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Walden Media to produce Narnia-scaled film “The Water Horse”

February 7, 2006 Paul Martin

Walden Media, Beacon Pictures and Revolution Studios are teaming to produce a “Narnia”-scale film based on children’s fantasy novel The Water Horse, by British author Dick King-Smith.

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Disney to make Narnia ‘Prince Caspian’ for 2007

February 2, 2006 Paul Martin

Walt Disney Co and Walden Media have started pre-production on a second film based on C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” children’s books, a Disney spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

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Walden Media Acquires Rights to Isabel Allende Trilogy

January 16, 2006 Paul Martin

First book in trilogy City of the Beasts to be produced by Barrie Osborne with script by David Rothenberg.

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Lions, Witches and Tug-of-war – Oh My! An Interview with Micheal Flaherty

December 12, 2005 Paul Martin

The December Hollywood Jesus Narnia Feature Article has been posted: “Lions, Witches and Tug-of-warsâ€”Oh My!.” It’s an exclusive interview that Greg Wright conducted with Walden Media president Michael Flaherty. Greg and Mr. Flaherty discuss the way in which the Narnia movie, playing in public screenings today for the first time, is being used as a two-edged club in America’s supposed “culture wars.”

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‘Narnia’ promo campaign by the book

November 18, 2005 Paul Martin

Faced with promoting its movie version of C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe,” a book that many readers consider a contemporary classic, the Walt Disney Co. decided to tread carefully with a “classy” promotional program that highlights the book’s literary heritage.

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Cameras in Narnia Debuts Tonight in Auckland

November 11, 2005 Paul Martin

A well-known Wanaka author’s book on the movie “Narnia – the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” will be launched in Auckland tonight. The title of the book is Cameras in Narnia: How The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Came to Life. It was written by Ian Brodie.

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The Promise of Narnia: Will They Get it Right?

October 24, 2005 Paul Martin

In a recent interview on Faith Radio, Bob Crittenden asked me what has come to be the defining question on the upcoming film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Can Christians trust Disney to faithfully deliver Lewis’ book to the silver screen?

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Walden Media Brings Libraries Into the Wardrobe

October 24, 2005 Paul Martin

For Walden Media, recapturing imagination and rekindling curiosity doesnâ€™t begin and end in the movie theatre. Walden Media will sponsor an exhibit tour to promote Walt Disney Pictureâ€™s and Walden Mediaâ€™s upcoming film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, an adaptation of C.S. Lewisâ€™ beloved 1950 novel, due to open in theaters on December 9, 2005.

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Narnia blockbuster spells a new chapter for CS Lewis

October 9, 2005 Paul Martin

The upcoming movie adaptation of CS Lewis’s book, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is expected to set a new precedent. Far from sitting back and watching, publisher HarperCollins is working closely with filmmaker Walden Media, unleashing a massive, worldwide marketing drive for the books, timed to coincide with the film – and not only for The Chronicles of Narnia, but most of Lewis’s other books as well

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ChristianityToday Interviews Walden Media’s Michael Flaherty on Narnia

October 5, 2005 Paul Martin

Right now, the heat is really on Flaherty and Walden, the film studio producing The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, releasing December 9. Walden partnered with Disney to market and distribute the film, but Walden retained all creative control. So, if you like the movie, you can thank Walden. If you don’t like it, you’ll know exactly where to lay the blame.

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