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 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,