Why 2018?

[ramagut]

With the recent news of the Silver Chair script being completed, I was wondering when the moratorium would be over and the movie could be released. This thread answered my question, so I thought I would bump it up in case anyone else couldn't remember the date.

I must say, December 2017 doesn't sound that far away now (as it did 2 years ago)!

But, if they have just finished the script, I'm thinking it will be later than the predicted 2017-2018 release. Maybe more like 2019?

[Anhun]

Only 2 years elapsed between the completion of the LWW script and the movie premiere. I don't know what else has been going on behind the scenes, but I think it should be possible for them to put a movie together by December 2017, if that's their goal.

[ramagut]

It seemed like it was longer than that, but it's been so long ago that my memory is a little fuzzy.
But if was only two years, then they could get it done. However, since the script isn't really done, then we shall have to wait and see.

[Future Narnian]

How hard is it to adapt a script when you have a book in front of you? Just the book material alone in Silver Chair is enough for 2.5 hours - I recently rewatched the BBC version and they hit all the major points in that length. And that was with making it feel more like scenes with a checklist and kind of abrupt transitions than a good flowing movie.

[starkat]

The time it takes to transfer something into script format alone takes a bit. Then they have to take camera angles into account. Also, the BBC version was a tv serial rather than a movie, so they were able to take a slower path in telling the story. These days, most movie goers expect a tightly paced story and something holds their attention. So I imagine some things will have to be played up a bit like the escape from Harfang, how creepy the underground areas are, etc.

[DamselJillPole]

I'm a screenwriter Future Narnian and I worked on my first script for a Paramount scripting supervisor starting Aug 2010 and I did not complete it by March 2012. There is a lot that goes into writing a screenplay, beginning, middle and end, spacing, flow, dialogue (it can't be stretched out), notes, pacing, actions, etc. There is a lot that goes into a script and then there are the drafts and revisions and then the final. It's hard work that can take years.

[coracle]

I am related to a script writer, and she wrote a play of this sort in a few weeks - First Draft. Working on a specific movie or stageplay would then be followed by consultation and revision.