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CNN.com - 'Chronicles of Narnia' to be film - Mar. 2, 2004: (Hollywood Reporter) -- Following collaborations on 'Holes,' 'Ghosts of the Abyss' and the upcoming 'Around the World in 80 Days,' the Walt Disney Co. has struck a deal with Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz' Walden Media to co-finance and distribute 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.'

I don't know whether to jump for joy or not. When I realized that the dwarves from Snow White were supposed to be of the same ilk as The Hobbit's, I was really put off of Disneyfication of existing works. That said, I love a lot of Disney stuff as long as I'm not holding it to my preconceived or educated notions of the material, such as Aladdin or Hercules; they are a lot of fun on their own, but OH, the pain of content slippage...

Update: Michael Eisner has been separated from his chairman of the board position, but retains his CEO status: CNN: Money, BBC.

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