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The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Interview with producer Mark Johnson and director Andrew Adamson
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Pedigree: Adamson and all the main cast return; Stardust's Ben Barnes joins as Caspian. Estimated budget: $100 million. Predicted box office: $300 million (US gross), $800 million (worldwide).
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There's no arguing with The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe's worldwide three-quarters-of-a billion haul, but it's fair to say that the movie itself played rather better to the wee ones in the audience than the adults. However, those who know C. S. Lewis' Narnia tales know that after the Pevensie children's first adventure in Aslan's hood, things become rather more, shall we say, complicated. And the growing-up process starts in Prince Caspian.
"The Narnia in this movie is more of an adult's world," says producer Mark Johnson after showing Empire a four-minute 'sizzle reel' at the production's base in Prague. "It's a darker story," concurs returning director Andrew Adamson. "It's an older story - a bit more of a boys' story." The assemblage we've viewed definitely bears this out. Where the last movie presented a realm of talking animals and fairy-tale creatures, this one reveals a Narnia that's a millennium older, long since invaded and populated by humans - a race descended from Spanish pirates, known as the Telmarines.
The feel is less Beatrix Potter, more Prisoner Of Zenda. With added monsters. Says Adamson: "One of the most interesting things about making this was getting a lot of mythological creatures into a castle environment, fighting against armed soldiers. It's an imagery I've not seen before, so I wanted to combine all those things."
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