We already have the first official trailer for the long-awaited new film adaptation of Narnia from the screenwriter and director Greta Gerwig (Barbie, Lady Bird) y Netflixtitled Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew.
The trailer makes a great invitation to the audience: to know the origin of a universe and discover how Narnia was born. The spectacular preview shows an image of the precise moment in which this universe is created.
The trailer is accompanied by the rock classic “Stairway to Heaven”whose use was approved by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, something of utmost importance, since both usually reject requests to use the song in audiovisual productions. They both gave in to Gerwig's request to use it to score the first trailer, after speaking with them about “many themes of the film. They saw the heart, the story and the dramatic component it contains,” the filmmaker told Stephen Colbert at the presentation of the trailer this morning.
Gerwig explained that “Stairway to Heaven” fits with her vision for the film, which adapts CS Lewis' Narnia origin story. “It's an epic song. It's about the two paths of good and evil… It's a spiritual quest and journey. So, to me, it was a song that made sense to introduce the movie to the world.”
Check out the preview and its incredible visuals at the end of the note.
Narnia: The Wizard's Nephewby its title in our region, is the sixth novel in the CS Lewis saga, published in May 1955, and the first in chronological order of the saga. It works as a prequel to the most famous Narnia book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The setting will move forward a few years, to the 1950s, instead of the early 20th century as in the books.
In this installment, Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer embark on an otherworldly adventure and witness the creation of Narnia along the way. Thanks to the magical incursions of their uncle Andrew, they free the evil White Witch.
The film brings together debutants David McKenna y Beatrice Campbell with a stellar cast that includes Emma Mackey (Sex Education, Barbie) as Jadis, the White Witch, Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) as Digory Kirke's mother, Daniel Craig (Knives Out, Skyfall) as Andrew Ketterley, Denise Gough (Andor), Kobna Holdbrook-Smithand the iconic Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan, the Great Lion, King of Kings.
Netflix will be partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment to go Narnia: The Wizard's Nephewto theaters in all markets outside the United States. It will then be Sony Pictures the studio in charge of the global launch of the film in the international marketwhile Netflix will be in charge of distribution in theaters in the United States.
The film will mark Netflix's first major theatrical release, and its first foray into exclusive theatrical release for a minimum of 45 days. It was originally scheduled to premiere on November 26 exclusively on 1,000 IMAX screens, followed by its Netflix debut on December 25, however the release was postponed to February 12, 2027.
The traditional theatrical release was something that Gerwig fought for, and after some internal disputes with Netflix, the filmmaker managed to be granted a wide release on the big screen, including IMAX screens.
Regarding its distribution in the United States, Netflix will bring it to the country's main theater chains, such as AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Cineplex, Marcus and Harkins, as well as thousands of regional and independent theaters.
Greta Gerwig, Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, and Vincent Sieber-Smith are producers, with executive producers including Patricia Whitcher, Douglas Gresham, and Melvin Adams.
The new trilogy of Narnia was announced by Netflix in 2018, adding Gerwig as writer and director in 2020.
Narnia is Gerwig's third solo directorial project, and her first since the 2023 hit, Barbie –WB's highest-grossing film with $1.44 billion. His other two films were acclaimed Lady Bird (2017) y Little Women (2019).
Narnia: The Wizard's Nephew in theaters and in IMAX on February 12, 2027and on Netflix on April 2, 2027. Exclusive IMAX advance screenings will begin on February 10, 2027.
Official trailer:
Source: https://cine3.com/trailer-narnia-the-magicians-nephew-greta-gerwig/
