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, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley

2 wins & 18 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:

king | narnia | prince | horn | baby | 

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Taglines:

Everything you know is about to change. [Australia theatrical]

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Disney Channel [France] Disney Channel [United States]

Country:

USA Poland Slovenia Czech Republic

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 May 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Las crónicas de Narnia: El príncipe 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

Although this film was quite successful (nearly US$420M box-office on a budget of US$225M), it was far from the blockbuster success of the first film. As a result, Disney declined co-production on the rest of the series. The next film in the series, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), was co-produced by Walden Media and a new creative partner, 20th Century Fox.

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Goofs

It's impossible for the soldier to catch up to Lucy. She wears no armor and weighs significantly less than the soldier in full metal armor. However, one would not be a good tactician, as the Telmarines thought themselves, by having just two riders going after them. These new two soldiers may have been patrolling, waiting for someone to try and make a break for it.

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Quotes

Susan Pevensie: You see, over time the water erodes into the soil, then...
Peter Pevensie: Oh, shut up.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

This Is Home
Written by Jon Foreman (as Jonathan Foreman), Andy Dodd & Adam Watts
Produced by Jon Foreman (as Jonathan Foreman) & Brian Malouf
Additional production by Adam Watts & Andy Dodd
Mixed by Brian Malouf
Performed by Switchfoot
Courtesy of lowercase people records/Credential Recordings

User Reviews

More LOTR than CSL but still great fun

Taking kids to the cinema can sometimes be painful but this trip was as much for me as them; i have read the book countless times and have just finished it with my eldest daughter.

The film was more LOTR than CS Lewis and don't know what he would have made of this interpretation. There was just enough in common with the book as to transfer the empathy that i have built with the characters over the last 25 years. There were some changes and original scenes that were totally unnecessary and the tone of the movie was much darker and action oriented than the book.

The upside is that aside from that it was a very well made film, almost up there with LOTR in terms of great fantasy and infinitely more appealing to anyone over 12 years old than Harry Potter.

After fictitiously originating the pevensies from finchley in the 1st movie, he has now made the telmarines Spanish and that sort of worked OK. The pevensies and caspian were close to what i would have imagined and the supporting cast of dwarfs and mice were excellent.

Another 2 years to wait till Voyage of the Dawntreader; would have liked to have seen Horse and his boy next. Mind you, in theory that could be done in 10 years time with the same actors.

All in all, a great improvement on the lion, the witch and the wardrobe.