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The first (and hopefully not the last) NarniaWeb Audio Commentary for “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” is online. Watch the film at home, and listen to three NarniaWeb staff members analyze and discuss each scene.

Obviously, we have not uploaded the actual movie. What we have is an audio file of the Commentary that can be downloaded. Follow the instructions to synchronize the audio file with your movie at home, whether you’re watching the Digital File, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc.

This is our first time doing this, so we would greatly appreciate your feedback! You can post something here or leave a comment on this report.

The link to the Commentary can be found at the top of our DVD/Blu-ray page. Enjoy!

UPDATE: A version for fans watching PAL DVDs is now online. The link is near the top of the Commentary page.

The L.A. Times is reporting that costume designer, Isis Mussenden, has been nominated for excellence in fantasy film for her work on The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by the Costume Designers Guild.

Mussenden is up against designers from The Dark Knight and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

This is the 11th annual Costume Designers Guild awards. View the full story here.

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According to Variety, Walden Media is still committed to the Narnia movie franchise despite Walt Disney Pictures dropping out. The article sheds light on some of the disagreements between the two studios that led to Disney deciding not to be involved with the third film.

But sources close to the franchise say Disney and Walden’s relationship actually soured over release date issues. Walden blamed Disney for slotting “Prince Caspian” in the shark-infested waters of May rather than a holiday-season berth and was looking to avoid the same scenario for follow-up pic “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”

“Disney didn’t like having a pushy partner like Walden and the C.S. Lewis estate,” says one “Narnia” insider. “Disney doesn’t really work with partners, and they don’t like ones who dictate release dates and marketing campaigns.”

But “Narnia” producer Mark Johnson says “Prince Caspian” is simply the least commercially viable story in the seven-title series.

“We may have made a mistake in doing ‘Prince Caspian’ as the second one,” he says. “Unfortunately, ‘Prince Caspian’ is one of the lesser-liked books. We also made a slightly more adult, darker story, and we shouldn’t have.”

The good news for Walden: The series’ third book, “Dawn Treader,” is perhaps the most beloved of the “Narnia” books.

Furthermore, the most important fan is still enamored of the franchise. Walden insiders insist that the reclusive Anschutz, who almost never gives interviews, is still very much committed to “Narnia,” as well as the rest of Walden’s slate.

Read the article here

Walden Media is currently looking for another studio to distribute ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.’

A few weeks ago, we reported that Prince Caspian was one of the semifinalists for VFX Oscar. Sadly however, Prince Caspian did not make the shortlist and is no longer in the running. The films that did make the shortlist can be seen here.

With just three weeks of sales, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian closed 2008 as one of the top ten grossing DVD movies for the year, with sales of around $85 million. You can see The-Numbers’ list of 2008′s highest-grossing movies here.

Mary McNamara of the LA Times writes an open letter to Disney. She identifies herself as a Disney fan and a “credit-card-wielding, annual-Disneyland-pass-holding mother of a 10-, an 8-, and a 2-year-old.” She takes Disney to task for dropping the series after less-than-perfect results from Prince Caspian. Click here–it’s a great read. While you are out and about, check out this article from Brett at NarniaFans who writes about why Fox should pick up the Narnia series.