C.S. Lewis’ Family Officially Addresses Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Movie - Collider

Barbie director Greta Gerwig has unveiled the first trailer for Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, her reported $280 million Netflix adaptation of C. S. Lewis's fantasy book. The filmmaker premiered the footage at an IMAX event in New York, offering a glimpse of Meryl Streep as the lion Aslan and a mystical world set to Led Zeppelin's 1971 hit "Stairway to Heaven. "The trailer follows two children, Digory (David McKenna) and Polly (Beatrice Campbell), as they are transported from a gloomy London into a vibrant fantasy world through a series of magical rings. As the music builds, the pair encounter strange creatures and otherworldly landscapes before witnessing the creation of Narnia. "Have you ever seen a world born? " a voice asks. Aslan makes a brief appearance as a towering, star-filled silhouette, letting out a thunderous roar but offering no dialogue. The trailer also introduces the film's villain, Jadis, played by Sex Education star Emma Mackey, while James Bond's Daniel Craig appears as the eccentric Uncle Andrew, whose experiments with magic set the adventure in motion. Three-time Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan plays Digory's mother. The movie opens in theaters Feb.

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Adele Ankers-Range is a senior writer at MovieWeb with additional bylines at IGN, Sideshow Collectibles, Screen Rant, and more. As an avid cinephile and physical media collector, she spends more time alphabetizing her collection than she would care to admit. The rest of her time is spent watching movies and TV shows, while also writing about them. She set about sharing her words with the world shortly after completing her bachelor's degree in Journalism, Film & Media Studies. She is proud to be part of the MovieWeb family, covering everything from release dates and casting announcements to trailers and fan theories. The beloved fantasy world of C. S. Lewis is officially poised to return to the screen under a major new creative lens. Decades after audiences last stepped through the wardrobe, Netflix has partnered with visionary director Greta Gerwig to take on the monumental task of adapting the foundational origin story of Narnia, aka The Magician's Nephew. Anticipation for the cinematic reimagining has been building for quite some time, amplified by the weight of immense nostalgic expectations.

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