Dawn Treader's New Writer

Staff Writer: Samuntha MacKenzie

Fans are having mixed reviews over the new writer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (VotDT). Michael Petroni is replacing Richard LaGravanese.

With LaGravanese's experience as a scriptwriter, director, and producer, he was a good choice to pen VotDT. Petroni has a similiar background of writer and director, however the experience level is half of Disney's first choice.

Sounds like production cost is a vital concern to Fox's interpretation of the Dawn Treader. Though budgetary concerns is at the forefront of every movie, this move seems to question the quality of the script.

Walden Media with its run of good, wholesome family entertainment, we hope that the change is in the best interest of the story and not the pocketbook.

Source: AceShowBiz and Scifi Wire.

Fox in the Narnia House

Staff Writer: Grave Digger

A week before Christmas 2008, Disney backed out of their deal with Walden Media to produce the third installment of the Narnia franchise.

The Chronicles of Narnia: the Voyage of the Dawn Treader was saved by Fox. The company has worked with Walden Media in the past and now into the future.

The cast and director were kept intact by this move: Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes as well as the director Michael Apted. Our favorites return when filming begins sometime in summer of 2009 in Australia.

The expected date of release is Christmas of 2010 which is a far better date then earlier in the year: May of 2010. The film will now not be competing against Iron Man 2 and other major Hollywood releases for which curtailed the earnings of Prince Caspian (which was an excellent movie, btw).

Source: TheMovingPicture.com

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Staff Writer: DL Mullan

4 1/2 out of 5 Shovels
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles premiered this evening. Brian Austin Green was right, the series began with a bang. Well, more a deafening silence.

After getting away from a deal and terminator gone bad, Sarah and John reteam with Sarah’s ex-boyfriend and John’s uncle. Together the terminator is tested and found to be repaired, but it’s John’s need for companionship that fuels the test.

The show introduces Leven Rambin. A romantic interest for John? But other characters including the frontwoman of Garbage: Shirley Manson are making their way into the Terminator universe.

The principles played by Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, and Summer Glau are as credible and creative as they were last season. A solid cast, non-stop action, believable storylines, and emotional depth, this series is sure to remain a hit for FOX.