Greta Gerwig’s Netflix Narnia Movie Casts Barbie’s Emma Emma Mackey As White Witch
The latest casting news on the next “Narnia” film by Greta Gerwig, Just Hit: the role of the infamous White Witch will go none other than the star of “Sex Education” Emma Mackey. Nor is it the first time that MacKey in a Gerwig project; She also played the physicist Barbie The successful blockbuster of Gerwig in 2023 “Barbie”.
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The White Witch was played by Tilda Swinton in the 2005 film adaptation of “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe”. Gerwig’s film, however, will be an adaptation of the sixth book by Narnia (very underestimated), “The Magic’s Nephew”. The book shows the white witch at a previous time in her life, and that explains how she found herself in the position in which the children of Pevensie meet her. How will MacKey’s performance compare themselves to taking Swinton mean? We will just have to wait and see.
According to The Hollywood ReporterMackey was chosen in the middle of a tight competition. “While many actresses have competed for the role, he arrived in Mackey and the star of” The substance “Margaret Qualley”, according to the point of sale. THR also noted: “The casting rumors revolved around the high -level project for months. Charli XCX was at one point for the role of the white witch, but it proved to be premature.”
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Most of the magician’s nephew actors are always a mystery
No one really knows what to expect from Gerwig’s vision on “The Chronicles of Narnia”. We know of his adaptation of “little women” that she knows how to make major changes to the structure of a classic history without angering her fans; His decision to say that the story not chronologically could have been a confusing mess, but it ended up strengthening the greatest emotional punches of source material. But will his personal turn on “Narnia” have the same success?
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Some fans of books became skeptical earlier this month when it was announced that Aslan’s role could go to Meryl Streep. The involvement of Streep has still not been confirmed, but the simple fact that Gerwig and his collaborators envisage women for this role is a clear gap compared to the source material. Aslan, intended for books as an allegory of Jesus Christ, has always been presented as a man. In adaptations of the previous film, it was expressed by Liam Neeson.
Who will play the main children’s duo of the book, Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer? There has still been no news. Daniel Craig was in Star talks In the film, perhaps for the role of the frightening uncle of Digory Andrew; Just like Streep participation, however, is not yet official either. What we know is that the film will receive a two -week theatrical release on Thanksgiving 2026 and will be released on Netflix at Christmas a few weeks later. It seems far away, but hey, if Narnia could wait more than 100 years for Christmas during the reign of the white witch, we should be able to wait another 19 months to find out what Gerwig Cuisine.
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