Greta Gerwig Debuts ‘Narnia’ Trailer, Opens Up About Telling an Intimate Story on “the Biggest Screen You Can Imagine”
The director, who participated in a Q&A with Stephen Colbert, revealed how she landed the fitting Led Zeppelin song in the preview.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, a film directed by Greta Gerwig. According to Polygon, the movie is a prequel to the larger Chronicles of Narnia story arc and is set 1,000 years before The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Variety reports that the story follows two children, Digory and Polly, as they discover the "Wood between the Worlds."
TheWrap reports that the film stars Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Ciarán Hinds, and Daniel Craig, with Meryl Streep providing the voice for Aslan. The production is scheduled for a theatrical rollout beginning with IMAX-exclusive screenings on February 10, 2027, followed by a wide release on February 12, before premiering on Netflix on April 2, 2027.
The Hollywood Reporter noted that Gerwig participated in a Q&A with Stephen Colbert, where she discussed how she selected a Led Zeppelin song for the trailer.
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