Greta Gerwig is following Barbiegrossing $1.4 billion at the box office The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephewher thoughts on the first chapter by author CS Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia.
Although the story has moved to the 1950s, it sounds like the movie will remain true to what Lewis wrote in 1955. First up is our first look at Aslan now, along with Emma Mackie as the White Witch.
We also meet the film’s young protagonists Diggory (David McKenna) and Polly (Beatrice Campbell), as well as the first-ever artistic adaptation of the film. magician’s nephew.
Gerwig on why Meryl Streep was the right choice to voice Aslan empire (via SFFGazette.com), “I wanted someone who was profound but not pretentious, someone who had gravitas but wasn’t sullenly self-righteous. Someone who could convey depth and sadness as well as joy and joy.”
She continued, “I wanted someone over 70 who had the wisdom of experience and the novelty of a child. But also one of the greatest actors of all time. The list is not long.”
However, just like Gerwig’s reimagined world Barbieher attitude toward Narnia was equally radical. "I want a rock opera," film producer tease. “I wanted it to be big and moving. Narnia is really a world made of music. It’s a world made of Aslan singing, and rock and roll to me is like a world made of music.”
This proved to be the inspiration for the filmmakers to move the story from the early 1900s to post-war 1950s Britain. This gave Digory and Polly a new look that was more in line with Gerwig’s vision of the world.
“They have this relationship with pain and loss and something as hopeless as a bomb site, but they build a castle,” she said excitedly. “They created a universe. They created something that you could live in. I don’t know how you go from David Jones to David Bowie unless you go to Narnia and see something.”
exist magician’s nephewwith the touch of the magic ring, the two friends flew into another world. They accidentally release an evil witch from her enchanted sleep. She desires ultimate power and is determined to destroy everyone and every world that stands in her way. But a song by the great lion Aslan awakens new hope and a new world: Narnia, where anything is possible.
The film stars David McKenna, Beatrix Campbell, Emma Mackie, Carey Morrigan, Ciarán Hinds, Daniel Craig, and Meryl Streep. It was recently confirmed that following the IMAX preview on February 10, 2027, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew The film will be released in theaters on February 12th and then stream on Netflix on April 2nd.