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''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of fantasy films from Walden Media based on ''The Chronicles of Narnia'', a series of novels written by C. S. Lewis. From the seven novels, there have been three film adaptations so far—''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Prince Caspian'' (2008) and ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' (2010) which have grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide among them. The series revolves around the adventures of children in the world of Narnia, guided by Aslan, a wise and powerful lion that can speak and is the true king of Narnia. The children heavily featured in the films are the Pevensie siblings, and a prominent antagonist is the White Witch (also known as Jadis). The first two films were directed by Andrew Adamson and the third film was directed by Michael Apted. The third film is the first of the Chronicles to be released in RealD 3D.〔(Disney opts out of 3rd 'Narnia' film )〕 The fourth film is now being developed by Mark Gordon Company. ==Development== C. S. Lewis never sold the film rights to the ''Narnia'' series during his lifetime, as he was sceptical that any cinematic adaptation could render the more fantastical elements and characters of the story realistically.〔A general dislike of cinema can be seen in ''Collected Letters'', Vol. 2, a letter to his brother Warren on March 3, 1940, p. 361; see also ''All My Road Before Me'', June 1, 1926, p. 405〕 Only after seeing a demo reel of CGI animals did Douglas Gresham (Lewis's stepson and literary executor, and film co-producer) give approval for a film adaptation. Although the plan was originally to produce the films in the same order as the book series' original publication, it was reported that ''The Magician's Nephew'', which recounts the creation of Narnia, would be the fourth feature film in the series, instead of ''The Silver Chair''. It was rumored that ''The Magician's Nephew'' was chosen as an attempt to reboot the series, after the release of ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' grossed less when compared to the two previous films. In March 2011, Walden Media confirmed that they intended ''The Magician's Nephew'' to be next in the series, but stressed that it was not yet in development.〔('Narnia': Walden, Fox in discussions on 'The Magician's Nephew' )〕 In October 2011, Douglas Gresham stated that Walden Media's contract with the C. S. Lewis estate had expired, hinting that Walden Media's lapse in renegotiating their contract with the C. S. Lewis estate was due to internal conflicts between both companies about the direction of future films.〔http://www.narniaweb.com/2012/05/gresham-shares-plans-for-next-narnia-film/〕 Although there is currently a moratorium on the film rights, on October 1, 2013, The C.S. Lewis Company announced that ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair'' was officially in pre-production.〔(Fourth ‘Chronicles Of Narnia’ Movie In Works From Mark Gordon Co )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Chronicles of Narnia (film series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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