Chronicles of Narnia (film series)
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| Directed by |
Andrew Adamson (1–2) Michael Apted (3) Joe Johnston (4) |
| Produced by |
Mark Johnson (1–3) Philip Steuer (1–3) Andrew Adamson (2–3) Mark Gordon (4) Douglas Gresham (4) Vincent Sieber (4) Melvin Adams (4) |
| Screenplay by | Ann Peacock (1) Andrew Adamson (1–2) Christopher Markus (1–3) Stephen McFeely (1–3) Michael Petroni (3) David Magee (4) |
| Based on |
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis |
| Starring |
Georgie Henley Skandar Keynes William Moseley Anna Popplewell Ben Barnes Will Poulter Tilda Swinton Liam Neeson |
| Music by |
Harry Gregson-Williams (1–2) David Arnold (3) |
| Cinematography |
Donald McAlpine (1) Karl Walter Lindenlaub (2) Dante Spinotti (3) |
| Edited by | Sim Evan-Jones (1–2) Rick Shaine (3) |
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Release date
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1: 9 December 2005 2: 16 May 2008 3: 10 December 2010 4 TBA |
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Running time
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410 minutes (1–3) |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget |
Total (3 films): $560 million |
| Box office |
Total (3 films): $1,580,364,900 |
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of films based on The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of novels by C. S. Lewis. From the seven novels, there have been three film adaptations so far—The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Prince Caspian (2008) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)—which have grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide among them.
The series revolves around the adventures of children in the world of Narnia, guided by Aslan, a wise and powerful lion that can speak and is the true king of Narnia. The children heavily featured in the films are the Pevensie siblings, and a prominent antagonist is the White Witch (also known as Jadis).
The first two films were directed by Andrew Adamson and the third film was directed by Michael Apted. The fourth film will be directed by Joe Johnston.
C. S. Lewis never sold the film rights to the Narnia series during his lifetime, as he was skeptical that any cinematic adaptation could render the more fantastical elements and characters of the story realistically. Only after seeing a demo reel of CGI animals did Douglas Gresham (Lewis's stepson and literary executor, and film co-producer) give approval for a film adaptation.
Although the plan was originally to produce the films in the same order as the book series' original publication, it was reported that The Magician's Nephew, which recounts the creation of Narnia, would be the fourth feature film in the series, instead of The Silver Chair. It was rumoured that The Magician's Nephew was chosen as an attempt to reboot the series, after the release of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader grossed less when compared to the two previous films. In March 2011, Walden Media confirmed that they intended The Magician's Nephew to be next in the series, but stressed that it was not yet in development.
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