Director Andrew Adamson skyrocketed to fame with Shrek and Shrek 2. After his Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for Disney made nearly $750 million, he set his sights on the sequel, Prince Caspian. Adamson talks with AMCtv.com about bloodless violence and relaxing with video games.

Q: Can you set up Prince Caspian for us?

A: This film take place 1300 years later than the first film. The Telmarines have destroyed all that was good in the last film: Narnia has become a very dark place where evil abounds. You'll see the darkness everywhere, from the acting to the battles scenes to the sounds you hear and, of course, in the music.

Q: What did you learn from the first movie that helped you with Prince Caspian?

A: One of the things I learned was a better use of my locations. And I watched a lot of more epic films to see how others had used wide shots and the like. I didn't want to bore the audience -- I wanted to engage them completely. So I went into it very conscientiously with respect for the series of books.

Q: This film is full of battle sequences yet not much blood. There's one scene with just a dab of it on the lip.

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