Amph Netflix’s Narnia, starring Meryl Steep as Aslan

https://movieweb.com/netflix-narnia-greta-gerwig-meryl-streep-aslan-casting/

I’m sure this is going to be a fun time on the internet. It’s interesting they’re starting with The Magician’s Nephew too.

 

Never had much interest in Narnia, but I’m ride or die for Greta Gerwig, so I’ll probably check this out at some point.

 

April Fool?

 

https://www.cbr.com/netflix-narnia-reboot-meryl-streep-aslan-report/

https://m.imdb.com/news/ni65211931/?ref_=nm_nwr_1

If it is, it’s a good one.

 

Meryl Streep?

The anti woke are going to have a field day with Aslan being not being male


Thats if it isn't an elaborate April Fools

 

Magician's Nephew was far and away one of the best (the forest of portal pools? the eerie post-apocalypse world? the Witch tearing up London with the cab-turned-chariot?).

Plus the kids don't get along most of the time, if they follow the book right. You expect it to follow the usual "misfit boy and girl neighbors end up together" plot, but they become more like allies and go their separate ways later. The only "romance" is the mad scientist pining over the Witch. The story breaks so many standard fantasy stereotypes, especially for its time.

Eh, it's probably an April Fools gig. But it would be fun. If they did it right.

 

I mean the Greta Gerwig adaptation of this series was announced months ago. So that part is definitely not April Fools.

 

You thinkin' what I'm thinkin' (narnia!) man it's happenin'

 

Ha, I forgot Liam Neeson was Aslan. Not one of his better performances. Very deadpan. Not every live action voice actor is cut out to do voice over. His Clone Wars lines weren't great either.

 

CS Lewis fans in general will rip this. It's a really dumb idea but I doubt it's true.

 

The real question is will Aslan have a mane or not.

 

I kept reading this as "...as Asian."