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.
Plot
1,300 years after the Pevensie siblings left Narnia, Telmarine Prince Caspian is awakened by his mentor Doctor Cornelius, informing him that his aunt has borne a son and he is in danger. Cornelius gives him Queen Susan's horn, instructing him to use it only at his greatest need. Knowing that his uncle Miraz would kill him to steal the kingship, Caspian flees. Pursued into the woods, Caspian hits a branch and falls off his horse. He is rescued by two Narnian dwarfs, Trumpkin and Nikabrik, and a talking badger named Trufflehunter. While Trumpkin acts as a decoy, Nikabrik saves Caspian. Confused, Caspian blows the horn.
In England, one year has passed since the Pevensie children returned from Narnia. En route to their boarding school, the Pevensies are transported to Narnia. They discover the ruins of their castle, Cair Paravel, and realize it was attacked.
In the Telmarine castle, the lords of the council learn that Prince Caspian is gone. Lord Sopespian blames Miraz, but Miraz blames the Narnians and tells the lords to fight them to retrieve Caspian, though Miraz actually wants Caspian dead.
The Pevensies save Trumpkin from being drowned by two Telmarines; he realizes that the four children are the Kings and Queens of Old and they continue on together. Lucy glimpses Aslan and tries to convince the others that she's seen him, but only Edmund believes her.
Nikabrik and Trufflehunter lead Caspian to the Dancing Lawn, where the Narnians have assembled. Caspian convinces them to help him win his throne, promising to return their land. Caspian and the Narnians steal weapons from the Telmarines. They also encounter the Pevensies and Trumpkin; they journey together to Aslan's How, a barrow built over the Stone Table. Peter decides they will attack Miraz's castle. Lucy suggests waiting for Aslan to return, but Peter feels they have waited long enough.
The Narnians successfully raid Miraz’s castle, but Peter calls a retreat when he realizes they are being overwhelmed by Telmarine soldiers. Peter, Susan, Edmund, Caspian, and half of the Narnians escape, but the rest are slaughtered. Upon returning to Aslan's How, Peter and Caspian argue about the attack on the castle. Back at the castle, Miraz is crowned King of Narnia.
Nikabrik, with the aid of a hag and a werewolf, offers to help Caspian reclaim his throne and guarantees Miraz's death. However Nikabrik tricks Caspian and the hag uses black sorcery to summon the White Witch. From inside a wall of ice, the Witch tries convincing Caspian to free her with a drop of blood. Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Trumpkin arrive. Edmund kills the werewolf, and Trumpkin stabs Nikabrik just as he is about to kill Lucy. Peter kills the hag and then, seeing Caspian being manipulated by the witch, knocks him down and faces the witch. As the witch tries convincing Peter to free her, Edmund shatters the ice, destroying the witch.
As Miraz and his army arrive at Aslan's How, Caspian suggests that Peter and Miraz duel one-on-one under the condition of surrender, in order to buy Lucy and Susan time to find Aslan. Miraz agrees to the duel. While searching, the girls are spotted by Telmarine soldiers, so Susan sends Lucy off alone, remaining behind to face the soldiers. A soldier on a horse knocks her down, but she is rescued by Caspian and the two return to the battle. Peter wounds Miraz, but gives his sword to Caspian to finish him off. Caspian spares Miraz's life but says that he intends to return Narnia to its people.
Lord Sopespian kills Miraz with one of Susan's arrows and accuses the Narnians of shooting Miraz, leading to a battle between the Telmarines and the Narnians, with the Telmarines gradually winning. Lucy finds Aslan and he awakens the trees. The tide of battle turns as the trees attack the Telmarines. Lord Sopespian orders retreat to a bridge, where they are confronted by Lucy and Aslan. Aslan summons the river god, who destroys the bridge and kills Lord Sopespian. The remaining Telmarines surrender.
Before the Pevensies depart Narnia, Peter and Susan are told by Aslan that they have gained everything they could from their experiences in Narnia and will not return. Caspian informs the Telmarines that they may remain in Narnia or return to the human world from whence they originally hailed. Some agree to do so, and Aslan creates a portal for them and the Pevensies. Susan and Caspian share a kiss, knowing they will never meet again. The Pevensies return to England, leaving Caspian as King of Narnia.
Production
Writing
Before the release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , the screenplay for the sequel Prince Caspian had already been written. Director Andrew Adamson said the decision was made to follow the publication order of the novels because "if we don't make it now we'll never be able to, because the be too old". Prince Caspian , the second published novel in the series, is the fourth chronologically. The Horse and his Boy takes place during a time only hinted at in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . The writers briefly considered combining Caspian with The Voyage of the Dawn Treader , which the BBC did for their television adaptation.
Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely wanted to explore how the Pevensies felt after returning from Narnia, going from being kings and queens back to an awkward year as school children. They noted, " doesn't much consider what it would be like for a King of Narnia to return to being a 1940's schoolchild." They also decided to introduce the Pevensies back into Narnia nearer the start, in order to weave the two separate stories of the Pevensies and Caspian, in contrast to the book's structure. A sense of guilt on the Pevensies' part was added, seeing the destruction of Narnia in their absence, as was hubris for Peter, to enhance the theme of belief: his arrogance means he is unable to see Aslan.
Adamson also desired to make the film larger in scale; "I've gained confidence having gone through the first. This time, I was able to go larger scale, with more extras and bigger battle scenes." Inspired by a passage in the novel where Reepicheep says he would like to attack the castle, a new battle scene in which Peter and Caspian make an attempted raid on Miraz's castle was created. Adamson felt the imagery of mythological Greek creatures storming a castle was highly original. Markus and McFeely used the sequence to illustrate Peter and Caspian's conflict and Edmund's maturity, in an effort to tighten the script by using action as drama. Adamson tried to give subtlety to the drama scenes, asking his young male actors not to perform angrily. Adamson copied Alfred Hitchcock by "tell people at the end of the scene, 'Now just give me something where you're not thinking about anything.' By using it in context, the audience will read an emotion into it."
Design
Andrew Adamson described the film as being darker, as it takes place "another 1300 years later, Narnia has been oppressed by Telmarines for a large period of that time, so it's a dirtier, grittier, darker place than the last world was". He added, "This one is more of a boy's movie. It's a harsher world. The villains are human, and that lends a more realistic attitude." Creature supervisor Howard Berger also said that Prince Caspian would be more medieval than The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . Being a family film, Berger was unable to incorporate blood, but this was fine as he knew Adamson's vision was meant to reflect the imagery of a child reading the book, and children sometimes dislike blood. Alongside Adamson, Berger's children critiqued his designs, aiding the process
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