{
  "id": 18236330,
  "title": "Liam Neeson Reacts To Meryl Streep Taking Over ‘Narnia’ Role Of Aslan: “Nobody Better”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/liam-neeson-reacts-to-meryl-streep-taking-over-narnia-role-of-aslan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T03:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/liam-neeson-reacts-meryl-streep-narnia-aslan-1237213943/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meryl Streep has been cast to voice the character Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew, which is set to premiere in theaters on February 12. According to IGN, Gerwig is approaching the C.S. Lewis fantasy world with a rock opera-style production. The casting of Streep has been described by IGN as an eyebrow-raising decision, and audience reactions to the film's direction are currently split.\n\nLiam Neeson, who provided the voice for Aslan in the Disney Chronicles of Narnia trilogy released between 2005 and 2010, was initially unaware that a new film was being made or that Streep had been cast. IGN reports that during a November 3 interview with ScreenRant, Neeson appeared blindsided by the information, stating, “I’m sorry — this is news to me.” Deadline notes that after 16 years, Neeson is passing the character on to Streep.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Liam Neeson Had a Priceless Reaction to Learning Meryl Streep is Voicing Aslan in Narnia: The Magician's Nephew",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/liam-neeson-had-a-priceless-reaction-to-learning-meryl-streep-is",
        "published": "2026-11-04T19:07:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}