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  "id": 18300268,
  "title": "Liam Neeson Says There’s ‘Nobody Better Than’ Meryl Streep to Take Over Aslan Role in ‘Narnia,’ but Admits He Didn’t Know About Greta Gerwig’s Movie: ‘This Is News to Me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/liam-neeson-says-theres-nobody-better-than-meryl-streep-to-take-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:16:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/liam-neeson-meryl-streep-aslan-narnia-1236940112/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Liam Neeson is all for Meryl Streep taking over the role of Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “Narnia” movie — even if he’s just learning about it now. Neeson, who voiced the mythical lion in the original “Chronicles of Narnia” film trilogy, admitted he was unaware of the new adaptation in a recent interview with […]",
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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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-05T03:04:46.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}