Since The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wadrobe was such a huge success, the world has been waiting for the next adaptation from the works of C.S. Lewis. Now there are two of Lewis’s books heading for the movie theater. Not only is the second Chronicles of Narnia story, Prince Caspian slated to be released next year but now Walden Media and Ralph Winter Productions (a Fox shingle) are adapting Lewis’s Screwtape Letters as well, reports Variety.
While The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe could be considered a loose parable (with Aslan serving as a Jesus figure), Screwtape is a bit more overt in its Christian theming. The story is told as a series of letters from a demon (Screwtape) to his nephew (Wormwood). Through the letters Screwtape advises his protégé on how to undermine mankind and faith, serving as a series of observations on humanity and Christianity.
Lewis’s original novel was published in 1942, with HarperSanFrancisco taking over publishing rights in 2001. In the last six years, Harper has sold almost one million copies of the novel. That’s a lot of near-guaranteed ticket sales for the movie adaptation.
