[.30Carbine]

I just heard on the radio today that WETA workshop, which worked on the Lord of the Rings, has contracted to do The Chronicles of Narnia! It isn't up as news on the site yet - doesn't look like the 'news' has been updated there since December, though. Do you - any LotRs fans? - have any info on this project?

[SuziQ]

The Chronicles of Narnia!

Oh that would be just awesome!! Wonderworks did live action/animated videos of three of the books about 10 years ago; "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", "Voyage of the Dawntreader" and "The Silver Chair". They were very well done, but with WETA doing it they could be truly wonderful!

[SuziQ]

C.S. Lewis, a distinguished professor of English, died in 1963 at his home in Oxford

Folks probably don't even remember when he died. His death was overshadowed by a more violent event on Nov. 22, 1963.

I hope that the Christian messages will not be papered over in this production. Unlike Tolkien who said that his stories were not religious allegory, Lewis was very open about having included Christian references in the Narnia books.

[Corin Stormhands]

I think I've heard rumors of a Narnia project, but I can't recall. I'm not the resident source of knowledge here (I provide bravado and aroma therapy).

Hair or ecurbh might know (or there may be others).