Greta Gerwig will get slammed for ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ casting selection
As per Deadline, Meryl Streep is in talks to voice Aslan within the movies.
Within the C.S Lewis novels, Aslan is a speaking lion who serves as Narnia’s guardian. In earlier 2005 adaptation, the feline was voiced by Liam Neeson.
“But Aslan is a male lion?” one fan wrote on X.
“Of course, we need a female Aslan. It would be crazy to just write a female character,” one other individual stated.
A unique fan requested, “Why do they feel the need to gender-swap Aslan?”
“Aslan is literally a male lion. Will all due respect to Meryl Streep’s acting abilities, there’s no conceivable reason to cast a female as Aslan unless it is to deliberately subvert C.S. Lewis,” one other tweet learn.
Earlier, Deadline reported that Charlie XCX is in talks for the position of White Witch/ Queen Jadis, performed by Tilda Swinton in unique movie sequence.
Gerwig is ready to direct two Narnia movies. The primary can be launched in IMAX theaters on Thanksgiving Day 2026 for 2 weeks, earlier than it premieres on Netflix.
She beforehand gave an perception into her tackle the fantasy sequence to the Time, saying, “It’s connected to the folklore and fairy stories of England, but it’s a combination of different traditions.”
“I’m interested in embracing the paradox of the worlds that Lewis created, because that’s what’s so compelling about them,” she added.
The unique Chronicles of Narnia movie trilogy got here out between 2005 and 2010.
