The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV serial) Lucy had given to Mr. Tumnus earlier. Mr. Beaver informs the children that Aslan is on the move - the name Aslan invokes an odd feeling in all four children. Mr. Beaver takes the children to his home. There, he and his wife Mrs. Beaver reveal that Mr. Tumnus was taken to the Witch's house and that he would have been turned into stone, as are most Narnians who go there. The children are given more information on Aslan, who is the Great Lion and the true king of Narnia who will save Mr. Tumnus. The Beavers also reveal that
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 1990s, producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy were planning a film version. They could not find a space in Britain to shoot the film during 1996, and their plans to set the film in modern times made Douglas Gresham oppose the film, in addition to his feeling that technology had yet to catch up. Perry Moore began negotiations with the C. S. Lewis Estate in 2000. On December 7, 2001, Walden Media announced that they had acquired the rights to "The Chronicles of Narnia". The success of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" prompted the producers to feel they could