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

Nikabrik in this film is a descendant of Ginaarbrik from the previous film, and wears the family ring. This detail is not in the C.S. Lewis writings; it is a retcon by the filmmakers. They named Ginaarbrik (who had simply been "the Dwarf" in the book) and gave him the familial connection, after noting the similarities between the two dwarrow from different time periods.

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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

Edmund Pevensie: [after stabbing the ice wall, preventing Peter from resurrecting the White Witch] Yeah, I know. You had it sorted.

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Connections

Followed by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

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Soundtracks

"A Dance 'Round the Memory Tree"
Written by Oren Lavie
Produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson & Oren Lavie
Recorded & Mixed by Valgeir Sigurðsson
Performed by Oren Lavie

User Reviews

Even More Fun Than the First - a Winner!

Saw it today.

As good as the previous one, and just as moving.

Narnia has been taken over for several generations by a foreign human people who have settled there, the Telmarine. Prince Caspian's father, the king, has been killed and the uncle is the usurper. (Can you say "Hamlet"?!). Caspian is on the lam. Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan are summoned to help by the prince's horn as they are needed. Caspian is found hiding out underground with the Narnians whom the Telmarines thought were extinct.

Alliances were formed with talking animals and various creatures, even some dwarfs and minotaurs previously allied to the White Witch--all oppose the foreigners in Narnia. Various exploits and battles ensue.

Aslan shows up briefly later in the film. The White Witch even has a brief scene.

This film is much less allegorical than the first, with much less sibling discord among the four English youngsters--Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan. They are all far more self-assured. especially Edmund.

Action sequences are top notch, and it seems they used fewer digital "people" than Lord of the Rings, which was OK: if you saw a cavalryman in the distance it was a real man and horse.

Prince Caspian, interestingly, several times was a real screw-up, Peter and Edmund basically saved his throne for him. At least Aslan showed confidence in him.

What was oddest was that although this film was made in New Zealand (as usual!), Slovenia, and Poland, all the Telmarines looked and sounded Spanish! ??? They all had Spanish accents, and even Caspian, played by Ben Barnes (born in London) spoke with a Spanish accent. The Italian actor who played Miraz said that the director wanted such an accent from all Telmarines.

Best new talking animals: Trufflehunter (badger), and Reepicheep (sword wielding mouse with attitude).

As others have said, "The new Narnia can be seen as a parallel to the modern world, in which old beliefs are scoffed at. "Who believes in Aslan nowadays?" asks Trumpkin (dwarf) when he first meets Caspian. Those who "hold on", like the badgers, are praised: this links with Lewis's views on religious faith".

I can't say more about this film without giving away spoilers. But it was top notch.