The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.

Director:

Andrew Adamson

Writers:

Andrew Adamson (screenplay), Christopher Markus (screenplay),

Stars:

Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes

2 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Barnes	...	Prince Caspian
Georgie Henley	...	Lucy Pevensie
Skandar Keynes	...	Edmund Pevensie
William Moseley	...	Peter Pevensie
Anna Popplewell	...	Susan Pevensie
Sergio Castellitto	...	Miraz
Peter Dinklage	...	Trumpkin
Warwick Davis	...	Nikabrik
Vincent Grass	...	Doctor Cornelius
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	General Glozelle
Cornell John	...	Glenstorm (as Cornell S. John)
Damián Alcázar	...	Lord Sopespian (as Damian Alcazar)
Alicia Borrachero	...	Prunaprismia
Simón Andreu	...	Lord Scythley (as Simon Andreu)
Predrag Bjelac	...	Lord Donnon (as Pedja Bjelac)

Storyline

The four Pevensie children return to Narnia, only to discover that hundreds of years have passed since they ruled there, and the evil King Miraz has taken charge. With the help of a heroic mouse called Reepicheep, and the exiled heir to the throne, Prince Caspian, they set out to overthrow the King, once again with Aslan's help.

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Plot Keywords:

narnia | king | prince | evil king | horn | 

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Taglines:

Unmask the new evil.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for epic battle action and violence

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Disney Channel [fr]

Country:

USA Poland Slovenia Czech Republic

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 May 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prince Caspian

Filming Locations:

Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$225,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£4,060,532 (UK) (27 June 2008)

Gross:

$141,614,023 (USA) (29 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media, Ozumi Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Work on the script began before The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was released, with a projected release date of 2007. However, the producers' many concerns regarding the novel Prince Caspian (2nd Narnia book written, 4th in retroactive "chronological" order) caused delays. At one point they considered skipping Prince Caspian and moving on to the next book in the series, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Possibly because Caspian is more talky and less action-oriented then the high adventure of Dawn Treader or The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. But leaving out Prince Caspian's book would have robbed him of his proper introduction, and his presence on the Dawn Treader would make no sense to an audience. A repeat of the late 1980s BBC television strategy was considered, wherein Prince Caspian and Dawn Treader would be shown as two segments of the same feature film. Director Andrew Adamson found a way to have the film stand on its own by adding a grand scale castle to the storyline, to make the film more epic and action oriented, whereas the book's corresponding scene is only a few paragraphs long. In hindsight, Adamson regretted the decision to make this second trip to Narnia bigger and more overblown than the first.

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Goofs

The number of arrows in Susan's quiver, fluctuates in many scenes. It's a magical, automatically refilling quiver made by Father Christmas, as per the previous movie.

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Quotes

King Miraz: What do you know of Queen Susan's horn?
Doctor Cornelius: It was said to be magic.
King Miraz: Magic?
Doctor Cornelius: The Narnians believed it could summon their Kings and Queens of old.

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Connections

Referenced in ITV Premiere Special: The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian (2008)

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Soundtracks

"The Call"
Written by Regina Spektor
Arranged & Produced by Harry Gregson-Williams
Recorded & mixed by Peter Cobbin
Performed by Regina Spektor
Courtesy of Sire Records

User Reviews

I was surprised

Having just come back from a screening of Prince Caspian, I can honestly say that I got the movie fresh in my mind...and it was amazing! Not only was it better than the first in every way - the story, the acting, the screenplay - but it managed to have more of an edge without sinking into the pitfall that movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean have slipped into.

Meaning that unlike the Pirates sequels (don't get me wrong, I love Pirates, but this is something that bothered me a little), the makers of Prince Caspian did not believe that to make it better and more exciting, they had to gore and bloody it up. Instead, while it is darker, the blood and gore is kept to a bare minimum considering this is an action flick.

Anyway, that now aside, I highly recommend this! It's a great movie - great action scenes, a tad bit of romance but not overly so, and a good plot. Plus the young cast are even better in this film than they were in the first, and Ben Barnes - well, it's right that he is the title character,because he very nearly would have stolen the floor from underneath the original kids if they were even the slightest bit less perfect (William Moseley was the weakest of the five, as he was in the last movie, but he still stepped it up quite a bit).

Granted, I've not read the books, so I don't know if this is as dedicated to the book as many fans would like it to be. Then again, most movies adapted from the books never are. However, if they can find it in them to accept changes for theatrical purposes, I'm sure even the most die-hard fans will admit it "wasn't bad."