The Chronicles of Narnia

Aslan, a talking lion with mystical powers, is the central figure in “The Chronicles of Narnia,” the much-beloved seven-volume series of fantasy novels written by the British academic C. S. Lewis in the 1950’s. By the year’s end, if Disney marketers have their way, he will have joined Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio and Buzz Lightyear in a long line of characters that have periodically provided the Burbank giant with entertainment’s most valuable asset, a new fantasy to trade on.

JoBlo is reporting that the trailer for THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE will be attached to prints of REVENGE OF SITH. As if we needed another reason to check […]

Hasbro has the master toy license for the upcoming “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” movie adaption, and were showing a number of lines at the UK ToyFair.

If anyone knows what this is from, please let me know, otherwise, this could be our first listen to music from The Chronicles of Narnia, composed by Harry Gregson-Williams. And if so, it is magnificent!

Update! The music behind the narration is from the movie “The Perfect Storm” composed by James Newton Howard.

St. Charles the Martyr Episcopal Church will host a five-week course entitled “The Best of C.S. Lewis: Part Two.” The course is open to the public and attendees need not have attended part one last year. C.S. Lewis, who died in 1963, was a scholar at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. During World War II he was heard weekly on the BBC radio as a voice of comfort and encouragement.

Q: At what point will the decision be made to start on the next one? Opening weekend, or even before? MARK: You know, technically, I’ve heard that there is some reluctance to start the sequel […]

Mooney added that Disney would tie in video games to movies, and potentially launch games before films to help promote them, as with “The Chronicles of Narnia,” a new movie franchise that Disney will launch next year based on the books by C.S. Lewis.

We have a new Narnia logo for you today, as well as links to a few more reports from some internet Entertainment sites. We’ll be collecting these here, so if you want to stay ahead of the game on Narnia news, stay tuned to Narnia Fans!