Everything We Know About Greta Gerwig’s Narnia

Meryl Streep is our next Aslan. “I wanted someone who was older than 70, so there was a wisdom of experience, but who also had the capacity of fresh wonder, like a child,” Greta Gerwig told Empire in a first-look. Oh, and it had to be one of the greatest actors to play the role. Enter Streep. We’re learning more about Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, and if the Streep casting was news to you, here’s everything else we know about the adaptation so far: David Bowie helped inspire Aslan’s look and the essence of the film In addition to Streep, the cast includes Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Empire published an exclusive first-look at the film’s rock opera stylings Narnia is literally a world made out of music. It is a world sung to life by Aslan, and rock ’n’ roll to me felt like a world made out of music.” — Greta Gerwig The film is set in post-war 1950s Britain The adaptation is based on the 6th book in the series, but the story chronologically comes first It will be Netflix’s first movie to get a wide theatrical release It premieres in theaters and IMAX on February 12, 2027 with sneak previews on February 10th Its streaming release is set for April ...