For me, they would have to nail the part with Puddleglum at the end for it to be a good movie. Puddleglum chooses to believe in Aslan and Narnia despite how LotGK tempts them all to believe they are not real. They cannot prove that Aslan or Narnia are real, just like we cannot prove God is real, but Puddleglum says he will believe in Aslan even if Aslan doesn't exist. I think that is so beautiful. They need to "get" that part.

As well, I think they should NOT cast Tilda Swinton as the the LotGK. She has appeared as a villian too many times in this series.

Clive Staples Sibelius, I pretty much agree with you on everything. SC is my second favorite book out of the Chronicles after LWW, so I want it done well too!

Clive Staples Sibelius I see where you are coming from and I agree too especially the WW/LOGK being different people and all, but Rupert Everett as Puddleglum? Wasn't he the voice of the fox in LWW? His voice would be too familiar and he's already a part of Narnia so I wouldn't think so. How about Matt Smith. He'd be a great Puddleglum.

Actually I hope they make Puddleglum CGI- and have him be voiced, but I digress

Major points:
1) there is definitely a reason for the journey
2) The White Witch is not the Lady of the Green Kirtle
3) The White Witch does not appear in The Silver Chair
4) The owls need large wingspans
5) Even though the kids make mistakes, Aslan loves them and he helps them out of mercy and grace
6) It's imperitive to have the audience sympathize with Rilian- the Rilian in BBC kind of was too scary and crazy, and not easily sympathised with
7) Rilian needs to look like Caspian
8) be consitent with the books
9) be consistent with the movies (except for when the movies are inconsistent with the books)
10) Puddleglum should be funny and likeable- Don't make him so miserable that the audience will hate him, there's a difference between pessimistic and miserable

Clive Staples Sibelius I see where you are coming from and I agree too especially the WW/LOGK being different people and all, but Rupert Everett as Puddleglum? Wasn't he the voice of the fox in LWW? His voice would be too familiar and he's already a part of Narnia so I wouldn't think so. How about Matt Smith. He'd be a great Puddleglum.

I did know he voiced the fox in LWW. But how is that an obstacle to him returning to Narnia? I base my hopes for him as Puddleglum based on the fact that: he is tall and has a longish face, and can be made to look like him; secondly, I trust that any good British actor can do a variety of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, or Cornish accents. So his youthful voice is not an obstacle in my mind. And I really really really dread the idea of Johnny Depp playing Puddleglum.

Actually I hope they make Puddleglum CGI- and have him be voiced, but I digress

Major points:
6) It's imperitive to have the audience sympathize with Rilian- the Rilian in BBC kind of was too scary and crazy, and not easily sympathised with
7) Rilian needs to look like Caspian
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I have to nitpick here. I really don't mind appearance or hair color changes, but I want Rilian to look "altogether a bit like Hamlet," like he does in the book. As for sympathizing, I can see where you're coming from. But he should be strange and even disturbed in parts. I like the way that the Focus on the Family production portrayed him, and the way Jeremy Northam reads him in the HarperCollins audiobook. The children MUST DOUBT that he is Rilian.

I really don't think a CGI Puddleglum would be a good idea. Especially for such a huge role.

^ I didn't say Johnny Depp (all though I believe he could do a role like Puddleglum) I said Matt Smith could do the job mainly because I picture Puddleglum younger, tall and original looking, that would be Matt Smith. Rupert already did a character for this Narnia franchise, this isn't BBC, so I doubt they'll get Rupert again.

I have to nitpick here. I really don't mind appearance or hair color changes, but I want Rilian to look "altogether a bit like Hamlet," like he does in the book. As for sympathizing, I can see where you're coming from. But he should be strange and even disturbed in parts. I like the way that the Focus on the Family production portrayed him, and the way Jeremy Northam reads him in the HarperCollins audiobook. The children MUST DOUBT that he is Rilian.

I really don't think a CGI Puddleglum would be a good idea. Especially for such a huge role.

Hmm... About him looking like Hamlet, I don't see why he can't look like Caspian and Hamlet at the same time, it's just that since Caspian is his dad- he should look like him, on the same note I should probably have mentioned that he should looks as if he's RD's son to.
I've never listened to the Focus on the Family production, but I agree he should be disturbed in some parts, and that the kids have to doubt that he's Rilian, but when the enchantment is broken he needs to come across as likeable, and it needs to be made obvious that he regrets what happened. It's a matter of timing, I think the audience shouldn't really figure out that he's Rilian until the kids do- that's the way it was in the book, and that's really the best way to approach it, I think.
As for Puddleglum, I always imagined Marshwiggles looking so different from humans, and their proportions were so different that I can't see them having a human in costume- they're much taller and skinnier.

^ I didn't say Johnny Depp (all though I believe he could do a role like Puddleglum) I said Matt Smith could do the job mainly because I picture Puddleglum younger, tall and original looking, that would be Matt Smith. Rupert already did a character for this Narnia franchise, this isn't BBC, so I doubt they'll get Rupert again.

I didn't say you said etc Lol. Matt Smith might be good. But I still don't think Rupert Everett being in the first one is an obstacle to him returning, Especially for such a big role, of which other actors would no doubt be envious. The fox in LWW wasn't exactly a starring role!

The person who looks like both Caspian and Lilliandil is Justin Chatwin!!!

On another note I hope Puddleglum isn't CGI either. I hope like Tumnus they only do half CGI but not the entire thing.

On another note I hope Puddleglum isn't CGI either. I hope like Tumnus they only do half CGI but not the entire thing.

Yeah I guess I could see that, that would help fix the proportion problems.

Hmm... About him looking like Hamlet, I don't see why he can't look like Caspian and Hamlet at the same time, it's just that since Caspian is his dad- he should look like him, on the same note I should probably have mentioned that he should looks as if he's RD's son to.

I think you're right. it's not that big a leap from Caspian to Hamlet. I would emphasize the blond hair and black clothes, though.

I've never listened to the Focus on the Family production, but I agree he should be disturbed in some parts, and that the kids have to doubt that he's Rilian, but when the enchantment is broken he needs to come across as likeable, and it needs to be made obvious that he regrets what happened. It's a matter of timing, I think the audience shouldn't really figure out that he's Rilian until the kids do- that's the way it was in the book, and that's really the best way to approach it, I think.
As for Puddleglum, I always imagined Marshwiggles looking so different from humans, and their proportions were so different that I can't see them having a human in costume- they're much taller and skinnier.

You're right. He should be immediately likeable after the transition. As for figuring out who he is, I think the audience will latch on to the idea that he might be Rilian right away. That part I think is (and was intentionally) obvious. The really hard part is for the children to see it through their fear and confusion. Similarly, the audience should be made to doubt their own suspicions.

Puddleglum---you're right again, but I don't think they have to go that far to make him look like a marshwiggle. I imagine them finding a solution much like Peter Jackson and co. did for the hobbits (though in the reverse direction, growth-wise!).

I hope Rilian doesn't have blond hair. A nice medium or sandy brown would do. IDK I never imagined Rilian nor Tirian with blond hair. That's just me.

They need to nail the role of Puddleglum. And they need to keep all of the spiritual themes as strong as they were in the book from Jill's first meeting of Aslan to Puddleglum's confrontation with the Lady of the Green Kirtle. The later scene is especially important since I think, not only is it the cilmax of the novel, but its what defines the true theme of the Silver Chiar: Faith in something that doesnt make sense to you. Jill had to trust that Aslan wouldnt eat her at the river. The three main characters had to trust in Aslan when the signs werent making sense or when the seemingly insane Knight called Aslan's name and they feared he may kill them if he was freed. And the scene where they are being enchanted, Puddlglum says it would be better to believe in Aslan even if he wasnt real then to accept life as a dull and dark place like Underland.

I also want the cinematography and the music to be perfect. Music can make or break a film. I also want a consistant tone. I think the film should be mature, not dark, but taken seriously. It shouldnt have a kiddie Shrek feel to it. There should be moments that capture child-like wonder (such as entering Narnia, flying on the Owls, discovering a snow filled celebration after escaping the underworld), but the film itself should not be kiddy. I think the tone should become more darker once they enter Underland, but after the Witch is defeated I want there to be a sense of relief.

And they must establish a believable bond between Jill, Eustace, and Puddleglum. They are my favorite group of characters in the series. They need to have onscreen chemistry together in order to make the film work.

Now I really really really don't want Tilda to play the LotGK. I want a younger more beautiful woman (with preferably red or black hair) to play her. That said, if they cast Tilda as LotGK BUT manage to get every other aspect of the film right, I won't be too disapointed.

I hope Rilian doesn't have blond hair. A nice medium or sandy brown would do. IDK I never imagined Rilian nor Tirian with blond hair. That's just me.

I imagined Tirian with blond hair, and Rilian with brown or black, but since RD is going to have blond hair it would make sence for Rilian to have it too.

Now I really really really don't want Tilda to play the LotGK. I want a younger more beautiful woman (with preferably red or black hair) to play her. That said, if they cast Tilda as LotGK BUT manage to get every other aspect of the film right, I won't be too disapointed.

I don't think filmmakers would do that. Whilst I can see Tilda Swinton being cast as a giant or something else in the film, I doubt that Walden would want her to play LOTGK as well as the White Witch. That would increase the perception that the Emerald Witch and the White Witch were one and the same.

For myself, I was thinking Helen Mirren or Helen Bonham Carter as alternative witches. Probably the former as she has already played a more cool, calm and collected role than the latter has.

I wonder if Ben Barnes would be able to play King Caspian again, but in his old age. He does appear twice in the novel, and also I want to see what the back story is going to be like for SC.

I think Rilian needs very careful acting. What is wrong with Rilian is as much psychological as it is physical.