The Chronicles of Narnia she felt were upsetting to children. Poskanzer also noted Lewis presented his Christian message subtly enough as to avoid boring children with overt sermonizing. Examples include: Philip Pullman's fantasy series, "His Dark Materials", is seen as a response to "The Chronicles". Pullman is a self-described atheist who wholly rejects the spiritual themes that permeate "The Chronicles", yet his series nonetheless addresses many of the same issues and introduces some similar character types, including talking animals. In another parallel, the first books in each series – Pullman's "Northern Lights" and "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" – both open with
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader series, in actuality this is referring to the fact that the film is a new franchise, and has a new cast and creative team not associated with those who worked on the previous three films. In April 2017, Joe Johnston was confirmed as the planned director for "The Silver Chair". The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a 2010 American fantasy adventure film based on "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", the third novel in C. S. Lewis's epic fantasy series "The Chronicles of Narnia" (and