The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian go back to England, leaving Caspian as King of Narnia. Before the release of "", 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 [actors will] 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
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian to base post-production in the UK, because of recent tax credits there. The film was a moderate success at the box office, grossing over $141 million in the United States and Canada and $278 million in the rest of the world. It received mostly positive reviews from film critics; however, some took issue with the portrayal of all the heroes having British accents while the villains are Spanish in appearance and inflection. The film became 2008's 10th highest-grossing film worldwide. In Narnia, almost 1300 years after the Pevensie siblings left, Caspian, a Telmarine prince, is awoken by his mentor Doctor