The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Andrew Adamson and based on "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", the first published and second chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's children's epic fantasy series, "The Chronicles of Narnia". It was co-produced by Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley and Skandar Keynes, Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton and James McAvoy.