Filmmaker Joe Johnston has been roped in to direct "Narnia: The Silver Chair," a revival of C S Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" series.
"Life of Pi" scribe David Magee has adapted the script, reported Variety.
TriStar Pictures will partner with the Mark Gordon Company, the C S Lewis Company, and Entertainment One on the project with Mark Gordon, Lewis' stepson Douglas Gresham, Vincent Sieber, and Melvin Adams producing the movie.
"Joe is a wonderful storyteller who is equally at home in the biggest franchises and the most intimate character pieces. Because C S Lewis' story is iconic and epic, but also tender, personal, and emotional, he's the perfect choice to bring 'The Silver Chair' to the screen," Gordon said.
While previous installments -- "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "Prince Caspian," and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" -- followed the Pevensie children, this edition centers around their cousin Eustace Scrubb, who travels to Narnia to save the kidnapped child of Prince Caspian.
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