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| Directed by | Greta Gerwig |
| Screenplay by | Greta Gerwig |
| Based on | The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis |
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| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew is an upcoming American high fantasy film written and directed by Greta Gerwig, based on the 1955 novel The Magician's Nephew , the sixth published and first chronological novel in the children's book series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. It stars Emma Mackey as the White Witch, alongside Carey Mulligan.
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States and Canada by Netflix on November 26, 2026.
After Walden Media's contract of The Chronicles of Narnia film rights expired in 2011, The C. S. Lewis Company announced in October 2013 that it had agreed with The Mark Gordon Company to adapt the 1953 novel The Silver Chair . Mark Gordon and Douglas Gresham, along with Vincent Sieber, the Los Angeles based director of The C. S. Lewis Company, would serve as producers and work with The Mark Gordon Company on developing the script. [3] In December 2013, it was announced that David Magee would write the screenplay. [4] In July 2014, the official Narnia website allowed the opportunity for fans to suggest names for the Lady of the Green Kirtle, the main antagonist. The winning name was to be selected by Gordon and Magee for use in the final script of The Silver Chair. [5]
The film's producers have called the film a reboot of the fact that the film has a new creative team not associated with those who worked on the previous three films. [6] [7] In August 2016, it was announced that TriStar Pictures and Entertainment One were set to finance and distribute the fourth film with The Mark Gordon Company (which eOne owned) and The C. S. Lewis Company. [8] In April 2017, it was announced that Joe Johnston had been hired to direct The Silver Chair. [9] During an interview with Red Carpet News TV, Gordon revealed scarce details about the new technologies and setting that would be used for the upcoming film. [10]
In October 2018, Netflix and eOne Films made a multi-year deal with the C.S. Lewis Company to produce films and TV programs based on The Chronicles of Narnia . [11]
In July 2023, following the release of Barbie , it was announced that Greta Gerwig had signed a deal with Netflix to write and direct two films based on the book series The Chronicles of Narnia, with Gordon, Douglas Gresham, Amy Pascal, and Sieber serving as producers. [12] Producer Amy Pascal [13] said in December 2024 that filming was expected to start in July 2025. [14] The Times reported in December 2024 that filming would take place at Shepperton Studios. [15] In December 2024, Jason Isaacs revealed that Gerwig was rumored to be adapting The Magician's Nephew for the first film. [16] Casting notices for young actors to appear in a first installment were released in early 2025, with news outlets suggesting that the number of roles being cast for pointed to an adaptation of either The Magician's Nephew or The Silver Chair [17] [18] [19] In March and April 2025, listings from Production Weekly and Production List referred to the production as Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. [20] [21] In March 2025, Charli XCX was in talks to join the film, while Daniel Craig had been offered a role. [22] [23] In early April, it was reported that Meryl Streep was in talks to voice Aslan. [24] The concept of “gender-swapping” Aslan, the male central character of the franchise and a representation of Jesus Christ, attracted significant fan backlash due to its departure from the author’s source material [25] [26] though set photos with maned male lion imagery later indicated that even if Streep were cast as his voice actor, Aslan would still remain canonically male for the film. [27] Later that month, Emma Mackey was cast as the White Witch over Margaret Qualley and Charli; Streep and Craig were reportedly confirmed for the film, though their roles are unconfirmed. [28] [29] [30] In May, Carey Mulligan was cast as Mabel Kirke. [31] The film was confirmed to be adapting The Magician's Nephew in mid-2025, [31] with the full title being Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. [32] [33] [34]
Principal photography began on August 11, 2025, in London and Shepperton Studios, [35] [32] with Seamus McGarvey serving as the cinematographer, with the film being shot on 35 mm film with VistaVision cameras. [36]
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States and Canada on November 26, 2026, before streaming on Netflix on December 25, 2026. The film will play exclusively on 1,000 IMAX screens. [37]
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