Netflix have unveiled the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s new project, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew.
This all new adaptation of CS Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew follows two children in Edwardian England named Digory and Polly – played by newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell. The pair discover an unlikely place named Wood Between Worlds. It is here where Narnia is discovered for the very first time.
The trailer gives us a small snippet of what will be Digory’s and Polly’s epic adventure and discoveries. Greta Gerwig is determined to bring the world to life as she shares her longtime love of CS Lewis’s books. She tells Variety.
“I don’t remember a time I didn’t know the books. I wouldn’t be who I am without these books.” – Greta Gerwig
This will be her first film since the release of her highly succussful movie Barbie and will open for an eight-week theatical window beginning the 12th February, before releasing on Netflix shortly after. The director claims that she asked Jimmy Page’s permission to use Led Zeplin’s Stairway to Heaven in the trailer as she believed it to be the perfect fit for the storyline. She tells The Rolling Stone;
“It’s an epic song. It’s about the two paths of good and evil … It is a spiritual quest and a spiritual journey. So to me, this was a song that made sense to introduce the film to the world.” – Greta Gerwig
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew will see a star-studded cast including Meryl Streep (the voice of Aslan the Lion), and Emma Mackey (who will play Jadis, the Future White Witch), and Daniel Craig who will play the Magician.
Fans of the story will be ecstatic by this new release, and they only have to wait a few months before this epic story gets bought to life!
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