The wardrobe is officially open again – and this time it’s Greta Gerwig who is leading the way.
Netflix has finally confirmed the title and release dates for Gerwig’s long-awaited The Chronicles of Narnia reboot, and fantasy fans are already sounding emotionally ill online.
The first film will be called Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew and hits theaters on February 12, 2027, before landing on Netflix on April 2.
And yes, the cast is stacked.
Meryl Streep, Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, Emma Mackey and Denise Gough are all set to star in the fantasy epic based on CS Lewis’ classic books.
Gerwig, who writes, directs and produces the film, got deeply personal while explaining why this story means something to her.
“I was a child when I first read The Magician’s Nephew and I fell in love with the incredibly unlikely but utterly brilliant concept of a cosmic lion singing the world of Narnia to life,” she said.
“I didn’t know I’d grow up to make movies… but a universe built from music is an idea that’s always lived in my heart.”
Unlike before Narnia film, Gerwig’s film starts at the very beginning of the timeline and explores Aslan’s creation of Narnia itself—essentially the fantasy franchise’s origin story.
In other words: Greta Gerwig is about to make an entire generation cry over a lion again.
