The Chronicles of Narnia reboot has a director
Despite the fact that three films of the film series "The Chronicles of Narnia " earned almost $ 1.6 billion at the worldwide box office, only the first part of the film adaptation of the K book cycle managed to become a full-fledged hit of the box office. .FROM. Lewis. Following the success of " The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ", Disney and Walden Media decided to invest in the production and advertising of the sequel $ 400 million, however, the box office of the film "Prince Caspian" was only $ 419 million . As a result, work on the painting "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" took place without the participation of House of Mouse . The new partner of Walden Media was the studio 20th Century Fo x, which failed to return viewers to the franchise.In 2011, Walden Media expired the rights to film adaptation of the famous fantasy saga, after which there was talk on the Internet that the heroes of " The Chronicles of Narnia " are unlikely to get a chance to return to the big screen. Fortunately for fans of Lewis , just two years later, the writer's heirs made a deal with Mark Gordon's company, which decided to start creating a picture based on the book " Silver Chair ". At the beginning of last year, Gordon admitted that audiences should not hope for the return of the actors from the first trilogy, as the upcoming film will be a reboot of the film series.  As it became known to the edition Variety , Mark Gordon Company and Tristar Pictures studio are finally ready to launch a new picture about Narnia into production. The Silver Chair is directed by Joe Johnston , who will direct the screenplay of two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (Life of Pi). Johnston began his career in Hollywood as a visual effects expert. In 1982 he won an Academy Award award for his revolutionary special effects in Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Since then, Joe has also managed to prove himself as a talented director: in his track record you can find the films "Darling, I Shrunk the Children", "Jumanji", "The Wolf Man" and "The First Avenger".  The date of the premiere of the film "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair" has not yet been announced. The Topic of Article: The Chronicles of Narnia reboot has a director. |
