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In reading these posts, everyone seems to focus on C.S. Lewis as if Disney would follow the plot faithfully. I'd wager C.S. fans will fail to even detect the author's plot other than an obligatory reference or two. One of the great successes of the Tolkien series was the directors faithful adherence to the books. I just can't muster that kind of faith in Disney with whats happened in the last 30 years or so.

Yes, I will eagerly await the movie and see it, but I don't hold any big emotions one way or the other. That way it will be a pleasant surprise if it's not Disneyfied.

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> One of the great successes of the Tolkien [movies] was the directors faithful adherence to the books.

I wonder if Christopher Tolkien as owner of the copyright might have insisted on it as part of the deal.

> I just can't muster that kind of faith in Disney's [treatment of CS Lewis] with whats happened in the last 30 years or so.

Who are Lewis's heirs?

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I'd wager C.S. fans will fail to even detect the author's plot other than an obligatory reference or two. One of the great successes of the Tolkien series was the directors faithful adherence to the books. I just can't muster that kind of faith in Disney with whats happened in the last 30 years or so.

One of the producers of this film was Douglas Gresham, C. S. Lewis's step-son. I've read interviews with him, and he seems to have worked hard to keep Lewis's ideas in the movie. He was there to make sure they were NOT watered down. Disney is only the vehicle to get this film in the theaters. It was not written or developed by the Disney folks, but brought to them for funding and distribution.