The latest Narnia movie poster caught my eye and erased the images I had in mind about a freckle face teen on safe diet pills named Caspian. This prince is no frail boy but a hunk and I don’t have special claims on that realization as most beleaguered Narnia followers share the predicament. Hey, I have no qualms about it. Prince Caspian finally has a face!

British actor Ben Barnes shines as Prince Caspian in the second installment of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia. He was introduced as an addition to Narnia’s main cast in February 2007 and will continue to appear in the movie’s third installment “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” scheduled for release in 2010. Prince Caspian will be shown in Philippine theatres first week of June.

The 26-year-old Narnian prince was born Benjamin Barnes on August 20, 1981. His parents are both engaged in medical practice. Ben grew up in South West London and went to Kingston University (Yay! I knew where that is!) to study Drama and English specializing in Children’s Literature. He was seen previously on screen as the young Dunstan Thorn in Neil Gaiman’s “Stardust”. Just recently, Barnes was chosen to play Dorian Gray in the movie “The Portrait of Dorian Gray”.