Word: Potential spoilers for Netflix’s upcoming “Chronicles of Narnia” adaptation forward!
When Netflix purchased the rights to “The Chronicles of Narnia,” then-Chief Content material Officer Ted Sarandos stated, “C.S. Lewis’ beloved ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ tales have resonated with generations of readers world wide. Households have fallen in love with characters like Aslan and the whole world of Narnia, and we’re thrilled to be their house for years to return.” That was in October of 2019. Since then, the world has gone by way of a pandemic, and Sarandos was promoted to Netflix’s co-CEO. The corporate has additionally signed an impressed (but additionally terrified) Greta Gerwig to helm its first “Narnia” adaptation and can launch the movie in IMAX theaters globally on Thanksgiving 2026 (one thing Gerwig butted heads with Netflix over for some time).
It could sound like quite a lot of exercise, and having Gerwig on board is certainly a giant deal. However actually, over the course of greater than half a decade, Netflix’s Narnia mission has solely inched towards turning into an on-screen actuality. The glacier tempo continues, as Netflix has launched minimal details about the mission at this stage. Be that as it could, issues are, the truth is, progressing behind the scenes, with a little bit of potential information having just lately emerged from the fan web site NarniaWeb.
The inside track claims the location has obtained a replica of the casting name for Gerwig’s adaptation, including that, in true Narnia model, the film is on the lookout for baby actors. Nevertheless, the quantity and age of these actors are telling. Here is what the location reported:
“The prodution [sic] is on the lookout for two kids, a boy and a woman, to painting characters which might be 10 or 11 years previous. At this stage, the outline doesn’t specify any explicit bodily traits for the roles, akin to peak or hair coloration. Filming and rehearsals are scheduled to happen within the UK from June by way of Christmas 2025.”
This potential filming schedule is sensible, given the movie is concentrating on a late 2026 launch. Nevertheless, the largest element right here is the presence of not 4 however two kids. Lewis’ inaugural Narnia ebook, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” focuses on a quartet of protagonists within the types of the Pevensie kids: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy (performed by William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, and Georgi Henley, respectively, in Disney’s 2005 live-action film adaptation). If this information is correct, and Gerwig is on the lookout for two older kids to steer her mission, then it might imply she’s gearing as much as adapt a special Lewis novel: “The Magician’s Nephew.”