The movie is the sequel to the 2005 hit, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," drawn from the first book in the beloved Narnia series written by C.S. Lewis.
Walden Media has a powerful producing partner in Walt Disney Pictures, which is releasing "Prince Caspian" (and no doubt supplied much of the funding for what had to be a huge production budget).
Like Pixar, Walden established its own identity before being absorbed into the Disney family movie empire.
Established in 2001, the company has a simple motto: "Bring the kind of books we all love and admire to the screen."
The range of children's books that Walden has decided to dramatize is impressive, from "Holes" to "Amazing Grace" to "Bridge to Terabithia." The company has formed relationships with the American Library Association and other groups like the 4-H Club to get the word out about the books that inspire the Walden films — reading is at the core of the multimedia corporation.
Movie companies target the kid audience now more than ever — unlike adults, children will go to a favorite movie many times and then buy the DVD — but there are few producing entities with the class and the taste of Walden Media.
The two Narnia movies were designed to reintroduce the seven
Walden worked with Douglas Gresham — the son of C.S. Lewis' American wife, Joy Davidman Gresham — for many years in advance of the first film to make sure that the screen versions would be faithful in spirit to what the British author created in the early 1950s.
It would be wonderful if other movie producers were inspired by Walden to approach the printed word with such respect.
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