I don't know why it should.
Ugh! When's the countdown for Silver Chair!? I wanna see who plays the LOGK.
I'm anxious to see Jill and Puddleglum.
Good idea!
Same! Plus also, I'd like to see the CGI for Glimfeather (cheeks flush at the thought).
I'd like to see Rillian too. Who is CGI ?
I'm looking forward to HHB, but if they stop anywhere besides The Last Battle, they should stop now. VDT is then end of the Pevensies' story in Narnia (besides The Last Battle), and it really is better to leave off there than after The Silver Chair.
The Horse and His Boy should be 5th or MAYBE 6th. Much as I can't wait to see it on film, I think that doing the films in the books' original published order is the way to go, and I really would prefer to see the Pevensies played by the same actors in all the films. You can't exactly start with adult Pevensies and change them to children later. actors don't "grow down", unfortunately. 😀
You know that a sequel for Percy Jackson has just been put on development, it's a fellow fantasy movie distributed by Fox who did poor on domestic but good on the rest of the world, and it was on the edge of not getting a sequel, a year later it's finally on development, those might be good news for Narnia since they have similar circumstances, but of course I'm no expert on cinema numbers so I wil let the speculation sitting here 🙂
Snicket, you can't have The Last Battle next to last. Sorry, but that's just ridiculous.
I don't want HHB out next at all. SC should be next, if they make another. And whatever order they do the films in, HHB and MN need to be next to each other. They're related: one's a prequel and the other's a "takes place during…" type story.
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Agree with Ruleowyn. They need to make Silver Chair now and soon! Then they can make the prequels and Last Battle.
I can see this box set being the last effort to see if people are still interested in this series. Having just performed poorly at the box-office it could also be Walden's last chance at making some profit on the franchise if they do choose to not continue with it.
I agree.
Studios don't usually say hey are not making another film in a series. Its not something you put on a press release.
It actually makes some sense, if you look at Hollywood today they are quite fond of prequels. Having it in between SC and LB would confuse the general audience I believe, you can't jump around in the timeline, lots of people have no prior knowledge of the Narnia universe.
oh noooo! it's not aslan running next to the horse- it's THE WHITE WITCH!!!
Lucy wrote:
"Also the writers don’t have to invent a wildy out there romance to make the story more appealing to romantic-minded viewers…because Aravis and Cor/Shasta DO get married in the book, so hints of a romance between them would be natural and would not get even the most hard-core of book purists all that upset comparatively".
They'd be pretty subtle hints, Lucy, the sort that you would see in a series of squabbles between a peasant boy of 13 and a rich girl of 12 would give out. Not enough to suggest romance, but enough to show how friendship began from serious dislike across social classes.
Misleading meaning that the White Witch would have a much more important role than she did. Yes, something we can agree about! I think Fox will confirm the next film once VDT is out of theaters, but I desperately do not want the kiddy marketing, never again! They must model the campaign on the first one because that clearly worked.
For all you down fans, here may be a sliver of hope. Sounds like Silver Chair (which makes most sense)
http://www.narniafans.com/archives/11349