{"id":117973,"date":"2026-10-19T06:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=117973"},"modified":"2026-10-19T03:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T07:56:14","slug":"greta-gerwigs-new-narnia-movie-looks-nothing-like-the-original-and-its-star-studded-cast-is-just-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/greta-gerwigs-new-narnia-movie-looks-nothing-like-the-original-and-its-star-studded-cast-is-just-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Greta Gerwig\u2019s New Narnia Movie Looks Nothing Like the Original \u2014 and Its Star-Studded Cast Is Just the Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the mention of Turkish delight brings back memories of a certain silver filigree box, lined with sheets of fine tissue paper, full to the brim of sweets worth betraying your family for, then you are probably eagerly anticipating the cinematic return to Narnia. And last week, we got a glimpse of what we can expect.<\/p>\n<p>In a glam-rock, psychedelic fever dream of a trailer, we see Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Craig and Meryl Streep accompanied by an epic soundtrack featuring Led Zeppelin\u2019s (famously tricky to license) \u201cStairway to Heaven.\u201d The trailer oscillates between a gray, post-Blitz London and electrifying new worlds, before the two begin to collide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NARNIA: THE MAGICIAN\u2019S NEPHEW | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gDJ-ini7fF0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>The Plot<\/h2>\n<p>Greta Gerwig\u2019s adaptation plays out C.S. Lewis\u2019s classic story, <i>The Magician&#8217;s Nephew.<\/i> Set before the events of <i>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe <\/i>and<i> Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia<\/i>, the book explores how Narnia came to be through the adventures of two young children, Digory and Polly. After exploring the study of Digory\u2019s uncle, an amateur magician, and touching a magic ring, Polly is transported to another world. Digory follows her using a second ring given to him by his uncle, and they begin to traverse different worlds, eventually accidentally unleashing the White Witch.<\/p>\n<h2>Who\u2019s in the Cast?<\/h2>\n<p>Daniel Craig plays Andrew Ketterley, Digory\u2019s uncle and the titular magician, whose experiments set the story in motion, while Carey Mulligan plays Digory\u2019s seriously ill mother. Emma Mackey plays the gloriously villainous White Witch \u2013 seen in the trailer astride a horse in a dazzling chainmail mini-dress, galloping furiously through the streets of London. Meryl Streep voices Aslan, the noble and justice-seeking talking lion.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdbvchbCKhD\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&#038;psln=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&#038;srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==<\/p>\n<h2>Greta Gerwig\u2019s Trippy Vision for Narnia<\/h2>\n<p>Gerwig looks set to take Narnia in a decidedly unexpected direction. The director has cited David Bowie\u2019s 1960s-era aesthetic as an influence, and the first trailer\u2019s blend of surreal imagery and classic rock certainly suggests a departure from the franchise\u2019s previous adaptations. The music is no afterthought, either: Gerwig has described Narnia as a world shaped by music, despite confirming that the film won\u2019t be a musical. And with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, her Barbie collaborators, composing the score, this new chapter looks poised to bring a fresh musical sensibility to Lewis\u2019s much-loved universe.<\/p>\n<p>At the trailer\u2019s New York premiere, Gerwig spoke with Stephen Colbert about her lifelong love of C.S. Lewis\u2019s work, explaining how deeply the books had influenced her. To prepare for the movie, she reread Lewis\u2019s works, and it seems that her commitment has paid off. After visiting the set, Lewis\u2019s family released a statement describing the \u201csincere passion\u201d they witnessed in Gerwig.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DekFmbEgUDL\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&#038;dlrf=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&#038;srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==<\/p>\n<h2>Release Date<\/h2>\n<p>Narnia: The Magician\u2019s Nephew is scheduled to hit U.S. theaters on February 12, 2027, with exclusive IMAX previews beginning February 10, 2027. 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