One word that I would not have used to describe the first installment in The Chronicles of Narnia series is “dark” or “intense”, but as you can see I have already used both to describe the second trailer for the upcoming sequel The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.

In Prince Caspian, the Pevensie children travel back to Narnia, where 1300 years have passed since the events of the last film. They return to find that Narnia has been torn apart by war and that a new hero has emerged in the fight against an evil king. This film appears to be packed full of action and could turn out to be significantly more entertaining for the bigger kids than the first one was. As well, I would question whether or not it will be a little too dark for the little ones. Based on the trailer, I would say so, but you never know with these things. Either way, this film looks pretty wicked.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian hits theaters on May 16th.

View the trailer in High Definition over at MySpace