LITTLE WOMEN Director Greta Gerwig in Talks To Direct THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA Films For Netflix
According to a report from What’s On Netflix, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig (Little Women, Lady Bird, Barbie) is currently in negotiations to direct the upcoming live-action film adaptations of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia for Netflix. If this is true, this would be Gerwig’s biggest project to date.
Gerwig is a talented filmmaker and I’ve enjoyed all of the movies that she’s made. I especially enjoyed her adaptation of Little Women, and I think she’s a great choice to adapt these epic fantasy stories!
Netflix announced its plan to adapt these fantasy novels back in 2018, saying, “Under the terms of a multi-year deal between Netflix and The C.S. Lewis Company, Netflix will develop classic stories from across the Narnia universe into series and films for its members worldwide. All series and films produced through the deal will be Netflix productions, with Mark Gordon of Entertainment One (eOne) alongside Douglas Gresham and Vincent Sieber serving as executive producers for series and as producers for features. In total the Narnia books have sold more than 100 million copies and been translated in more than 47 languages worldwide. The deal marks the first time that rights to the entire seven books of the Narnia universe have been held by the same company.”
Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix, 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.”
Douglas Gresham, stepson of C.S. Lewis, said: “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.”
Mark Gordon, eOne’s President and Chief Content Officer, Film & Television added: “Narnia is one of those rare properties that spans multiple generations and geographies. eOne and I are excited to be collaborating with The C.S. Lewis Company and Netflix who have the capacity to translate the Narnia universe into both stellar feature-length and episodic programming. We cannot wait to get started on the multiple productions we hope to undertake.”
What do you think about Gerwig possibly directing the film adaptation of these beloved C.S. Lewis stories?