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
Religion in The Chronicles of Narnia humanism, has serious objections to the Narnia series. On the other hand, the books have appeared in Neo-pagan reading lists (by the Wiccan author Starhawk, among others). Positive reviews of the books by authors who share few of Lewis' religious views can be found in "Revisiting Narnia", edited by Shanna Caughey. The producers of the 2005 film hoped to tap into the large religious audience revealed by the success of Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ", and at the same time hoped to produce an adventure film that would appeal to secular audiences; but they (and the reviewers