‘Barbie’ Director/Writer Greta Gerwig attends a Photo Call at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Photo Credit: Caroline McCredie Photography.
It was stunning news when Greta Gerwig was introduced because the director of the upcoming ‘Barbie’ film. Yet she did one thing attention-grabbing with what may have been a primary toy-based movie: diving into satirical, goofy territory.
So, when rumors started to swirl in the previous few months that she is likely to be one of many filmmakers doubtlessly engaged on adapting C.S. Lewis ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ books for Netflix, there was extra incredulity, for the reason that fantasy tomes with their spiritual overtones would appear to be away from one thing Gerwig –– director of ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Little Women’ –– may very well be taken with.
Yet right here we’re.
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What’s the story on Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Movies?
Director/Writer Greta Gerwig attends the ‘Barbie’ Press Junket Photo Call on the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Photo by Eric Charbonneau.
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No particulars had been included in The New Yorker’s piece (which is basically extra about toy firm Mattel’s plans for future variations of its merchandise), apart from affirmation {that a} journey (or two) to Narnia is on Gerwig’s To Do checklist.
But it might seem like a part of Gerwig’s plans to develop her profession.
Her agent, Jeremy Barber, mentioned this:
“Greta and I have been very consciously constructing a career, Her ambition is to be not the biggest woman director but a big studio director. And ‘Barbie’ was a piece of I.P. that was resonant to her.”
Gerwig, in the meantime, will not be a filmmaker to leap into one thing except it pursuits her, so clearly there’s a facet of the ‘Narnia’ books that’s fueling her inventive impulses.
‘Narnia’ historical past
(L to R) Tilda Swinton and Skandar Keynes in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.’ Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures.
C.S. Lewis wrote seven books a couple of mythological kingdom will solely open itself to the younger warriors with the purest hearts, setting the stage for a struggle that can even have an effect on the human world.
While the ‘Narnia’ tomes have been tailored a number of instances (together with as TV sequence by the BBC within the UK), essentially the most well-known variations are in all probability the flicks produced by Disney and Fox: 2005’s ‘The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe’ and 2008’s ‘Prince Caspian’, each directed by Andrew Adamson plus 2010 ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ from Michael Apted. The three installments solely tailored a fraction of what the seven books have to supply and noticed more and more diminishing field workplace returns.
Details on the Netflix deal
The 2018 Netflix deal is the primary time a single firm has obtained the rights to all seven ‘Narnia’ books. eOne’s Mark Gordan, Douglas Gresham, and Vincent Sieber are set to function government producers on all upcoming movies and TV sequence based mostly on the novels.
Here’s what Gordon needed to say on the deal:
“Narnia is one of those rare properties that spans multiple generations and geographies. We cannot wait to get started on the multiple productions we hope to undertake.”
And Netflix chief content material officer Ted Sarandos added:
“C.S. Lewis’ beloved ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ stories have resonated with generations of readers around the world. Families have fallen in love with characters like Aslan and the entire world of Narnia, and we’re thrilled to be their home for years to come.”
Finally, right here’s Lewis’ stepson Douglas Gresham, who’s accountable for his property:
“It is wonderful to know that folks from all over are looking forward to seeing more of Narnia, and that the advances in production and distribution technology have made it possible for us to make Narnian adventures come to life all over the world. Netflix seems to be the very best medium with which to achieve this aim, and I am looking forward to working with them towards this goal.”
‘Barbie’ will likely be in theaters on July twenty first.
Greta Gerwig attends the ‘Barbie’ Press Tour, Sydney Australia 2023. Photography by Caroline McCredie for Warner Bros/NBC Universal. Contact: jade.perry@nbcuni.com.
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‘Barbie’ is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films, LuckyChap Entertainment, and Mattel Films. It is ready to launch in theaters on July twenty first.
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