20th Century Fox to co-produce third Narnia

London (ANI): Twentieth Century Fox is to co-produce a third instalment of The Chronicles of Narnia, after Walt Disney bowed out of the project. Disney, which earned huge profits from the first two films in the franchise, decided not to co-finance the third movie in Walden Media's fantasy series.

However, Fox bosses have come to the rescue of plans for the third instalment in C. S. Lewis'' classic series 'Voyage Of The Dawn Treader'. In fact, thy have already started work on a script of the film, to be directed by 'Gorillas In The Mist' moviemaker Michael Apted, reports The Daily Express.

The film is slated for release in November 2010 and will star Prince Caspian lead Ben Barnes.