I still believe there is profit to be made in a lower-budget fourth Narnia film, and that one will get made. Probably in this decade. The next step is probably to get help from a big studio like Columbia or Warner Bros.

VCP published another article on Silver Chair. Their posts are starting to sound like nonsense.

http://www.vcpost.com/articles/64285/20 ... t-save.htm

VCP appears to be a hashed up collection of information from around the internet,which has been put through a bad online translator program. I suspect its origin is China.
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I would not trust that site for information.

Isn't it interesting to revisit old threads? Two years later, it looks more like we will see a Silver chair movie, though it is little more than a twinkle in Joe Johnston's eye at the moment. I suppose Rome cannot be built in a day, and all things come to those who wait.

But I still hope to see the movie sometime. Maybe next year?

^I saw a tweet on scriptwriter David Magee's Twitter page the other day saying that they weren't yet in the active casting phase of pre-production... I'm not an expert on how long it takes to get a movie of this type churned out, but it does make me wonder if we aren't looking at a 2019 release date at this point.

I suppose Joe Johnston is too busy totting up how many characters he will need to cast, what each actor needs tol do, artistic concepts etc. Not to mention scouting out where those actors will do what, what sort of look is needed for SC and what budget is needed for the film.

Based on what JJ said about the art director (?) not having a contract yet, my guess is that they are currently negotiating contracts with various crew members. Concept art soon to follow. Then casting. ..

The first announcement for LWW came in 2001, right?

This time around, there was a long time of rumor of things moving along, but they did so very slowly. With a confirmed director, it seems they're finally ready to really get started, but it could still take a few years to see the finished product.

No, I thought it was mid 2003, but the first news stories Tirian reported on here were 2002. NarniaWeb didn't yet exist, so those will have been put on retrospectively!

^I saw a tweet on scriptwriter David Magee's Twitter page the other day saying that they weren't yet in the active casting phase of pre-production

That's not surprising. A lot of times you don't hear about casting until a mouth or so before filming. Right now I imagine there are doing design work, hiring crew, and planing logistics etc. I think late 2018 is probably still the most likely release date, but I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being sometime in 2019.

Reacting to the fake press release, I've seen a fair amount of "Ugh this movie's never going to happen."

I admit it does seem unusual that they seem have all the major pieces in place but no release date. And Joe Johnston was announced over 2 months ago now.

I do wonder if it would be beneficial to miss the 2018 release window.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Universal)
Aquaman (WB)
Mortal Engines (WB)
Mary Poppins Returns (Disney)
Animated Spiderman (Sony)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (WB)

All these movies, which are scheduled to be released in November/December of 2018, have already either started or have completed principal photography. It's still very possible to make 2018. Prince Caspian started filming in February and released in May the next year. Mulan (Disney) and X-Men (Fox) are set to release in November 2018 and hasn't starting production. But at what cost?

Even though they haven't officially announced any crew members, work on pre-production would have started by now. Joe Johnston knew who was coming on as Production Designer and Cinematographer at least 2 months ago. As long they have sufficient time during post-production, I don't mind them going full tilt to make a Nov/Dec release. I just don't want to see them rush to make a deadline.

If they needed more time, a February or March release would still work well for The Silver Chair...

I admit it does seem unusual that they seem have all the major pieces in place but no release date. And Joe Johnston was announced over 2 months ago now.

Mark Gordon's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (Disney) completed filming in January and still doesn't have a release date outside of '2018'. Release dates are seldom announced without another piece of news. I have to imagine that along with the next update we'll be getting a release date.

I do wonder if it would be beneficial to miss the 2018 release window.

I've been wondering that as well. Not really because I afraid of them rushing the film, thought I certainly don't want them to do that. But because I'm a little concerned about Silver Chair's box office prospects. I know it's probably to early to be thinking about the box office. But I'm concerned that releasing it in the busy holiday season with a lot of competition might be something of a death sentence for it. Also given that it's been so many years sense the last film, I'm not sure if general audiences will care about a new Narnia film, maybe the fact that it's a reboot will help in that respect, I don't know.

At this point I'm starting to wonder if a 2019 release might be more likely, and maybe better, than a late 2018 release. Though I think if they warned they could probably make a holiday 2018 release without the film being rushed, Marval's Doctor Strange which came out last November, didn't start filming until exactly one year before it's release date, though that may not be the best example. Either way I hope we hear something soon.

I have long felt that the Narnia films should be released in March, with the exception of LWW. So yes, I'm hoping for a March 2019 release. Unless it's an exceptional movie, I don't see it competing with Holiday or Summer blockbusters.

I just listened to the podcast an as usual I enjoyed it. But Glumpuddle mentioned that he would like to see the SC down like "2001 a Space Odyssey". Sorry but being old enough to remember seeing that movie in the theater, that would be a bad idea. 2001 was a cult movie, which might be ok in its self, but they are often considered jokes. Cult movies have nothing to do with the original intended audience and they are only liked years latter. They make no money and there are no follow up movies. Even the best cult movie, the Wizard of Oz (1939), didn't make money for years, didn't do well with the Oscars, and sequels were not made for decades, which is sad because the other books by Baum deserved attention. If it wasn't for Television airing the Wizard of Oz would have never amounted to anything.