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 mentioned, “C.S. Lewis’ beloved ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ tales have resonated with generations of readers around the globe. Households have fallen in love with characters like Aslan and your complete world of Narnia, and we’re thrilled to be their dwelling for years to come back.” That was in October of 2019. Since then, the world has gone by 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 might sound like a number 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 challenge has solely inched towards changing into an on-screen actuality. The glacier tempo continues, as Netflix has launched minimal details about the challenge at this stage. Be that as it might, issues are, actually, progressing behind the scenes, with a little bit of potential information having lately emerged from the fan web site NarniaWeb.
The inside track claims the location has obtained a duplicate of the casting name for Gerwig’s adaptation, including that, in true Narnia model, the film is on the lookout for little one 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 lady, to painting characters which can be 10 or 11 years previous. At this stage, the outline doesn’t specify any explicit bodily traits for the roles, equivalent to top or hair coloration. Filming and rehearsals are scheduled to happen within the UK from June by Christmas 2025.”
This potential filming schedule is sensible, given the movie is focusing on a late 2026 launch. Nevertheless, the largest element right here is the presence of not 4 however two kids. Lewis’ inaugural Narnia e-book, “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 guide her challenge, then it may imply she’s gearing as much as adapt a unique Lewis novel: “The Magician’s Nephew.”
