For the book, see Prince Caspian. For the video game, see The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (video game).
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a
2008 epic fantasy film based on
Prince Caspian, the second published novel in
C. S. Lewis's fantasy series,
The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the second in
The Chronicles of Narnia film series from
Walden Media, following
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). The four
Pevensie children (
William Moseley,
Anna Popplewell,
Skandar Keynes, and
Georgie Henley) return to Narnia to aid
Prince Caspian (
Ben Barnes) in his struggle for the throne against his corrupt uncle, King
Miraz (
Sergio Castellitto). The film was released on May 16, 2008 in the United States, in Australia on June 5, 2008, and on June 26, 2008 in the United Kingdom.
Prince Caspian is also the last
Narnia film distributed by
Walt Disney Pictures, as it was announced in January 2009 that Disney will no longer distribute the
Narnia film series due to
20th Century Fox taking over the film series. Work on the script began before
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was released, so filming could begin before the actors grew too old for their parts. Director
Andrew Adamson wanted to make the film more spectacular than the first, and created an action sequence not in the novel to up the ante. The Narnians were designed to look wilder as they have been hiding from persecution, stressing the darker tone of the sequel. The filmmakers also took a Spanish influence for the antagonistic race of the
Telmarines. Filming began in February 2007 in New Zealand, but unlike the previous film, the majority of shooting took place in
Central Europe, because of the larger sets available in those countries. To keep costs down, Adamson chose to base post-production in the UK, because of recent
tax credits there.