 The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian is a 2008 American high fantasy film based on Prince Caspian , the second published , fourth chronological novel in C. S. Lewis 's epic fantasy series , The Chronicles of Narnia . It is the second in The Chronicles of Narnia film series from Walden Media , following The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe ( 2005 ) . The four Pevensie children ( William Moseley , Anna Popplewell , Skandar Keynes , and Georgie Henley ) return to Narnia to aid Prince Caspian ( Ben Barnes ) in his struggle for the throne against his corrupt uncle , King Miraz ( Sergio Castellitto ) . The film was released on May 16 , 2008 in the United States and on June 26 , 2008 in the United Kingdom . The screenplay based on the novel by C. S. Lewis was written by Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus . 
