The Chronicles of Narnia (film series) that they intended "The Magician's Nephew" to be next in the series, but stressed that it was not yet in development. In October 2011, Douglas Gresham stated that Walden Media's contract with the C. S. Lewis estate had expired, hinting that Walden Media's lapse in renegotiating their contract with the C. S. Lewis estate was due to internal conflicts between both companies about the direction of future films. On 1 October 2013, The C. S. Lewis Company announced a partnership with The Mark Gordon Company, and that "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair" was officially in pre-production. , based
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader draft written by Richard LaGravenese and Steven Knight. The previous two films have been described as remaining more faithful to the original stories than the third installment. Apted noted the episodic and disconnected nature of the story would need to be revised for a film version, such as the material involving the Dark Island, the Sea Serpent, and Eustace. They even discussed combining "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" with "The Silver Chair", much as the BBC combined "Dawn Treader" and "Prince Caspian" in its television serial. As a result, some elements were borrowed from "The Silver Chair", where Narnians