LWW Timetable
LWW greenlit – 2001 (4 years before movie)
Director Andrew Adamson announced – July 2002 (3.5 years before movie)
Weta already working on film – Nov 2003 (2 years)
LWW script completed – Dec 2003 (2 years)
Filming Location announced (New Zealand) – Dec 2003 (2 years)
First casting announcments – May 2004 (1.5 years)
First concept art released – June 2004 (1.5 years)
LWW filming begins – July 2004 (1.5 years)
Children casting announcement – July 2004 (1.5 years)
First set pictures – Sept 2004 (1.25 years)
LWW Logo revealed – Sept 2004 (1.25 years)
Wardrobe Movie Poster Stand Appears in theaters – Nov/Dec 2004 (1 year)
Brian Cox as Aslan announced – Dec 2004 (1 year)
First pics of Kids released – Dec 2004 (1 year)
Filming wraps – Dec 2004 (1 year)
First Featurette Video released – Dec 2004 (1 year)
Featurette II released – Feb 2005 (10 mos)
Four adult Pevensies cast – March 2005 (9 mos)
Featurette III released – April 2005 (8 mos)
Brian Cox renounced – April 2005 (8 mos)
Production films Adult Pevensie scene – April 2005 (8 mos)
Disney releases official website – April 2005 (8 mos)
LWW Video Game trailer released – May 2005 (7 mos)
Teaser trailer debut – May 2005 (7 mos)
First movie poster – June 2005 (6 mos)
Liam Neeson as Aslan announced at Comic-Con – July 2005 (5 mos)
Featurette IV released – July 2005 (5 mos)
First movie reviews come in – Sept 2005 (3 mos)
Featurette V released – Sept 2005 (3 mos)
Official trailer debut – Oct 2005 (2 mos)
Official Movie Companion book releases – Oct 2005 (2 mos)
LWW rated PG – Nov 2005 (1 mo)
Supertrailer debut – Nov 2005 (2 weeks)
Movie debut – Dec 2005
Featurette VI & VII released – Dec 2005
LWW DVD released – April 2006
LWW EE DVD released – Dec 2006
LWW Blu-ray released – May 2008
PC Timetable
PC Greenlit – Dec 2005 (2.5 years)
Pre-production begins – Feb 2006 (2.25 years)
PC moved to summer 2008 – May 2006 (2 years)
PC mentioned at Comic-Con – July 2006 (1.75 years)
Casting Calls for PC – Aug/Sept/Oct 2006 (1.75 years)
Release date for PC announced – Nov 2006 (1.5 years)
Filming Locations announced (NZ, Prague) – Nov 2006 (1.5 years)
First PC concept art/PC Logo released – Jan 2007 (1.5 years)
Ben Barnes announced – Feb 2007 (1.25 years)
Several casting announcements made – Feb/March/April 2007 (1.25 years)
PC starts filming – Feb 2007 (1.25 years)
Production Blog 1 & 2 released – April 2007 (1 year)
Production Blog 3 released – May 2007 (1 year)
Production Blog 4 released – June 2007 (11 mos)
NarniaWeb Set Report #1 – July 2007 (10 mos)
Production Blog 5 & 6 (Ben Barnes Blog) released – July 2007 (10 mos)
PC Video Game trailer released – July 2007 (10 mos)
PC at Comic-Con with news and pictures – July 2007 (10 mos)
NarniaWeb Set Report #2 – Aug 2007 (9 mos)
Production Blog 7 released (ultimate Narnia Fan) – Aug 2007 (9 mos)
NarniaWeb Set Report #3 – Sept 2007 (8 mos)
Production Blog 8 released – Sept 2007 (8 mos)
PC filming wraps – Sept 2007 (8 mos)
First movie poster – Sept 2007 (8 mos)
NarniaWeb Set Report #4 – Oct 2007 (7 mos)
Production Blog 9 released – Oct 2007 (7 mos)
NarniaWeb Set Report #5 – Oct 2007 (7 mos)
Production Blog 10 & 11 released – Nov 2007 (6 mos)
Teaser trailer released (World-wide online release) – Dec 2007 (5 mos)
Eddie Izzard as Reepicheep announced on AICN – Dec 2007 (5 mos)
Second movie poster – Jan 2008 (4 mos)
Superbowl TV Spot – Feb 2008 (3 mos)
First movie prescreening – Feb 2008 (3 mos)
Behind the Scenes: Journey back to Narnia – Mar 2008 (2 mos)
TV Spots 1-3 – Mar 2008 (2 mos)
Adventures in Narnia 1 & 2 TV Spot – Mar 2008 (2 mos)
Movie Tie-In Material releases – Apr 2008 (1 mo)
Adventures in Narnia 3 TV Spot – Apr 2008 (1 mo)
TV Spots 4-8 – Apr 2008 (1 mo)
Movie Surfers Clip – Apr 2008 (1 mo)
Second trailer released – Apr 2008 (1 mo)
PC rated PG – Apr 2008 (1 mo)
Gobs of TV Spots and other videos released – Apr/May 2008 (1-3 weeks)
Videogame and Soundtrack released – May 2008 (1 week)
Movie debut – May 2008
PC DVDs and Blu-rays release – Nov/Dec 2008
VDT Timetable
VDT Greenlit - Feb 2007 (2.25 years)
Scouting for locations begins – Feb 2007 (2.25 years)
Director Michael Apted announced – April 2007 (2 years)
Casting call for VDT – May 2007 (2 years)
Release date for VDT given – June 2007 (2 years)
Casting Call for Eustace – July 2007 (1.75 years)
Filming Locations announced – Sept 2007 (1.75 years)
Release date changed – Sept 2007 (2.75 years prior to film now)
Filming Location officially announced (Mexico) – Apr 2008 (2 years)
Will Poulter cast as Eustace announced – June 2008 (2 years)
First Concept Art – Nov 2008 (1.5 years)
VDT is put on hold due to Disney dropping out – Dec 2008
Fox Joins Narnia – Jan 2009
VDT is given a new release date – March 2009 (1.75 years prior to film now)
Filming location announced yet again (Australia) – May 2009 (1.5 years)
Filming begins – July 2009 (1.5 years)
The first casting announcements – July 2009 (1.5 years)
Lots and lots of set pictures – July - Sept 2009 (1.5 years)
Filming wraps - Nov 2009 (1 year)
Blog "Dedicated to the Ones He Loves" and first production pics - Nov 2009 (1 year)
Blog "Diving Right In" - Jan 2010 (1 year)
Blog "Falling in Love in Narnia" - Feb 2010 (10 mos)
Tirian views footage in LA - Feb 2010 (10 mos)
VDT will be in 3D - March 2010 (9 mos)
Banner debut at Cannes Film Festival - May 2010 (7 mos)
Teaser Poster and Display - May 2010 (7 mos)
Blog "Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover..." - June 2010 (6 mos)
Trailer Debut - June 2010 (6 mos)
Official Site Launched - June 2010 (6 mos)
Blog "Five Questions with Will Poulter" - Aug 2010 (4 mos)
Two new banners appear in theaters - Aug 2010 (4 mos)
Trailer 2 - Aug 2010 (4 mos)
Three clips of Eustace - Aug 2010 (4 mos)
First confirmed Dawn Treader Screening is held - Aug 2010 (4 mos)
Various cast/crew interviews begin to appear on websites and magazines - Sept 2010 (3 mos)
Second Poster - October 2010 (2 mos)
International Trailer - October 2010 (2 mos)
Third Poster and roadside Banners - October 2010 (2 mos)
First TV Spot - Novenber 2010 (1 mo)
Theatrical Trailer Debuts on Yahoo Movies - November 2010 (1 mo)
Movie Debut - Dec 2010
DVD and Blu-ray release - April 2011
The C.S. Lewis Estate severs ties with Walden and Fox. The seven year moratorium between films begins.
SC Timetable
Mark Gordon's Production Company picks up the remaining Narnia films - October 2013
MN Timetable
*reserved for MN news*
HHB Timetable
*reserved for HHB news*
LB Timetable
*reserved for LB news*
It's so sad to see the unfilled placeholders for the remaining 4 books here.... but for the ones that were completed, these timelines do give me valuable comfort that with potentially 2 years to go untill release, that we aren't actually behind schedule in terms of the key milestones.