The Magician's Nephew

Did you ever wonder how it all started?  No I am not talking about world.  I am talking about the world of Narnia.  Where did it come from?  Why did people start crossing over from one world to the other?  Who is Aslan, and where did he come from?  Why was evil allowed in Narnia in the first place?  These questions and more are answered in this 6th book of The Chronicles of Narnia series.

This is the book that they have chosen for the next Narnia movie.  Now I know that I had mentioned previously that The Silver Chair would probably be the next movie, and I thought it would (as did many other people).  But with this series, they really can take it any many different directions and end up with the same result.  So although we will not see the continuing adventures of Eustace in the next movie, we will meet the first boy and girl from our world that stumbled into Narnia.  Plus, if this movie does well enough, we will eventually be able to see Eustace's second trip to Narnia.

This news is only a few days old, and the movie itself may not come out for a couple of years.  That means we have plenty of time to start talking it up.  Get people excited about the latest installment of Narnia.  It will be a great conversation starter as it not only provides answers to some of they mysteries of Narnia (like the lamppost), but it also has some great Christian parallels.  Like the movies before it, there will be some great Christan themes portrayed that will have people talking.

Until then, enjoy the other 3 movies that have already been released.  The Voyage of the Dawn Treader comes out on DVD in just a couple weeks.  Be sure to pick up a copy!  Then, why not read through the series.  You have 2 years to do so!  Read the whole story (all 7 books), and see the big picture.  Hopefully production will move along quickly and we will find ourselves back in Narnia not too long from now!

Matt