Next Stop Narnia

Adamson was not interested in replicating the often unsettling imagery of "The Lord of the Rings." The gentleness of his movie may frustrate some bloodthirsty teenage boys but should appeal to previously disenfranchised folks interested in a more childlike, less operatic style of fantasy. No one will jinx the endeavor by making box-office predictions. But one source believes that if this first "Narnia" movie makes $200 million, another installment, based on "Prince Caspian," will hit the ground running. Adamson says he's too exhausted to imagine ever directing again, but, asked if he could really let the Pevensie children go--let alone the lovely kids who play them so winningly--he laughs and shakes his head. "That's what's gonna suck me in," he says. Us, too.

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