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Six years after the third instalment hit cinemas, The Chronicles of Narnia are continuing with The Silver Chair.

Deadline reports that TriStar, Mark Gordon and eOne are behind the new movie, working with the C.S. Lewis Company. The script will be by David Magee.

Mark Gordon said: “Developing this project with The C.S. Lewis Company has been immensely exciting and a real joy. We are so pleased to team up with our good friends at TriStar and our partners at eOne to introduce this new, magical chapter of the Narnia franchise to fans around the world, both old and new.”

TriStar’s Hannah Minghella noted that “Reading The Chronicles of Narnia was one of the formative experiences of my childhood, just as it has been for children around the world for generations. To have the opportunity to bring new life to the Narnia films with a new creative team is a career highlight. Our mission is to build TriStar Pictures as a home for filmmaker-driven literary and commercial movies, and this film represents a huge step forward for us. We’re thrilled to be working with Mark, Doug, Melvin, Vincent, and David as we adapt The Silver Chair.”

Douglas Gresham, Lewis’ stepson of added “It’s been both fun and exciting to work with Mark Gordon and David Magee to develop the next Narnian movie, and now it’s a thrill to welcome Tristar to our Narnia family. I greatly look forward to plunging again into the joys and challenges of once more bringing Narnia to the screen, this time with the wonderful story of The Silver Chair.”

The Silver Chair was the last of the Chronicles to be adapted for TV, with Camilla Power as Jill and Tom Baker as Puddleglum.