JK Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" continues to rake in revenues as the magical movie surpassed the $200 million mark worldwide. Rumours are rife that makers of "Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair" continue to delay the release of the series from C.S. Lewis.
"Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" revenues as of Nov 26 has already reached $227 million, making it to the top of US Box Office right away. David Yates, the director of JK Rowling's book adaptation will be directing the next four movies of the series. All three series of "Chronicles of Narnia" that was produced by Walden Media has grossed &1.6 billion; and with the upcoming "Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair," the franchise's total revenues could be more. Do you think "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" will be able to top C.S. Lewis' success?
The sequel of "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" will see Newt Scamander's (Eddie Redmayne) magical adventure as a magizoologist in 1920 in New York. The storyline is so vast that movie makers will need four more films to cover the entire story in the book. "Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair" will also feature new characters though the producer has reportedly assured that all characters will still be based on the original Narnia world.
Fans of JK Rowling have been used to see her adaptation with faces of Harry Potter, Hermione and Ron. But with "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" it will be entirely new faces like Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterson. Familiar characters from C.S. Lewis book adaptation will be present in "Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair" but they have already advanced in age as the story will now focus on Eustace Scrubb, Lucy and Edmund's cousin.
Do you think JK Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" will be able to surpass "Chronicles of Narnia" gross sales? Why do you think "Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair" has been silent about its movie adaptation? Tell us what you think and stay tuned for the latest news and update.