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NARNIA Saga Now In The Hands Of Tom Rothman’s Fox!!

I am – Hercules!!


Twentieth Century Fox will now partner on Walden Media’s Narnia movies following Disney’s decision last month to pull out of the franchise.

I’m sure many will share my level of excitement as the studio behind “Eragon” is now helping to steer the adventures of the plucky Pevensie clan.

The first Fox entry in the saga will be “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” Fox and Walden are aiming for a $140 million budget, considerably less money than was employed by the two Disney chapters.

Fox's 2008 theatrical distribution output included such genre titles as "Nim's Island," "Jumper," "The Happening," "Meet Dave," "Space Chimps," "The X-Files: I Want To Believe," "Babylon A.D.," "City of Ember," "Max Payne" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still."

Read all of Variety’s story on the matter here.

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SLY, ARNOLD AND WILLIS should play the new kids!
by ABking
Jan 28th, 2009
11:23:59 PM
As long as Walden Media helms it, it should be fine
by Iron-kong
Jan 28th, 2009
11:24:33 PM
worst studio on the best book
by vadakinX
Jan 28th, 2009
11:25:50 PM
Prepare for a dozen remakes of each movie.
by Mr Spork
Jan 28th, 2009
11:27:49 PM
I always liked "The Last Battle"
by Iron-kong
Jan 28th, 2009
11:28:15 PM
HAHAHAHA Walden Media watch your baby DIE
by DOGSOUP
Jan 28th, 2009
11:28:52 PM
and a chimp was the anti-Christ
by Iron-kong
Jan 28th, 2009
11:32:00 PM
Prince Caspian blew.
by markjamesmurphy
Jan 28th, 2009
11:32:09 PM
Walden teamed with Fox for City of Ember
by Power_Girl
Jan 28th, 2009
11:32:36 PM
Does this mean it will be R?
by TheMcflyFarm
Jan 28th, 2009
11:32:46 PM
Reepaceep vs. Giant Squid at worlds end
by Groothewarrior
Jan 28th, 2009
11:34:20 PM
Though
by Power_Girl
Jan 28th, 2009
11:35:22 PM
Hooray for the kids!
by FrodoFraggins
Jan 28th, 2009
11:37:06 PM
tom rothman = I'M OUT!
by drdoom_v
Jan 28th, 2009
11:51:31 PM
Wow, that 2008 lineup
by Sebilrazen
Jan 28th, 2009
11:58:09 PM
This might not be so bad
by Sebilrazen
Jan 29th, 2009
12:01:12 AM
WHOEVER WINS, WE LOSE
by Gungan Slayer
Jan 29th, 2009
12:07:02 AM
Great a Mediocre Frachise
by Phategod1
Jan 29th, 2009
12:14:53 AM
The last Narnia wasn't really for children.
by eggart
Jan 29th, 2009
12:20:51 AM
DIRECTED BY BRETT RATNER!!!!!!!!!
by alice 13
Jan 29th, 2009
12:27:09 AM
Meh, it's not as if the first two films were any good either.
by Paul T. Ryan
Jan 29th, 2009
12:29:42 AM
Kudos to Sebilrazen
by Blood Simple
Jan 29th, 2009
12:29:55 AM
I don't get how the last two cost more than $140m...
by Ravetin
Jan 29th, 2009
12:30:16 AM
Wonderful! And the new director is...
by L.H.Puttgrass
Jan 29th, 2009
12:30:42 AM
Let's see how fast Rothman screws this up!!
by SLASH0723
Jan 29th, 2009
12:34:11 AM
Who the fuck cares about those crappy Narnia movies?
by Motoko Kusanagi
Jan 29th, 2009
12:40:51 AM
oh dear!!!!!
by FamousEccles
Jan 29th, 2009
12:48:32 AM
How is this man still employed?
by slder78
Jan 29th, 2009
12:49:37 AM
narnia can eat all the dicks
by Bob C. Cock
Jan 29th, 2009
12:51:14 AM
For NARNIA!
by laraz
Jan 29th, 2009
01:00:42 AM
Blow it out your ass, Fox.
by Spicypeanut
Jan 29th, 2009
01:02:33 AM
Now starring Jesse McCartney, Thora Birch and Common as Aslan
by reflecto
Jan 29th, 2009
01:12:19 AM
budget?
by oisin5199
Jan 29th, 2009
01:17:36 AM
HERCULES YOU ROTTEN BITCH DON'T PRETEND LIKE YOU CARE
by Proman1984
Jan 29th, 2009
01:29:26 AM
Shouldn't your headline have said...
by photoboy
Jan 29th, 2009
01:33:07 AM
Vitriolic fans of Rothman and the Narnia movies?
by phool2056
Jan 29th, 2009
01:34:00 AM
A v a t a r - FUCKING YOUR EYEBALLS in 2009!!!!
by Motoko Kusanagi
Jan 29th, 2009
01:41:39 AM
I don't get the Caspian hate
by Monkey Butler
Jan 29th, 2009
01:46:14 AM
fire Rothman
by sokitome
Jan 29th, 2009
01:53:06 AM
I love the tone of this entry.
by AnnoyYou
Jan 29th, 2009
01:59:34 AM
ROTHMAN!!!!!!!!!!!
by Lashlarue
Jan 29th, 2009
02:04:23 AM
Caspian was the best film of 2008
by Sith Witch
Jan 29th, 2009
02:11:44 AM
Fox...sounds like Fucks
by deanbarry
Jan 29th, 2009
02:11:46 AM
they deserve each other
by Mr Gorilla
Jan 29th, 2009
02:13:25 AM
One footed gnomes and Lucy wondering
by Dingbatty
Jan 29th, 2009
02:25:08 AM
Wondering? Wandering.
by Dingbatty
Jan 29th, 2009
02:25:24 AM
Ahem..
by smylexx
Jan 29th, 2009
02:29:38 AM
Fox. The studio that gave us Planet of the Apes, Alien
by HarryBlackPotter
Jan 29th, 2009
02:53:57 AM
Go Fox! All the remaining five Narnia books,,,
by BiggusDickus
Jan 29th, 2009
02:54:56 AM
Well, that's it for Narnia. They had a good run.
by V'Shael
Jan 29th, 2009
03:00:00 AM
They can have it
by Six Demon Bag
Jan 29th, 2009
03:07:34 AM
looking at that list of Fox productions for 2008...
by Ray Gamma
Jan 29th, 2009
03:10:52 AM
RE: Avatar spam
by Ray Gamma
Jan 29th, 2009
03:14:47 AM
Ray Gamma
by kwisatzhaderach
Jan 29th, 2009
03:26:08 AM
The Narnia films are terrible
by kwisatzhaderach
Jan 29th, 2009
03:26:32 AM
Great. Whatever
by Radio Crash
Jan 29th, 2009
03:29:07 AM
The Roth-Man
by Dude_gimme_tabs
Jan 29th, 2009
03:54:42 AM
Avatar
by Stickman83
Jan 29th, 2009
04:10:24 AM
Fox, what are you DOING?
by Mr Gorilla
Jan 29th, 2009
04:11:19 AM
Hopefully this will get Rothman fired
by Steve Rogers
Jan 29th, 2009
04:12:27 AM
And I will NEVER forgive them for X3
by Mr Gorilla
Jan 29th, 2009
04:40:55 AM
All that Christianity will cause rothman's skin to burn
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
05:09:18 AM
From the studio that gave you Eragon
by bb6634
Jan 29th, 2009
05:24:26 AM
who cares when avatar will be flopping and bombing
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
05:29:34 AM
Remember when Fox used to make good films?
by Brody77
Jan 29th, 2009
05:46:58 AM
Avatar
by Dude_gimme_tabs
Jan 29th, 2009
05:47:37 AM
This series is now fucked
by ballyhoo
Jan 29th, 2009
06:12:20 AM
Prince Caspian was a good movie
by RedHHades
Jan 29th, 2009
06:20:58 AM
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!
by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Goode r
Jan 29th, 2009
06:42:54 AM
Well......
by psychoholic
Jan 29th, 2009
06:45:30 AM
While I can't defend most of the shit Fox does...
by thedarklinglord
Jan 29th, 2009
06:51:33 AM
Caspian Rocked!
by killianx
Jan 29th, 2009
06:59:34 AM
A sub-par Cameron
by kwisatzhaderach
Jan 29th, 2009
07:12:18 AM
You'd think even Rothman...
by Kid Z
Jan 29th, 2009
07:25:44 AM
Prince Caspian was a nice evolution of the series.
by knowthyself
Jan 29th, 2009
07:39:10 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! !
by SkidMarkedUndies
Jan 29th, 2009
07:45:36 AM
Wardrobe was alright
by Abominable Snowcone
Jan 29th, 2009
07:46:09 AM
Caspian an improvement
by Hikaru Ichijo
Jan 29th, 2009
07:46:50 AM
Bigger Douche???
by Mr Slippy Fist
Jan 29th, 2009
07:49:47 AM
Tom Rothman will "fix" the Narnia movie franchise.
by Leafar the Lost
Jan 29th, 2009
07:50:01 AM
Well...
by lovecraftian
Jan 29th, 2009
07:55:11 AM
that list of Fox's 2008 output just makes you want to weep....
by Gabba-UK
Jan 29th, 2009
08:03:41 AM
Mr. Slippy Fist
by Lobanhaki
Jan 29th, 2009
08:09:41 AM
jesus now with fox!!!!
by krod
Jan 29th, 2009
08:12:20 AM
Why isn't the mighty Christian movie crowd making hits of NARNIA
by Bob Cryptonight
Jan 29th, 2009
08:21:02 AM
Aslan and rothman will now fight for the souls of the pevensies
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
08:25:16 AM
To all the Narnia fans...
by Brent Sienna
Jan 29th, 2009
08:27:00 AM
fight eachother
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
08:27:24 AM
Good news! Thanks Fox!
by Blok Narpin
Jan 29th, 2009
08:27:40 AM
Caspian did indeed blow.
by HoboCode
Jan 29th, 2009
08:32:56 AM
Lion, Witch, Wardrobe wasn't bad, but...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Jan 29th, 2009
08:36:10 AM
Suddenly, the Pensives are recast as plucky Americans
by WerePlatypus
Jan 29th, 2009
08:44:58 AM
DISNEY DID THIS WITHOUT A GUN TO THEIR HEAD?
by BringingSexyBack
Jan 29th, 2009
08:48:47 AM
I triple dog dare Fox to make A Horse and His
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jan 29th, 2009
08:50:46 AM
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was good
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jan 29th, 2009
08:54:10 AM
Disney needs to make the Prydian Chronicles
by skycrapper
Jan 29th, 2009
09:00:12 AM
I just read a book called The Magician's Box...
by FlickaPoo
Jan 29th, 2009
09:07:37 AM
Prydain would be awesome
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jan 29th, 2009
09:09:33 AM
FlickaPoo
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jan 29th, 2009
09:10:24 AM
NARNIA's been so sucky, Fox can't do worse
by NivekJ
Jan 29th, 2009
09:21:29 AM
Hey Rothman, I want *Fight Club* on Blu-ray
by lynxpro
Jan 29th, 2009
09:22:50 AM
Well that stinks...
by Halloween68
Jan 29th, 2009
09:25:35 AM
Grammaton
by HoboCode
Jan 29th, 2009
09:26:40 AM
Re: Prydain
by skycrapper
Jan 29th, 2009
09:27:06 AM
Great news!
by Sithdan
Jan 29th, 2009
09:28:28 AM
Caspian was NOT GOOD!!!!!!!
by Mr Gorilla
Jan 29th, 2009
09:36:09 AM
You know, I'm actually interested now
by maelstrom_ZERO
Jan 29th, 2009
09:39:54 AM
I always sit down to watch a Narnia movie expecting...
by FlickaPoo
Jan 29th, 2009
09:43:00 AM
i'm hoping for a miracle
by LegoKenobi
Jan 29th, 2009
09:46:59 AM
Doesn't that bajillionaire Walden guy have pretty much...
by FlickaPoo
Jan 29th, 2009
09:50:38 AM
Caspian had some great stuff in it
by Knobules
Jan 29th, 2009
09:54:05 AM
$140 million
by jamestewart007
Jan 29th, 2009
09:55:40 AM
THEY BOTH STUNK!
by blackmantis
Jan 29th, 2009
09:57:07 AM
Last nail in the NARNIA coffin
by DoctorWho?
Jan 29th, 2009
10:00:02 AM
The problem with Magician's Nephew
by Sithdan
Jan 29th, 2009
10:13:33 AM
I don't think Walden will let Fox fuck it up.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Jan 29th, 2009
10:20:04 AM
Avatar: Fucking your eyeballs ...
by DennisMM
Jan 29th, 2009
10:26:53 AM
Sad day for NARNIA fans
by IAmLegolas
Jan 29th, 2009
10:35:00 AM
More like Avatar fucking your ass in 2009
by Sithdan
Jan 29th, 2009
10:35:07 AM
Do NOT Release it in May
by Freakemovie
Jan 29th, 2009
10:36:28 AM
Walden might have a Lucasfilm type deal.
by Orbots Commander
Jan 29th, 2009
10:37:05 AM
The studio behind ERAGON!?!? This is exciting??
by Crisp_One
Jan 29th, 2009
10:37:27 AM
X-Files, Ember, Payne
by NinjaRap
Jan 29th, 2009
10:46:16 AM
who cares when AVATAR will be a FUCKING FAILURE in 2009?
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
10:47:17 AM
Freakemovie nailed it
by zacdilone
Jan 29th, 2009
10:55:29 AM
Avatar WILL be awful...
by Wes_Reviews_
Jan 29th, 2009
11:05:04 AM
The first one was actually pretty good
by yodaismyhomie
Jan 29th, 2009
11:05:52 AM
The Chronicles of NINO!
by S-Mart shopper
Jan 29th, 2009
11:45:47 AM
This is going to be a hard R now right?
by aversiontherapy2
Jan 29th, 2009
11:55:20 AM
I have no opinion on this
by The Dread Pirate MgWach
Jan 29th, 2009
12:01:19 PM
The LOTR Movies and the Star Wars prequels were $110M each...
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Jan 29th, 2009
12:03:29 PM
FOX BUDGET = SHOOT IT ON SUPER-8
by Mullah Omar
Jan 29th, 2009
12:15:50 PM
HoboCode
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jan 29th, 2009
12:50:39 PM
General Crom, nobody know what a Melnibone is
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
01:12:39 PM
Maybe this is a good thing...
by Anna Valerious
Jan 29th, 2009
01:35:11 PM
well, thats that.
by dr sauch
Jan 29th, 2009
01:37:30 PM
To be honest, I'd rather see them...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Jan 29th, 2009
01:45:13 PM
Hey, I know what Melnibone is...
by CountryBoy
Jan 29th, 2009
02:33:56 PM
Caspian wasn't "shit", it just wasn't very good...
by jazzdownunder
Jan 29th, 2009
02:45:00 PM
Grammadouche
by HoboCode
Jan 29th, 2009
02:54:59 PM
I know Melnibone
by DoctorWho?
Jan 29th, 2009
02:57:56 PM
maybe because narnia blows.
by THE_ONE_MAN_GANG
Jan 29th, 2009
03:28:07 PM
City of Ember
by Toonol
Jan 29th, 2009
03:32:32 PM
I loved Prince Caspian, despite the book changes
by performingmonkey
Jan 29th, 2009
03:36:17 PM
Hobocode shut the fuck up
by DoctorWho?
Jan 29th, 2009
03:38:50 PM
OK she's actually 13. Dawn Treader would be her chance
by performingmonkey
Jan 29th, 2009
03:39:47 PM
Actually...
by DoctorWho?
Jan 29th, 2009
03:44:26 PM
You guys really think people would associate with Muslims?
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Jan 29th, 2009
04:04:22 PM
the young one in Narnia can be the next Drew Barrymore.
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
Jan 29th, 2009
04:06:13 PM
DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
04:11:25 PM
Everyone knows what Melnibone is....
by FlickaPoo
Jan 29th, 2009
04:21:11 PM
You know what's good in a "pulpy sort of way"?
by S-Mart shopper
Jan 29th, 2009
04:34:12 PM
Fox's 2008 theatrical output included...
by lsleelee
Jan 29th, 2009
04:57:43 PM
Fox can't kill Narnia...since it was already dead.
by Ash Talon
Jan 29th, 2009
05:21:43 PM
Jumper, City of Ember, Earth Stood Still...
by cifra
Jan 29th, 2009
05:30:51 PM
Moorcock insists that someone from the UK
by Dingbatty
Jan 29th, 2009
05:38:40 PM
Jonathan Rhys-Myers would also bo a good Elric...
by CountryBoy
Jan 29th, 2009
06:17:28 PM
An Elric movie would have to be more of a horror/fantasy...
by FlickaPoo
Jan 29th, 2009
07:10:38 PM
Caspian was "shit" because...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
Jan 29th, 2009
07:14:59 PM
Great, BUT...
by Logan_1973
Jan 29th, 2009
07:16:28 PM
Hobbit, Hobbit, Hobbit, Hobbit, Hobbit!!!!
by Ingeld
Jan 29th, 2009
07:39:06 PM
DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
08:02:19 PM
DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
08:05:22 PM
DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
by ironic_name
Jan 29th, 2009
08:09:15 PM
DGDB: Obama is Christian...
by DoctorWho?
Jan 29th, 2009
08:19:41 PM
Waitng to see if Hobo is offended by your comments DGDB
by DoctorWho?
Jan 29th, 2009
08:24:12 PM
DoctorWho?
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Jan 29th, 2009
08:41:52 PM
Same old story...
by DoctorWho?
Jan 29th, 2009
09:07:36 PM
Fox is so cheap. Everything they do sucks.
by Rufferto
Jan 29th, 2009
10:00:39 PM
And I didn't like the sequel to Narnia
by Rufferto
Jan 29th, 2009
10:09:35 PM
Just When You Thought...
by CellarDweller
Jan 29th, 2009
10:28:49 PM
DOCWHO ... ALWAYS THE INSUFFERABLE ASSHOLE
by BringingSexyBack
Jan 29th, 2009
11:31:25 PM
JUST START AT BOOK ONE!
by LT Weezie
Jan 30th, 2009
12:48:34 AM
What a bad tempered Talkback,
by Lost Jarv
Jan 30th, 2009
03:40:51 AM
Lost Jarv, ahh, if you're 'prepared to badmouth' something
by ironic_name
Jan 30th, 2009
04:15:56 AM
Fox - The Studio that gave us...
by reni
Jan 30th, 2009
05:30:11 AM
Exposed
by DoctorWho?
Jan 30th, 2009
07:39:36 AM
LT Weezie
by m2298
Jan 30th, 2009
07:55:28 AM
The point is- it's discriminatory and racist
by Lost Jarv
Jan 30th, 2009
08:20:35 AM
anyhoo
by Lost Jarv
Jan 30th, 2009
08:22:33 AM
Was the second one any good?
by rbatty024
Jan 30th, 2009
08:27:53 AM
Wow.
by fivezero
Jan 30th, 2009
08:36:34 AM
DOCWHO: "STEP YOUR GAME UP"
by BringingSexyBack
Jan 30th, 2009
09:51:06 AM
I won't belabor the point Jarv...
by DoctorWho?
Jan 30th, 2009
12:04:47 PM
All you Christ-haters can cry your balls off
by Second Try
Jan 30th, 2009
02:26:48 PM

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