ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT Interview: Anna Popplewell on a Different Side to Narnia in Prince Caspian

RT Interview: Anna Popplewell on a Different Side to Narnia in Prince Caspian

Susan Pevensie sits down with RT to talk about how the once magical land is changing.

by Joe Utichi | June 25, 2008

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minderbinder writes:
on Jun 25 2008 02:12 PM

Interesting interview, but it's funny that there's no mention of how the film is doing. At this point, it's nowhere close to breaking even, and the rest of the series is probably iffy, depending on how it does overseas. She talks about the others going on to the third one, but Disney is probably having second thoughts about whether there will even be a third one.

Was this interview done a while ago, or did you just ignore the elephant in the room and not ask her about that?

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mouse_clicker writes:
on Jun 25 2008 02:39 PM

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I'm pretty sure Disney's not worried about whether or not to do a third movie. According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, the film has grossed over $270 million worldwide so far, half of that domestically. Combine that with the huge DVD sales it will inevitably generate and I think you've got a clear indication that a third movie is coming.

I'm just a bit perplexed as to why RT waited until now to post this interview, instead of when the movie came out.

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Joe Utichi writes:
on Jun 25 2008 03:34 PM

The interview happened before the US release way back in March or April (they couldn't even show us the film at the time) and has been held for the film's UK release tomorrow. You may have seen a couple of preview pieces, they came from these interviews and we posted those in advance of the US release.

As for the film's gross, it's certainly disappointing for Disney that the film didn't have quite the same impact as LWW, but its current worldwide gross is still very handsome so I'm not sure you could consider it much of a talking point. The simple fact is they put the film out at the wrong time - it should have been a family Christmas movie.

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minderbinder writes:
on Jun 25 2008 03:42 PM

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I'm sure Disney is very worried about this series. Studios typically get a much smaller cut of overseas dollars, so 270M for a movie that cost 200, just for production, not including prints or advertising, is very alarming. Certainly not that "handsome" considering the huge budget. Especially when the first movie made almost triple that worldwide. Not to mention the big second weekend drop. I don't even know why you are so sure it will be huge on DVD considering the theatrical performance and audience reaction - movies like this sell best on DVD to kids, and this one isn't that kid friendly.

Joe thanks for the timing clarification. I think there was much more than just messing up the release date (which I agree with, although Narnia 3 is currently scheduled for another summer release). The question is whether people are turned off of the series for good.

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thereign writes:
on Jun 25 2008 11:06 PM

Good interview. Again, I also wish this had come sooner, but I understand the reasoning. I'm also sorry Prince Caspian didn't make more money. It was definitely better than the first installment.

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Joe Utichi writes:
on Jun 26 2008 04:59 AM

I'm sure Disney isn't doubting that mistakes were made with the release plan for this film, and they could certainly have spent much less money with some prudence, but I'd be very surprised if they abandoned the series entirely. They may scale back the budget but there's still gold to be mined from Narnia.

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mouse_clicker writes:
on Jun 26 2008 05:42 PM

Gotcha, Joe, makes sense. I didn't realize the movie hadn't come out in the UK yet.

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minderbinder writes:
on Jun 27 2008 11:08 AM

They'll probably do the third one. But the other thing to keep in mind is that after that, the books drop all the original characters. There are also a couple books that aren't particularly strong. If the third one does well, I could see them planning on one or two more to finish the series (Magician's Nephew and Last Battle), and if it doesn't turn things around from this one, leaving the series at three. At this point I think 3 would have to be comparable to the first one to justify making all seven - I really wonder if Disney thought doing all seven was realistic from the beginning.

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AudreytheConqueror writes:
on Jun 27 2008 11:43 AM

Personally, I liked this film a lot more than the first one. The gross is slightly disappointing, but Disney made a huge mistake in realising Caspian right in between Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

I think it would be a huge mistake not to make the rest of the series; the books are all so fantastic and have such a big fan base. I agree with Joe, the movies should be Christmas releases. They just seem to fit better there, and there isn't such a box office battle like there is in the summer.

Personally, I will be crushed if Disney doesn't make The Last Battle. It's my favorite book of the series.

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minderbinder writes:
on Jun 27 2008 01:28 PM

While I'd love to see all seven get made, how would it be a huge mistake to stop making the movies if they end up losing money (or if the trend makes them concerned that at some point they might)? While I agree that the books are fantastic and do have a fan base, neither of those is really a factor if that fan base doesn't show up at the theatres.

Also agree about Last Battle, I'd kill to see that and Magician's nephew done by this crew.

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s1i2t3t4i5g6h7t8e9 writes:
on Jul 28 2008 11:46 PM

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Okay I get it. You don't like Narnia. And this movie might not be making as much as the last one. But you don't have to go burst everybody who likes Narnia's bubble, do you?

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