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: Prince Caspian "Caspian" with "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", which the BBC did for their television adaptation. Screenwriters Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely wanted to explore how the Pevensies felt after returning from Narnia, going from being kings and queens back to an awkward year as school children. They noted, "<nowiki>[</nowiki>C. S. Lewis<nowiki>]</nowiki> doesn't much consider what it would be like for a King of Narnia to return to being a 1940's schoolchild." They also decided to introduce the Pevensies back into Narnia nearer the start, in order to weave the two separate stories of the Pevensies and Caspian, in contrast