While the first trailer unfurled a fairly derivative, though enjoyable, Potter-esque fantasy the new trailer looks far more enticing.

Michael Apted succeeds Andrew Adamson as the director for the third film in the series based on the beloved C.S. Lewis books, and with competing fantasy franchises shutting up shop Fox must be hoping that Voyage of the Dawn Treader brings the fans in.

The trailer is below, looking epic and treading lightly between CGI overload and a genuinely magical touch.

The comprehensive fansite NarniaFans.com (via Bleeding Cool) plucked this one from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid DVD.

Three new images for the third film in The Chronicles of Nania: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader have hit the internets tonight, the most interesting is the new poster for the 20th Century Fox franchise.

The 3D film has already been glimpsed by way of a poster and a teaser trailer and there’s much stock in the phrase Return to Narnia, but this series doesn’t enjoy the furious fan straddled momentum of the Potter or Twilight franchises, nor has it suffered from a Golden Compass style panning, and I’m hopeful for this new chapter to recapture the promise of the first peek behind the wardrobe.

Here are the pics, which can be clicked on for big picture fun.

The eagle eyes of Narnia Fans spotted these, and Latino Review spread the word.

I put this trailer up yesterday but it was a pretty poor quality version so I thought it would only be fitting to show you again it all it’s high definition glory!

Today we have the full HD trailer version of The Chronicles of Nania: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the third installment from Walden Media after The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

The movie is directed by Michael Apted and stars Will Poulter, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson and is set for release 10th December 2010. You can join the Official Facebook Fan Page here.

Synopsis: Lucy and Edmond are spending a dreary holiday with their cousin Eustace Clarence Scrub, who is a rather dour and mean spirited little boy. They are unexpectedly drawn into Narnia when a painting of a ship on the wall of Lucy’s room comes to life, and the three children fall into the ocean to be rescued be the Dawn Treader.

Once safely on board, Lucy and Edmond are greeted by their friend Caspian (now King Caspian) who has undertaken a quest to find the seven lost Lords of Narnia, as he had previously promised to Aslan. Lucy and Edmond are delighted to be back in Narnia, but Eustace is less than enthusiastic. Reepicheep is also on board, as he has vowed to find the seas of the ‘utter east’.

This will be the first movie that Fox have made with Walden media in the Narnia series since Disney dropped it. Good on your Fox for keeping it going!

Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments below…

Last November we saw the first images to escape from the production of the third film in the Chronicles of Narnia, and now there’s a pretty nice teaser poster all the way from Fox.

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the first film, and arguably most well known, of the C.S. Lewis stories, made a great impression on its release and the follow up Prince Caspian was a less successful affair but remained a solid addition to the film series.

Now we’re all aboard for the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and returning to see Lucy and Edmund join up with their cousin Eustace on their Narnian odyssey are Prince Caspian himself, Ben Barnes who reprises his role along with Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Peter Dinklage, Eddie Izzard and Liam Neeson. Will Poulter is an addition to the cast as Eustace Scrubb.

Here’s the poster, and if you weren’t already aware, this one will come at us in all three dimensions.

Prince Caspian did not have the success of its predecessor, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, but it was a solid fantasy film and it looks as if the third film will build on their foundations.

Comingsoon.net have noted the release of the first production stills via the film’s Facebook pages and they are striking in their design and point to a colourful journey ahead with the Dawn Treader. We see Ben Barnes as Caspian and Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie and Georgie Henley as Lucy as well as the titular Dawn Treader itself.

C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books are beloved by many people and I’m hoping we’ll see director Michael Apted continue to remain faithful to the source material and resist the temptation (and pressure from Fox perhaps) to make Narnia a Lord of the Rings lite/Potter franchise machine.

Check out the images below.