We all agree that we are scared that Will Poulter will get too old for SC, which may mean they're not planning on making SC. MN could be a really great movie and I have a feeling it will be. If they add a lot of action, that would ruin a wonderful story and I'm worried that will happen. I understand their reasonings behind doing MN next, but I'm really worried about Will's age and the Pevensies' ages for LB if they eventually get to it.

Libby, you're right about the hints. In LWW and PC they were so subtle as to hardly be there at all. To me, the Jill Pole name-drop was a big thumbs-up sign in favor of SC being made next. And it made me so excited to see that in the movie for that very reason. Now I wonder...are they hinting to SC at a later date and they knew that at the time, or did they suddenly change their minds and decide to do MN?

Libby, you're right about the hints. In LWW and PC they were so subtle as to hardly be there at all. To me, the Jill Pole name-drop was a big thumbs-up sign in favor of SC being made next. And it made me so excited to see that in the movie for that very reason. Now I wonder...are they hinting to SC at a later date and they knew that at the time, or did they suddenly change their minds and decide to do MN?

I think Walden's original intention was to do SC next. Lets remember that this whole name-drop was added to the end of the movie when Narnia still had a blockbuster stigma attached to it. LWW had made $745 million at the box office, and PC was perceived as a disappointment at $419 million, so a $500 million + box office was considered a real possibility with it being moved to a winter release... Unfortunately, Narnia probably can't be considered a 'blockbuster' franchise any longer, as it opened to a meager $24 million in North America. Any decent movie nowadays can beat that opening weekend. So Fox switched stategies since MN seems to be more marketable as a prequel and having the White Witch.

Can Narnia gain its blockbuster franchise status back? We will see... if and when MN is released in two years. It would need at least a $40 million opening weekend in North America for it to be considered blockbuster franchise again.

I was always an advocate for SC first, but upon further reflection, I have decided, mostly for economic purposes, that MN might be best.

If they want to make the right decision for the story, they'll make SC next.
If they want to make the right business decision, they'll make MN next.

Naturally they're going for the money. But I won't be making any money off either decision, so naturally I prefer they do what's best for the story.

Of course, what I'd really like is for them to stop.

I am fine with either one of them.

I thought SC would make more logical sense. But I want all 7.

And the BBC did not make MN, so it is refreshing to see it on the big screen.

I'm not sure I agree that fans necessarily want SC over MN. Of course, 'I am one of many', so I can't speak for everyone.

At first, for any number of reasons, I wasn't sure on MN before SC. Having put some thought behind the idea, I am okay with it. Yes, there are some issues that will arise with this move, but so have there been issues in making the previous films.

The big thing about MN being next is that we have yet to see a film based on this book (whereas the BBC did SC). If this is the end of the series as fillm (and based on the performance of VDT, I'm willing to give them a second chance to make things right, but that's it), it would be nice to see a book we haven't seen yet. On that note, MN ties in more to LWW, a preferred film by fans, than a connection with VDT to SC. Better to connect a good film with an upcoming one than to pair an upcoming film to a previous sub-par film. Not to mention, they have one last chance (at least we can hope it's the last) to milk the White Witch as the villian.

But, the most important piece so far, as Shastafan has pointed out, is that they are excited to do MN. This hopefully means that the weaker ideas can fall by the wayside to make the film worthy of all Narnia fans. As I watched VDT, I couldn't help feeling like something was missing. True, you can't please all fans, but at least try to get the basic information right for the sake of the fans (cough-"high king and queen"-cough) I couldn't quite figure out what was missing, now I think I know. It was the lack of interest behind not only the film, but the book source material (I could be wrong, but no one can doubt me on the fact that if they loved the book, they would have its messages in the film not just skimmed over or completely dropped in favor of something.... else). If they are interested in MN, hopefully that means they are interested (and have a love for) the book as well. That would mean that the film is on the right track and we can return to where the films need to be.

The Narnia books are all quirky, each in its own way, VDT in particular. I agree 100% that trying a new book might be better than trying one that has been tried before, and that also tying this movie in to LWW, rather than VDT, might make good sense. I also feel that doing VDT at all was a brave attempt, in the face of a lot of criticism, and unfavourable comparisons with the previous BBC productions. I feel pleased it did almost as well as PC, after all the hoopla of Disney giving up on the series.

The big thing about MN being next is that we have yet to see a film based on this book (whereas the BBC did SC).

I believe one of the reasons why the BBC Narnia franchise did not continue after SC was that they couldn't imagine showing Barbara Kellerman as Jadis in MN after having shown her as SC's LOTGK. If Walden had gone on to do SC, wouldn't they be merely repeating the BBC series? What about the fans who vociferously pointed out they did not want the actress who played Jadis also playing LOTGK?

Keeping nightmarish Jadis in first PC then as a VDT nightmare makes at least some sense in the context of both PC and VDT. Continuing on with Tilda Swinton playing Jadis in MN would make even better sense, since that is her genuine part in the series. Having Tilda Swinton playing LOTGK as well as Jadis/White Witch would have been unforgiveable, and, like BBC, I don't think that Walden could effectively film her as Jadis after making such a blooper.

Regardless of everything I really think that most people wanted SC, Especially (As CorazonBandido55 said) After the Jill Pole name drop. I think the story is more 'Epic' and exciting and suitable for a wider audience, where as MN has a smaller audience what with its very prominant Christian themes (Not that its a bad thing )
Also, after VDT, SC seems the most obvious choice, what with it being the next chronologically. Also, I really like Will Poulter as Eustace and still can't shake the feeling that he'll end up being re cast despite what has been said to contradict this else where.

I'm not sure doing SC would have been the best choice. It would have been the one to make next if the franchise had a wider audience. But as it is, I'm not sure doing a darker, underground adventure would be the best choice to try to capture an audience.

I think MN was a good one to make next. It's lighter, has a more magical feel like LWW, and so people who liked the first movie only may come back to it, and then be more open to SC afterwards.

It is a shame about Will Poulter, though.

~Riella