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Greta Gerwig Explains Casting Meryl Streep As Narnia’s Aslan
Greta Gerwig is making a new Narnia movie for Netflix.
Meryl Streep will provide the voice of Aslan, a powerful lion in the story.
Aslan is the true king of the magical land of Narnia.
Gerwig chose Streep because she can sound wise, emotional, joyful, and full of wonder.
Gerwig also wanted someone older than 70 who could bring wisdom from experience.
The movie is based on C.S. Lewis’ book The Magician’s Nephew.
That book tells how Aslan created Narnia long before the events of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The film will play in IMAX in February 2027 and arrive on Netflix in April 2027.
Meryl Streep will voice Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew.
The film will premiere in IMAX on February 12, 2027, before its Netflix debut on April 2.
Gerwig wanted an actor with gravitas, emotional depth, joy, and fresh wonder.
She said the ideal performer needed to be over 70 and among the greatest actors ever.
The Magician’s Nephew depicts Aslan’s creation of Narnia and is chronologically the first Narnia story.
- Who
- Greta Gerwig is directing the adaptation, and Meryl Streep will voice Aslan.
- What
- Netflix is adapting C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew as a film.
- Where
- It will premiere in IMAX theaters before streaming on Netflix.
- When
- The film is scheduled for an IMAX premiere on February 12, 2027, followed by a Netflix debut on April 2, 2027.
- Why
- Gerwig wanted an older actor who could convey wisdom, depth, emotional feeling, joy, and fresh wonder.
Key facts
- Film
- The Magician’s Nephew
- Director
- Greta Gerwig
- Aslan’s voice
- Meryl Streep
- IMAX premiere
- February 12, 2027
- Netflix debut
- April 2, 2027
- Source material
- C.S. Lewis’ sixth-published Narnia book
- Previous Aslan voice
- Liam Neeson
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Greta Gerwig
Director adapting C.S. Lewis’ Narnia books for Netflix
“I wanted someone who was older than 70, so there was a wisdom of experience, but who also had the capacity of fresh wonder, like a child. And also to be one of the greatest actors to ever do it. That list is not a long one.”
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“I wanted someone who was profound but not pretentious, who had gravitas but not morose self-seriousness. Someone who could communicate depth and pathos as well as joy and delight.”
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