Following Prince Caspian: Further Encounters with the Lion of Narnia
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Alex Funke, who worked on The Lord of the Rings , directed the film's miniatures unit. In the climactic battle, extras stood in for the Narnians, while extras were used for the Telmarines. These were digitally duplicated until there were 1, Narnians and 5, Telmarines onscreen.
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The animators found it easier to create entirely digital centaurs and fauns , rather than mix digital legs with real actors. Combining digital characters with actors, such as when Lucy hugs Aslan, had become easier since the first film, as lighting had improved.
The rig could simulate subtle movements such as wing beats for realism. The film features catapults resembling windmills , that can fire rapidly, and a ballista that can fire three projectiles at a time. The practical versions of these were metal with fibreglass painted and aged to resemble wood on top. Weta created props of the missiles thrown by the Telmarine equipment. The practical version of the catapult had its upper half painted blue, to composite a digital version programmed for rapid firing movement.
Recording began at Abbey Road Studios the following month, and finished by April Gregson-Williams' score is darker to follow suit with the film. Gregson-Williams wanted Caspian's theme to convey a vulnerability, which would sound more vibrant as he became more heroic. To represent Miraz's cunning, the heroic theme from the first film was inverted. For Reepicheep, a muted trumpet was used to present his militaristic and organised character.
During pre-production, Disney announced a December 14, release date, [86] but pushed it back to May 16, , because Disney opted to not release it in competition with The Water Horse , another Walden Media production. Around 10, people attended the event, the proceeds of which went to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The film opened in 3, theaters in the United States and Canada on May 16, To earn this rating, which the filmmakers were contractually bound by Disney to do, Adamson altered a shot of a fallen helmet to make clear that it did not contain a severed head. When you start showing it to an audience, that then influences how you feel about the film.
Weta Workshop 's Collectibles unit also created statues, busts and helmets based on their props for the film, [92] and there was also a Monopoly edition based on the film. Prince Caspian Attraction opened at Disney's Hollywood Studios , featuring a recreation of the Stone Table, behind-the-scenes footage, concept art, storyboards, props and costumes from the film.
It was the top selling DVD of its release week in the U. The first two discs contain an audio commentary by Adamson, blooper reel, deleted scenes and documentaries, while the third disc contains a digital copy of the film. The site's critical consensus reads, " The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is an entertaining family adventure worthy of the standard set by its predecessor. Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film 3 out of 4 stars as he did with The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe , calling the performances "strong", the storytelling "solid", and the scenery "breathtaking", though he also said, "it's a dark tale, and the climactic battle scenes go on at length.
Two film industry trade journals gave the film positive reviews. Todd McCarthy of Variety felt Adamson's direction had a "surer sense of cinematic values" and praised the improved special effects, the "timeless" locations and production design. On the performances, he felt "the four kids overall have more character and are therefore more interesting to watch than they were before, and Italian actor Castellitto registers strongly with evil that's implacable but not overplayed.
He highlighted Peter Dinklage 's performance, which "outmaneuver[ed] the title character as Narnia's most colorful new inhabitant";. A number of critics took issue with what they interpreted as the film's underlying messages. San Francisco Chronicle critic Mick Lasalle wrote in his parental advisory that "basically, this is a movie about kids who go into another world and dimension and spend the whole time killing people.
In , Mark Johnson , a producer from all of the Narnia movies, admitted that "We made some mistakes with Prince Caspian and I don't want to make them again. The movie was the tenth highest-grossing film of worldwide, [] and was Disney's second highest-grossing film of after WALL-E. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the book, see Prince Caspian. For other uses, see Prince Caspian disambiguation.
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We had some difficulty figuring out how to make Caspian work as a film. In the book, the children arrive in Narnia, and they all sit down around the campfire and Trumpkin tells them the story of Prince Caspian — which means that the four Pevensie children vanish for half of the book.
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