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Posted on 05/18/2006 11:36:19 AM PDT by DaveLoneRanger
The release date of the sequel to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe has been postponed by several months.
Prince Caspian is now scheduled for summer 2008, said a spokesman for Disney, which is behind the project.
Director Andrew Adamson required more time to work on the special effects-laden project, he added.
The first film in the series, based on CS Lewis's book, became a major hit at the international box office, where it was number one for several weeks.
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Prince Caspian was expected to follow the first film with a US release pencilled in for Christmas 2007.
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe became Disney's most successful live-action film of all time, taking an estimated $742m (£393m) around the globe.
Earlier this year, the film jostled for position with King Kong at the top of the box office.
Tilda Swinton, Dawn French and Ray Winstone featured among the cast.
The Chronic (what?) of Narnia!
Whatever it takes, make the second better than the first (after all the hype, it was a disappointment).
Well the real problem is that Prince Caspian is where my daughter and myself lost interest in the books because they were getting tedious.
Ya. The first one was unimpressive. I was very disappointed.
I thought it kicked ass.
Years ago, I saw a one person play, on video about St. John after he was exiled to Patmos. Dean Jones played John, and it was excellent. I can't remember the name of the film, I just know it was worth viewing if it's still being released.
BTW, I enjoyed Narnia, and liked the special effects, but I didn't think it was that much better than the WonderWorks version that was done years ago.
You should try reading the Lord of the Rings!
"The Chronic (what?) of Narnia!"
Dr. Dre's reprise to his multi-platinum CD "Chronic" released in the early 90's, which gave the rap community and the entire world its' first glimpse of Snoop Dogg
Voyage, originally the 2nd book, was one of the more enjoyable (other than The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe as well as the Last Battle).
My concern is too much time between the first movie and second, thus nowhere near as much association for marketing. I hate to use this example, as it has been used so often, but the LOTR trilogy was done right - filmed consecutively, and released a year apart. Worked out great. But all this business is a gamble, and they didn't want to sink too much into a second movie until the producer was convinced that it would fly.
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