Fox Saves "Narnia!"

It was just a month ago that Disney officially plugged the plug on the third installment of the Chronicles of Narnia series The Voyage of the Dawn Treader leaving Walden Media (the production company behind the films) drastically searching for another studio.

Not to mention, it was announced on Christmas Eve of all times - damn, that's cold!

In a move many predicted would occur, 20th Century Fox (whose had an actively working relationship with Walden in the past) has stepped in to save the day.

Granted, I always thought Peter's suggestion of Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures picking up the tab for Dawn Treader was damn brillant, but alas.

Fox and Walden are currently working out the budget which will reportedly be in the ball-park of $140 million - which was more than Disney was willing to put in Treader but a far cry from the $180 and $220 million on the previous Narnia films!

And the fact that Fox plans on a November/December 2010 release shows they know what they're doing.

Regardless of what one thought of the last film Prince Caspian, the fact that Disney actually put that out front-and-center during the Summer film season was...dumb, to put it nicely.

Don't want the Mouse to sue me!