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Fox to co-produce third ‘Narnia’ film
MUMBAI: One month after Disney decided to pull its hands off from co-financing the third part of the Chronicles of Narnia series, 20th Century Fox has announced its plans to join forces with Walden Media to co-produce the latest franchise.
Titled The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the film will be directed by Brit Michael Apted and will begin production sometime late summer after receiving the News Corp-owned studio‘s formal approval on the script and budget.
Fox and Walden, which plan to release the third Narnia movie in late 2010, will share the cost for the film that is estimated to be approximately $140 million.
Earlier last month, Disney had cited budgetary issues as the key reason behind bowing out of co-financing the franchise.
In 2005, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first in the Narnia series, had raked in $745 million at the worldwide box office, while Prince Caspian, the second in the series, garnered $420 million last year.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
