Be aware: 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 your entire world of Narnia, and we’re thrilled to be their house for years to come back.” 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 in addition 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 an enormous deal. However actually, over the course of greater than half a decade, Netflix’s Narnia venture has solely inched towards changing into an on-screen actuality. The glacier tempo continues, as Netflix has launched minimal details about the venture at this stage. Be that as it could, issues are, in reality, 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 replica of the casting name for Gerwig’s adaptation, including that, in true Narnia type, the film is in search of little one actors. Nonetheless, the quantity and age of these actors are telling. This is what the location reported:
“The prodution [sic] is in search of two kids, a boy and a woman, to painting characters which are 10 or 11 years previous. At this stage, the outline doesn’t specify any explicit bodily traits for the roles, akin to top or hair colour. Filming and rehearsals are scheduled to happen within the UK from June by way of Christmas 2025.”
This potential filming schedule is smart, given the movie is concentrating on a late 2026 launch. Nonetheless, the most important element right here is the presence of not 4 however two kids. Lewis’ inaugural Narnia guide, “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 in search of two older kids to guide her venture, then it might imply she’s gearing as much as adapt a unique Lewis novel: “The Magician’s Nephew.”