I think that a Last Battle movie should be made. It will go well with the Silver Chair sense they will both have Eustace and Jill but I think that The Horse and his boy should be made first

Yes, good point, I'd like to see any of the previous movies BEFORE The LB. The Last Battle really should be 'the last battle'

You can't have the Last Battle before MN. You would have to leave out Digory and Polly, and Fledge in the Real Narnia, and Frank and Helen sitting under the tree of life, and Aslan's garden itself!

That is a good point. I do want to see Horse and his Boy. And it was heartening to see that Tilda Swinton would still be interested in playing Jadis in London. Trouble is, Magician's Nephew won't even be considered yet, since Silver Chair is still being scripted, and so it will be a long way down the tracks for either HHB or LB.

I think we'll get all our films, guys. I think Douglas Gresham wants to see it happen too. A bit ironic that VDT came out as badly as it did, but I have high hopes for the rest of the series. I really liked LWW and PC, so if they were as good as those I'd be pretty content, though we always want to raise the bar.

One random thought I had recently... do you think that, if they adapt The Last Battle into film, they filmmakers will try to find a way to include people like the Pevensies, Shasta and Aravis, et cetera in more scenes? The Pevensies have enjoyed a fair amount of popularity, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if audiences fall in love with the characters of Shasta and Aravis as well. The filmmakers may want to expand their presence in LB for that reason.

I can potentially imagine Aslan sending them out into the darkness to be a guide to lead the people and creatures to the Door—Peter to the North, Lucy to the sea, Edmund to the Western Wood, Shasta to Archenland, Aravis to Tashbaan, and so on. I don't know, though, that seems kind of weird and I'm having a hard time picturing what it would look like visually.

One thing that I really don't think I would like at all for them to all be sent down to Narnia so they can participate in one last massive battle to end all battles and take vengeance on the Calormenes. No, please.

One thing that I really don't think I would like at all for them to all be sent down to Narnia so they can participate in one last massive battle to end all battles and take vengeance on the Calormenes. No, please.

Well now, don't you think that would be exciting and Hollywood-esque? I quite agree, it would be rather dreadful. Don't mention it, don't mention it!

I would definitely like to see more of the Pevensies (same in HHB, but that's a different subject). Do you think they will show more of the scenes in England? Partly to eliminate the necessity for Eustace and Jill's narration of events and partly to demonstrate what was going on with Susan, depending on what they decide to do with her.

My creativity is not good enough to figure out how else they could appear. After all, they weren't allowed to go back to Narnia. Not that that means anything to the film makers

Nor can I imagine how they would shoehorn Cor and Aravis in there. Oh no! What if they truncated the timeline and had the Tisroc and Rabadash attacking Narnia? They would have to drop Tirian and all that, but worse things have been done in the name of making a "good" movie. Perish the thought!

I would definitely like to see more of the Pevensies (same in HHB, but that's a different subject). Do you think they will show more of the scenes in England? Partly to eliminate the necessity for Eustace and Jill's narration of events and partly to demonstrate what was going on with Susan, depending on what they decide to do with her.

I'd like to see that as well! I wouldn't even mind the movie starting out in England, showing the Friends of Narnia getting together and bemoaning Susan's disinterest before finding a way to smoothly transition to Narnia. Also, hardly any time passes for Tirian after he calls out for help, has the vision of England, and then the arrival of Jill, but quite a bit of time goes by for the Friends of Narnia. I could imagine that when Tirian appears as a ghost-like image in England, the perspective switches over to that of the Friends of Narnia and follows them until the train wreck.

Nor can I imagine how they would shoehorn Cor and Aravis in there. Oh no! What if they truncated the timeline and had the Tisroc and Rabadash attacking Narnia? They would have to drop Tirian and all that, but worse things have been done in the name of making a "good" movie. Perish the thought!

Ohhh my goodness, that would be absolutely insane. I have considered how the filmmakers might try to finagle it so Shasta and Aravis are still alive during The Last Battle and are able to participate in the events of that story, and the whole thing would just be a mangled mess. They would probably have to cut out the Pevensies from HHB altogether and then have the events of the film happen right before the events of The Last Battle. No. Just no. Shasta and Aravis are great characters, but it would senselessly butcher the story.

That passage of time/next to no time at all might be quite difficult to show. I suppose they could throw in an explanatory line (as, for instance, in the book ) but I was wondering how they would show the events that are happening simultaneously. Without giving stuff away, that is. The train wreck, what occurs in the stable while the five friends are waiting.

Which brings up another question--how long did they seem to be waiting for Jill and Eustace to join them? But that is slightly off topic

Not to mention one great bloody battle.

Yes, The Last Battle definitely would stand out in the series. While Prince Caspian is sometimes deemed the "darkest" as far as violent content goes, no one is seriously injured/ killed----of the main, good characters, that is. The Last Battle would definitely be different in rating and tone. Still, it is one of the best of Lewis' stories in depth and complexity. In my opinion, it would appeal to all ages.

If it weren't for the second part of the book, LB would really be a miserable book (I like happy endings). When they come to show it as a movie, I hope they will be able to express the joy equally well. There's a great deal of puzzlement (pun not intended ) as they try to figure things out, but the joy is certainly the most poignant part.

That passage of time/next to no time at all might be quite difficult to show. I suppose they could throw in an explanatory line (as, for instance, in the book ) but I was wondering how they would show the events that are happening simultaneously.

However, there is a bit in Last Battle where Eustace and Jill are discussing what happens if they die as they prepare to face the battle to come. Eustace does surmise there might have been a real accident in the real world. I think they should leave that line in, as a very real explanation.

I've thought of a way it could be done. We don't see any of the people of our world until we get to the part where Tirian is tied up against a tree. He is transported somehow to this room where he sees the 7 friends of Narnia. The scene then changes to the preparations and plans they make, and goes on to where they put their plans in action. They are to meet at a railway station. But as they do, there is an almighty bang.

We next see Tirian waking up to be confronted by Jill and Eustace who have materialised out of thin air. They get acquainted and the rest of the action takes place. As Jill, Tirian, Eustace and friends line up, ready to wage war, we should get some crossovers to show the remaining five friends of Narnia seeing some of the action from their point of view, maybe even discussing how they got where they are, and wondering what happened to Jill and Eustace. There will be returns to the battle, of course. In particular, we have to remember we are seeing everything mainly from Tirian's point of view.

That is how the book goes also. Maybe split screens could be used sometimes? Would anyone have some other ideas that might work better?

If it weren't for the second part of the book, LB would really be a miserable book (I like happy endings). When they come to show it as a movie, I hope they will be able to express the joy equally well. There's a great deal of puzzlement (pun not intended ) as they try to figure things out, but the joy is certainly the most poignant part.

How is that? It's a masterpiece. LB concludes the entire series. The story ends with pure beauty.

I'm more than fine with them expanding the roles of the Pevensies and other characters from throughout the series. I felt that the part of the book in "the real Narnia" was far too rushed, as I've stated on this thread previously. In the book, it came across as though Tumnus, Puddleglum, Aravis, Cor, etc. were just legends or archetypes rather than people who had once been vulnerable and unsure of themselves. It felt too glossy and seamless to be a real reunion.

I like the depiction of Caspian in Aslan's country at the end of Silver Chair better than the overdose of pomp and regality we get at the end of The Last Battle. I don't see why the "false" Narnia having ended requires such a drastic change in tone. Going to Aslan's country is going to Aslan's country. The sight of Caspian going home was much more believable when contrasted with the glitter and halos I feel bombarded with in the finale of the series. I know a finale should be pretty exuberant, but it is going to be "and then they all died and went to heaven, the end!" if they translate it directly from the book.

I'm still having the same issues with visualising the end of The Last Battle in cinematic format. I mean, I have a hard time even visualising it for my brain in a palatable manner...