Chronicles of Narnia movies?

Question

why aren't they making it in order?
i mean, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe wasn't
even the first book of the chronicle.
Now they're making Prince Caspian?

Answer 1

I beg to differ with you, C.S. Lewis DID write The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe first. It was written in 1950, while The Magician's Nephew was written in 1955. See his step-son's site http://cslewis.drzeus.net/books/fiction.html - it has the information. Wikipedia (though it may not always be correct, in this case it is) has the same information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_Of_Narnia



What C.S. Lewis did was to wait until the sixth book he wrote to explain the origin of Narnia.



If you read the books in the order C.S. Lewis actually wrote them, you'll see that they flow very well. In fact, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe makes the professor rather mysterious (which he wouldn't and couldn't be if The Magician's Nephew was meant by C.S. Lewis to be the first book read).



Here's the order in which C.S. Lewis wrote his books:

1. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)

2. Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951)

3. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)

4. The Silver Chair (1953)

5. The Horse and His Boy (1954)

6. The Magician’s Nephew (1955)

7. The Last Battle (1956)



You're not meant (by the author, at least) to know the origins of Narnia before you see the strange way these children make their way into Narnia. You're also meant to know about Aslan, before you know he created Narnia with his words and song.



BTW: If The Magician's Nephew was intended to be the first of the series, C.S. Lewis would not only have written it first, he would also have never added any mystery to the professor in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. That would leave the reader saying, "Why is the writer building up a mystery here when there is none? We know the professor knows all about Narnia, why doesn't he just say so?" If you read the books in the order that C.S. Lewis wrote them, you may be pleasantly surprised.

Answer 2

First of all, the publications now list Magician's Nephew as the first book. Well, it is only the first book in chronological order.



The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was Lewis's first delving into Narnia.



Also, I think they are going in order of the books with the Pevensie children. After all, Lucy has to remain young enough to get through all 3 movies she's in, otherwise they have to replace her. It just makes sense to go by that.

Answer 3

They are going in the order that they were published, thus the way they were first introduced to the general public. Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe was published first, in 1950, followed by Prince Caspian in 1951...



If you read the wiki article, he did indeed write Lion Witch & Wardrobe first, followed by The Horse and His Boy, then Prince Caspian, then Dawn Treader, then Silver Chair, Last Battle, then the Magician's Nephew.

Answer 4

Yes C.S. Lewis did write The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe first. When they were first published they were in this order: Lion the Witch..., Prince C., Voyage of D.T, Silver Chair, Horse&Boy, ., Magician's Neph., The Last Battle. This is how I read them and its much better to read Wardrobe first. I don't know when or why, but they print them in a different order now. I guess to make the stories flow easier. C.S. Lewis jumps around a lot.

Answer 5

Nothing is certain yet. Disney did pull out of the third Narnia installment so Im guessing that production has stopped until they can find a company who wants to produce the movie. I hope they do Im a fan and I wouldn't mind paying to see the third part of the chronicles of Narnia

Answer 6

Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was the first book. Not Chronologically , but it was written as the first book

Answer 7

Yeah, they didn't do it in order. And I am not sure why. But I am sure they have a reason, even if it doesn't make ANY sense at this point.

Answer 8

yea exactly and i liked the first book better than prince caspin

Answer 9

i have no idea why and i have the same questions too

i'll still watch prince caspian

Answer 10

From my memory, aren't most of them able to stand alone? Does it really matter?