‘He’s been able to reach out and touch a lot of people,’ father says of son, who was reportedly the victim of an overdose. By Shawn Adler Perry Moore Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images Perry Moore, executive producer of the wildly successful “The Chronicles of Narnia” trilogy and author of the young adult novel “Hero,” died Thursday morning in his NYC home from an apparent overdose of OxyContin, according to The New York Times . He was 39. Moore is reported to have been instrumental in securing the rights to film C.S. Lewis’s epic series for small production house Walden Media. The three films completed so far, “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” “Prince Caspian,” and “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” have combined to make over $1.5 billion worldwide. Moore, who once promised fans he would endeavor to produce all seven of the books in the “Narnia” series, may have been well on his way to securing financing on a fourth entry, “The Magician’s Nephew,” according to a report on WTKR . A prequel to the events of the first film, “The Magician’s Nephew” takes readers back to the very beginning of Narnia. If accurate, it is unclear why Moore would choose to film this novel rather than the chronological sequel, “The Silver Chair.” Openly homosexual, Moore was passionate about the portrayal of gay characters in comics. Wanting to create a positive, gay super, Moore wrote “Hero,” the story of Thom Creed, a high school basketball star who must simultaneously deal with both his emerging powers and sexuality. One of the last things Moore ever linked to on his personal website was a 2008 story on MTV about “Hero” being turned into an hour long series. According to WTKR, Moore was still working on bringing “Hero” to TV at the time of his death. With partner Hunter Hill, Moore co-wrote and co-directed the drama “Lake City” in 2008. “We’re so sad,” his father, Bill Moore, told The Hollywood Reporter . “He’s been able to reach out and touch a lot of people.”
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‘Chronicles Of Narnia’ Producer Perry Moore Found Dead
