Loading ...Douglas Gresham, stepson of C.S. Lewis and executive producer of the Narnia films, has recently shared insight into the future of the Narnia film franchise.
According to The Lion’s Call, in a recent talk at Oxford, Gresham “was questioned on the future of the Narnia films” and “seems very keen to continue having them made.”
The moratorium period is now known to be 7 years, meaning another film cannot legally be made without Walden Media until 2018 (assuming the moratorium period began just after Voyage of the Dawn Treader‘s release). Gresham also indicated that he is interested in having future films made independently as opposed to hiring a studio such as Walden or Disney or Fox.
Book purists will be happy to know that Gresham is intent upon producing The Silver Chair next, not The Magician’s Nephew, and he expressed a wish to bring Andrew Adamson back as director.
In the meantime, Gresham says he is pursuing a film version of The Screwtape Letters.
No more Narnia until 2018? What do you think about that? Discuss in the comments!
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like, like, like – as far as the “independently” and “Silver Chair” and “Andrew Adamson” go!!! But as for the 7 years, well, it’s going to be the 20 and 30- year-olds now that’ll be the fans – Yay for the Narnia movie generation!
Ditto..But that’s so long a wait
still as long as they’re continuing its ok..and ‘superlike’ for SC coming next 
As much as it makes me very sad to hear that we’ll have to wait so long, I have high hopes for the next film, with it being independent and with Andrew Adamson coming back!
I’d really like to see the original interview sometime, just to see the full answers of Gresham.
Silver Chair next? That’s good, a lot of fans really wanted to have that one next. Will Poulter probably wouldn’t return, but this would most definitely be a reboot anyways.
Yes, seven years is longer than originally thought, thought I consider we still have six years at the least, but hey, it gives people time to think and read the books and embrace them. Besides, we still have other teen franchises that might want to clear out of the way before releasing a less popular Narnia film. Leading into the next thing…
I’m not sure if I’d like to have the Narnia films be independent or not. I would think a low budget would be a problem to some battle scenes or even just the creatures, but again, CGI is becoming cheap. Visuals aren’t my biggest concern though. It’s just that I fear the films being too close to the books, strange as it may sound. It’s just that with the BBC Narnia, the major problem was that they followed their source so closely, it became kind of hard to watch.
But hey, we still have some time.
Read the books and don’t give up on not seeing any films for some time. Lucy didn’t give up on Aslan in Prince Caspian when the others didn’t. Lucky seven, don’t fail us now.
oh my gosh! 2018?! so much time! we need the next narnia movie NOW! and, the silver chair? i prefer the magicians nephew
Seven years????
At least it sounds like Mr. Gresham still wants to continue the series! 
Perhaps I have missed something. Can someone tell me why there is a moratorium? I am also very sad that this means Eustace will be recast, I quite liked Will Poulter
But in terms of bringing back Andrew Adamson, I kind of want to cry with happiness now. Voyage of the Dawn Treader just felt so different; I think it might have been a combination of a new director as well as a new composer. So hearing that Andrew is coming back just makes me so so happy!!!!!!!!!
That’s got to stink! and that means that they might will have to get new actors for the role! I hope that doesn’t happen. *faints dramitically*
THIS IS TERRIBLE!!!!
NOOO!!!!! They will probably have new actors by then, and if they don’t, all of them will be so grownup!
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Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Well, LOTR to The Hobbit was (is) nine years. Star Wars to Prequels was 16 years. We narnia fans can wait for something really good right? 2010 to the 2020s is a long wait, but it seems many great series undergo this sort of thing. I do wonder though, how good will special effects be in a independent narnia film?
Why is there a moratorium in the first place?!?!
Walden’s contract ran out and Walden and the Lewis estate could not come to a mutually acceptable agreement for another film. Gresham and the Lewis estate would now prefer to make the films with a different company than Walden, but contractually they cannot make another Narnia film without Walden until the moratorium runs out. This is a safeguard to protect Walden’s interest. They wouldn’t want to make a Narnia film and then a year later another company films the same book, undercutting their film and profits. Personally I think Walden and the estate need to make up. Walden should give in on making the movies more faithful to the books, and the estate should let them film The Magician’s Nephew next if they wish. I don’t know what their other disagreements are, but surely reasonable people can all give in a little and reach an compromise.
Thank you so much for the explanation! ;-)
To bad that we had to wait for 2018 to see the next The Chronicles of Narnia Movie. But as long they’re going to make The Silver Chair into a movie I’m fine with it.
While I’m not exactly happy about having to wait so long, but this means we’ll have a whole new generation of Narniacks. We’ll all be in our 20s and 30s and the movie will bring interest to the teens. So it’s kind of bitter-sweet for me. Also, the movie should be a lot better hopefully. Good things come to those who wait right?
I’m very glad that they are not scrapping it entirely, I am just sad that it will be seven years! That means there will have to be a new Eustace for Silver Chair because Will Poulter will be too old which is really sad. I hate inconsistency in actors. Oh well.
This is not true (next film is 2018) if you look at imdb. And why did Will Poulter quit NARNIA :(. May aslan keep coming FOR NARNIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May are hopes not roll away
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Who can’t wait ’til 2018? It’s sad, at least their not stopping
With such advancements in technology and to many non family movie’s being made and focus on extreme profit it’s so sad to see such good and well known stories suffer. I think it has a lot to do with atheism. What happened to making real family story’s come to life on the silver screen with real relateable meaning. I’m truly disappointed.