Hey, folks, Jonathon Svendsen here. Yes, folks, as usual, it was all a hoax, perpetrated not only by me, but by my partners in crime. We had a lot of fun hashing these jokes out and for the first time it was truly a collaborative effort. You all as usual were very good sports about it. Each year you prove that all are “Winners!”
For a moment, I didn’t think April Fools would happen this year. With the state of the movies in limbo following Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I had a hard time coming up with material. Yet sure enough once the news started the spoofs came, and boy did they come! This year we were fortunate to have not just one , but four contributors to our fun.
Please note, we here at NarniaFans intend our jokes to be good natured parodies. We love Narnia .We love our readers. But every good fan should know how to laugh at them selves. That’s what we hope we give you all today: just a little bit of laughter. However to those readers who were upset, hurt, or disappointed in us in any way shape or form, we apologize.
To reiterate, no. Family Christian Stores is NOT accepting pre-buys for The Magician’s Nephew. Dr. Michael Ward does NOT have a Planet Narnia 2 in the works. Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black are NOT playing Digory and Polly. NONE of the actors listed are auditioning for the roll of Andrew Ketterely (though some would be good choices, just not Gary Busey or Charlie Sheen). Miley Cyrus is NOT playing Jadis’ sister. The Screwtape Letters movie, while still in development DOES NOT have a cast, headlined by Ralph Fiennes as “Screwtape.” Joseph Mazello as “The Patient” and Robert Pattinson as “Wormwood” (though that picture of him was real.)And last but not list the last four Narnia movies HAVE not been greenlit and are NOT slated to be filmed simultaneously.
Thanks to Paul, Daniel, and Dave for their own contributions. They were truly something else. Also, thank you to reader “Aravis Kenobi” for trying to get other readers to calm down a bit and have some fun. Clearly, after all your years following us, you are on top of the ball. Also, thanks to reader “Barbarian King” for taking some of our news and circulating it further in the miscellaneous threads. “Aravis Kenobi” and “Barbarian King” are here by our (at least my) “April Fools” Deputies.
Did we get carried away? Yes, I’ll admit to that. We do tend to have a bit too much fun on April Fools. But just keep in mind: it’s only one day. One day where the staff of NarniaFans like to just hang loose and have some fun. We hope you will always have fun with us, too.
Keep On “Winning!”