Reflecting on her personal connection to the material, she added, “I was a child when I first read The Magician’s Nephewand I fell in love with the gorgeously improbable but completely brilliant concept of a cosmic lion singing the world of Narnia to life… It is the honor of a lifetime to be asked to imagine it into being… It transformed me.”
IMAX also backed the release strategy, noting, “The film’s delay until 2027 creates an opportunity to give Narnia an expanded, wide release with a full theatrical window; we support Greta and Netflix in pursuing that opportunity… particularly in its exclusive debut in Imax, as it was meant to be seen.”
Music for the film will be composed by Mark Ronson, who previously collaborated with Gerwig on Barbie. Netflix secured the rights to CS Lewis’ iconic series in 2018, marking the first time all seven books were controlled by a single company.
Earlier adaptations, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Prince Caspian (2008), and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), were produced by Disney and 20th Century.
The CS Lewis Company praised Gerwig’s vision, stating, “It’s incredibly moving to see how deeply Greta Gerwig has embraced CS Lewis’s world… We’re so excited for audiences everywhere to experience her vision, and to share the magic of Narnia with a whole new generation.”
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