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  "id": 8119838,
  "title": "Greta Gerwig On Why She Chose Meryl Streep To Voice Aslan In ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/greta-gerwig-on-why-she-chose-meryl-streep-to-voice-aslan-in-narnia",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T22:41:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/greta-gerwig-chose-meryl-streep-voice-aslan-narnia-1237107096/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As Greta Gerwig leads Netflix viewers through the wardrobe with her take on Narnia, one major character will feature an instantly recognizable voice. The 4x Oscar nominee explained the “list is not a long one” when it came to narrowing down her search for Aslan to Meryl Streep, who will voice the lion in Narnia: […]",
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        "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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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-17T18:36:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Greta Gerwig Reveals Why She Cast Meryl Streep as Bowie-Inspired Aslan in ‘Narnia’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/greta-gerwig-reveals-why-she-cast-meryl-streep-as-bowie-inspired",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:38:02.000Z"
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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."
}