{
  "id": 8079526,
  "title": "Greta Gerwig Says ‘Narnia’ Is Inspired by David Bowie, Confirms Meryl Streep Is Voicing Aslan: ‘I Wanted Someone Profound but Not Pretentious’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/greta-gerwig-says-narnia-is-inspired-by-david-bowie-confirms-meryl",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T18:36:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/greta-gerwig-narnia-david-bowie-meryl-streep-aslan-1236865755/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Greta Gerwig is reuniting with her “Little Women” star Meryl Streep on “Narnia,” the director’s adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy series. Streep is voicing Aslan, the mythical lion who creates the mystical world of Narnia. “I wanted someone who was profound but not pretentious, who had gravitas but not morose self-seriousness. Someone who could […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Greta Gerwig on why she hired Meryl \"one of the greatest actors to ever do it\" Streep as Aslan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/greta-gerwig-on-why-she-hired-meryl-one-of-the-greatest-actors-to",
        "published": "2026-09-17T17:16:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}