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Greta Gerwig’s Narnia Origin Story Becomes Netflix’s Biggest-Budget Film
Greta Gerwig is making a new movie about the magical world of Narnia.
It is based on The Magician’s Nephew, a book by C. S. Lewis.
The story is about two friends named Digory and Polly.
They find a mysterious place that lets them travel between worlds.
The movie is reportedly costing about $280 million to make.
It will be shown in cinemas for 49 days.
It is scheduled for a theatrical release on November 26 next year.
It will then arrive on Netflix on December 24.
Greta Gerwig is directing Netflix’s adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew.
The film reportedly has a production budget of approximately $280 million.
David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell will play friends Digory and Polly.
The story follows the pair as they discover travel between different worlds.
The film will screen theatrically for 49 days before streaming on Netflix.
- Who
- Director Greta Gerwig, with David McKenna, Beatrice Campbell and an ensemble cast, is making the film.
- What
- A film adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew, an origin story for the Chronicles of Narnia.
- Where
- The film will be released in theatres and later on Netflix.
- When
- It is scheduled for cinemas on November 26 next year and Netflix on December 24.
- Why
- The adaptation explores the origins of Narnia and represents a fresh start for the film franchise.
Key facts
- Reported budget
- Approximately $280 million
- Director
- Greta Gerwig
- Source material
- C. S. Lewis’s 1955 novel The Magician’s Nephew
- Theatrical run
- 49 days
- Theatrical release
- November 26 next year
- Netflix release
- December 24
- Lead characters
- Digory and Polly
Quotes
Seamus McGarvey
Two-time Academy Award-nominated cinematographer working on Gerwig’s Narnia production
“I just find it tremendously exciting to go from a documentary to a $280 million Netflix project, and with lots of visual effects… to me, it’s kind of cinematographic pilates”
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