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Earlier this month after over a decade of silence cameras started humming to capture the magic of Narnia on film with shooting in London for NETFLIX Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew. The early look at the Bank Station set revealed a shocking twist as horse-drawn Hansom cabs were replaced by double...

This week filming continued on Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew at a historic London location. As filming started for the NETFLIX film directed by Greta Gerwig we immediately noticed a shift changing the film’s setting to the ’50s. At the Bank Station film set we saw footage of Digory and got our...

Hey, everybody! Welcome back to Tumnus’ Bookshelf, where we review any and all books written by, about, and inspired by CS Lewis, The Land of Narnia, and The Inklings. For today’s review, we will be looking at Katie Wray Schon’s children’s book Painting Wonder: How Pauline Baynes Illustrated the...

Deadline has confirmed that Greta Gerwig’s groundbreaking reimagining of The Chronicles of Narnia which is now filming and will premiere only in IMAX theaters on Thanksgiving 2026 (D’Alessandro, 2025). The exclusive two week release on IMAX screens from Thursday November 26, 2026 through...

After seven years of pre-production NETFLIX has finally begun filming a revolutionary re-imagining of The Chronicles of Narnia set in the 50’s. The surprising change from the book’s 1900 setting has wide ranging ramifications to the thematic context of the story and a cascade of changes that...

A few days ago, my colleague, David Sutton posted an article looking at the ramifications and possibilities for Narnia following the release of the behind-the-scenes photos from the upcoming adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia. Speculation has long hinted at the book in question being The...

This week as cameras started rolling on The Magician’s Nephew we have our first clip from the film that comes leaked to social media straight from the film set in London. Febe Pritchard saw Greta Gerwig’s crew filming on a street near his neighborhood and published two Instagram reels giving...

It started with a whisper, a rumor from a source few had heard of, and quickly grew into a roar that echoed across the Narnia fan community. The news? That the legendary Meryl Streep was in talks to voice Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew. While it’s crucial to...

One of C.S. Lewis’s most popular books, besides the Chronicles of Narnia, is about to become a new motion picture project from the creators of the hit off-Broadaway and off-West End play (FPA, 2024a; FPA, 2025). The Screwtape Letters is an inverted morality tale where infernal correspondence...

Set photos from the NETFLIX adaptation of Magician’s Nephew reveal that the film appears to be set in the 1950’s which has shocked and puzzled the Narnia fan community. The discussion online has led many fans to try and remember when the Magician’s Nephew book was actually set, but anyone who...

After seven years of waiting since Netflix first announced its ambitious plans, the journey back to Narnia has truly begun. The long-awaited Netflix adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia has finally moved from development limbo to active production, with cameras rolling in London for Greta...

Hey, everybody! Welcome back to “Through a New Wardrobe”, where we sit down and chat with some of today’s hottest writers who have been influenced by CS Lewis and the Land of Narnia. For today’s interview we sit down with author and illustrator Katie Wray Schon to discuss her brand new...

The questions I have about whether The White Witch and Lady of the Green Kirtle are the same person or not are: Does it change the narrative in any way if they ARE the same person? Does it change the narrative in any way if they ARE NOT the same person? I think this is hotly debated, and has...

This is true. I agree with all of this to a point. But yeah, there could have been an in-between story. Afterall, he wrote The Magician's Nephew twice. The first version he wrote, he shelved, then he wrote The Last Battle, and then The Magician's Nephew, version 2, if I'm not mistaken. That...

Hey, everybody! Welcome back to Tumnus’ Bookshelf, where we review any and all books written by, about, and inspired by CS Lewis, The Land of Narnia, and The Inklings. For today’s review, we will be looking at Jem Bloomfield’s book Gold on the Horizon: A Literary Journey Through Prince Caspian...

With the news that Jadis had been cast in the upcoming adaptation of Narnia for Netflix, it was only a matter of time before additional casting announcements hit the wire. Surprisingly, the latest official announcement isn’t about a major role like either of the children, let alone the one...

Yesterday, we received a press release from Natasha Ayivor from the Royal Mail ( the British Postal Service), alering us to an brand new collection of commemorative stamps celebrating CS Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia. From the looks of it, it’s a beautiful collection certain to delight...

Hey, everybody! Welcome back to Tumnus’ Bookshelf, where we review any and all books written by, about, and inspired by CS Lewis, The Land of Narnia, and The Inklings. For today’s review, we will be looking at Jem Bloomfield’s book Paths in the Snow: A Literary Journey Through The Lion, The...

One example of the studios listening to fans: Sonic the Hedgehog. They had to re-design the character (and not just Sonic, but any other character that looked like him), and then re-animate and re-render all of the shots they had already finished. And they did it, and now they're starting on...

Hey, everybody! Welcome back to Tumnus’ Bookshelf, where we review any and all books written by, about, and inspired by CS Lewis, The Land of Narnia, and The Inklings. For today’s review, we will be looking at the Lenten Devotional Preparing for Easter: Fifty Readings from CS Lewis Title...