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The Magician's Nephew

Your One-Stop Guide: Tracking Every Change in NETFLIX Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew

August 29, 2025 David Sutton
With Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew for NETFLIX on the horizon, the buzz among fans is a mix of excitement and nervous energy. What will change? What will stay the same? To help us all keep track of the latest developments, we’ve launched a dedicated page to monitor every confirmed change, rumor, and wild fan theory. SPOILER ALERT: this page by its very nature exposes major plot changes to both the book and movie. This will be your one-stop bookmarkable resource for everything related to the book-to-screen adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew.

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The Magician's Nephew

Will Meryl Streep Voice Aslan? Why Narnia Fans are Divided on this Lion of a Rumor

August 17, 2025 David Sutton
The overwhelming consensus is not a rejection of Meryl Streep’s immense talent—far from it. In fact, a significant number of fans…suggested she would be a phenomenal choice for another iconic role: ‘Should get her to play the White Witch instead. She’d be awesome in that role. Aslan is just miscasting.’ This sentiment was echoed repeatedly, with many believing Streep’s gravitas and skill would be perfectly suited to the formidable Queen Jadis.

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Editorials

Themes of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

August 20, 2004 Benjamin Andrus
As we look forward to the upcoming big screen production there are a few key points in the book that we hope find their way into the motion picture. I am not talking about scenes or images that I can’t wait to see at the theater, but themes that bind not only this book but also all the Narnia books together. Themes like redemption and healing, brotherhood and the undying Good vs. Evil.

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Movies & TV

No Room for Narnia Beasts: Reindeer Not Allowed

July 3, 2004 Paul Martin
Film-maker Lamp-Post Productions hit a speed bump on the road to Narnia when it applied to the Ministry of Argiculture and Forestry for permission to bring in the reindeer and eight wolf cross-breeds. The ministry was happy with wolves in the Auckland studio – which has been set up on the former Hobsonville airbase – but drew the line at reindeer.

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Movies & TV

It’s Official: Tilda Swinton is the White Witch

May 12, 2004 Paul Martin
Tilda Swinton is fixing to cast her spell on “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe.” “Narnia” director Andrew Adamson — due in Cannes in a few days for the Competition showing of DreamWorks’ “Shrek 2,” which he co-directed — confirmed that Swinton has boarded the Walden Media/Walt Disney Co. co-production as the evil White Witch.

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Movies & TV

Swinton: Narnia’s White Witch! McAvoy: Tumnus?

May 7, 2004 Paul Martin
The part is one of the biggest movie roles of the year – and Tilda Swinton has landed it. She will play the wicked White Witch who rules as the ice queen of Narnia, the fictional land created by C. S. Lewis where it’s always winter but never Christmas, in his classic novel The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.

James McAvoy, one of the stars of award-winning TV drama State Of Play and TV series Shameless, is rumoured to have been offered the role of Mr Tumnus, the Narnian creature who tries to help the children after they stumble into his world via an old wardrobe.

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Nicole Kidman NOT White Witch

March 11, 2004 Paul Martin
Walden Media issued a statement denying rumours that Kidman was involved.

“It’s a project that we’re all very excited about, but unfortunately this is just not true. Hopefully we’ll have some exciting news soon,” company spokeswoman Alison Lehrer said.

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