The company behind the phenomenally successful movie adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has already started work on the sequel.
The next book in the Narnia series to be given the silver screen treatment will be Prince Caspian, the tale of the boy king who flees for his life after his throne is usurped by his evil uncle Miraz.
By then, the White Witch is long forgotten, Narnia is ruled by humans and the vanished Talking Animals have become a bedtime story.
And, in the words of the Ulster-born author CS Lewis, when the Pevensie children respond to Caspian’s plea for help, it is as if King Arthur had returned to modern Britain.
An official announcement that work has started on Prince Caspian is expected later this month from Walden Media, the company whose adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe exceeded all expectations in topping the box office charts.
