The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian four Pevensie children return to Narnia to aid Prince Caspian in his struggle with the "secret" help of Aslan for the throne against his corrupt uncle, King Miraz. The film was released on May 16, 2008 in the United States and on June 26, 2008 in the United Kingdom. "Prince Caspian", a British-American production, is the last "Narnia" film to be co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, as 20th Century Fox became the distributor for the next film "". Work on the script began before "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" was released, so filming could begin before the actors
The Chronicles of Narnia Walden Media then co-produced a sequel "", released in May 2008, which grossed over $419 million worldwide. In December 2008 Disney pulled out of financing the remainder of the "Chronicles of Narnia" film series. Already in pre-production at the time, 20th Century Fox and Walden Media eventually co-produced "", which was released in December 2010 going on to gross over $415 million worldwide. In May 2012, producer Douglas Gresham confirmed that Walden Media's contract with the C.S. Lewis Estate had expired, and that there was a moratorium on producing any "Narnia" films outside of Walden Media. On 1 October 2013,