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For the British television series, see The Chronicles of Narnia (TV series).
The Chronicles of Narnia
Directed byGreta Gerwig (1-2)
Screenplay byGreta Gerwig (1-2)
Based onThe Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
Produced byDouglas Grensham
Mark Gordon
Vincent Sieber
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
1: 2025
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

The Chronicles of Narnia is a fantasy streaming film series and media franchise by Netflix based on The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of novels by C. S. Lewis. The series revolves around the adventures of children in the world of Narnia, guided by Aslan, a wise and powerful lion that can speak and is the true king of Narnia. The franchise also includes television shows.

Matthew Aldrich is set to oversee the development of the franchise while Greta Gerwig is set to direct and write at least two films in the series, which aims to adapt all seven books unlike the previous incomplete film series developed by Walden Media, The Walt Disney Company and 20th Century Fox.

The film series is supposed to start in 2025.

Development

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On 3 October 2018, it was announced that Netflix and the C. S. Lewis Company had made a multi-year agreement to develop a new series of film and TV adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia.[1] According to Fortune, this was the first time that rights to the entire Narnia catalogue had been held by a single company.[2] With this announcement, all previously announced plans for a film adaptation of The Silver Chair, the planned fourth installment of the stalled The Chronicles of Narnia film series developed by Walden Media, The Walt Disney Company and 20th Century Fox, were superseded, with Netflix aiming to build a cinematic universe based on Lewis' mythology encompassed by films and TV shows crossoving over between mediums in the vein of Star Trek and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), as confirmed by Lewis' stepson Douglas Grensham, producer Mark Gordon and Vincent Sieber, the three serving as executive producers with Entertainment One, which had acquired the production rights for a fourth Narnia film, joining the project as well.[3][4][5][6]

Production

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In June 2019, Mark Gordon hired Coco co-writer Matthew Aldrich to be the project's creative architect and oversee the development of all films and TV shows.[7] In July 2023, it was announced that, in light of the success of Barbie, Greta Gerwig had been hired to write and direct at least two Narnia films for Netflix. Gerwig's talent agent Jeremy Barber confirmed that she was "looking to move beyond the small-scale dramas she was known for" and that her ambition was to be a "big studio director".[8] In October 2024, Puck's Matthew Belloni reported that Gerwig had raised concerns to Netflix chairman Dan Lin about giving the film a theatrical release in addition to being on the streamer.[9]

See also

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References

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Footnotes

Citations

  1. ^ Otterson, Joe (October 3, 2018). "'Chronicles of Narnia' Series, Films in the Works at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Aric (1 November 2018). "Netflix Looks in the Wardrobe to Find a Fantasy Hit". Fortune (Paper). 178 (5): 19.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (3 October 2018). "Netflix to Develop 'The Chronicles of Narnia' TV Series & Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ Hibberd, James (3 October 2018). "The Chronicles of Narnia being made into new movies by Netflix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ Schwartz, Terri (June 12, 2019). "Netflix's Chronicles of Narnia Reboot Hires Its 'Creative Architect'". IGN. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Labonte, Rachel (11 May 2020). "Narnia Producer Hopes Reboot is Episodic But Hasn't Heard From Netflix". Screen Rant. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ^ Schwartz, Terri (June 12, 2019). "Netflix's Chronicles of Narnia Reboot Hires Its 'Creative Architect'". IGN. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Barasch, Alex (2 July 2023). "After "Barbie," Mattel is raiding its entire toy box". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  9. ^ Belloni, Matthew (October 11, 2024). "What I'm Hearing: A New Oscars Plan, Netflix's Wuthering Bid & Bela's Book". Puck. Archived from the original on October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
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