Back in September, we told you that Warner Brothers had picked up the movie rights to a book released by
James A. Owen titled
Here There Be Dragons. What was significant about the book was that it revolved around the characters
Tolkien,
Lewis and
Williams, the trio of authors who brought us
Lord of the Rings,
Chronicles of Narnia and
Descent into Hell respectively in the mid 20th century. The book has the three protagnists at a very young age as they are transported to a fantasy world full of myth, legend, fairy tales and most likely dragons. The idea for the book came about as in real life, the three famous authors enjoyed a competitive rivalry, and regularly corresponded with each other. A very busy
David Goyer has revealed to
Sci-Fi Wire he is set to co-produce (and possibly direct) the movie along with
Harry Potter producer
David Heyman....
"I'll be producing it for sure, and we'll see . You just never know. These things take so long to get going, and you never know what your schedule's going to be like at the time they come to fruition."
He goes on....
"I'm a fan of what I guess I would term 'meta-fiction,' and James just came up with this really wonderful device that all these characters, real-life people Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams... ....At one point in time they all did really know each other, so he backdated that relationship between them and posited that they shared some real-life adventures in another land that became the source material for all their subsequent fantasy writings. The land that this takes place in is the land that gave birth to Narnia and Middle-earth, etc., etc. So it's just a wonderful concept"
I have to say, I'm a much bigger fan of Goyer the screenwriter (
Batman Begins,
Dark City,
Blade) then I am of Goyer the film-maker, but I guess his only feature released so far has been
Blade Trinity, so if he does get the gig of sitting in the director's chair, I shouldn't hold one film against him. His second directorial feature
The Invisible is released at the end of this month after a couple of delays earlier this year. source -
sci-fi wire