Anna Popplewell at 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' New York City Premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre, May 7, 2008. Photo Credit: PR Photos
May 9, 2008 () - Narnia stars walked the red carpet at Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, May 7, at the premiere of The Chronicles Of Narnia - Prince Caspian, the second film of the Narnia franchise from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media.
The first film in the series was The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).
Some of the child stars from the predominantly British cast have matured into young adults since 2005. Anna Popplewell (Susan Pevensie), William Moseley (Peter Pevensie), Skandar Keynes (Edmund Pevensie) and Georgie Henley (Lucy Pevensie) looked cheerful and excited.
Anna Popplewell, 19, looked all grown in a red train gown. William Moseley, 20, was formally dressed in a suit and neck tie. Georgie, 12, looked adorably playful in a pink print puffball dress. Skandar Keynes looked cute and stylish dressed in a black sweater and blue dress shirt.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a fantasy film based on Prince Caspian, the second published novel in C. S. Lewis' children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.
The four Pevensie children return to Narnia to aid a young prince (Ben Barnes) in his struggle for the throne against his corrupt uncle King Miraz (Sergio Castellitto).
Perry Moore, the film's executive producer said that Prince Caspian features all four of the children. He told the Daily Mail, "We wanted the kids back before they got too old to do it again."
The film will be released on May 16, 2008 in the United States, June 5, 2008 in Australia, and June 27, 2008 in the United Kingdom.
Work on the script began before The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was released, so filming could begin before the actors grew too old for their parts. Director Andrew Adamson wanted to make the film more spectacular than the first, and created an action sequence not in the novel to up the ante.
The Narnians were designed to look wilder as they have been hiding from persecution, to stress the darker tone of the sequel. The filmmakers also took a Spanish influence for the antagonistic race of the Telmarines.
Filming began in February 2007 in New Zealand, but unlike the previous film, the majority of shooting took place in Central Europe, because of the larger sets available in those countries. To keep costs down, Adamson chose to base post-production in the UK, because of recent tax credits there.
