Susan Wokoma, Gerard Monaco, James Murray – Image via Actors Agencies
It’s been a while since we checked in on Narnia, and there have been some major updates. Greta Gerwig’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew Filming has been completed, and some new cast members have been added, according to Narniaweb report.
Against of The Chronicles of Narnia Movies that started with The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeGreta Gerwig’s transformation magician’s nephewThe sixth novel published but chronologically the first novel in the series. Of course, the most popular story, The lion, the witch and the wardrobe, It was the first book published, but the second in the internal chronology of the series.
magician’s nephew Serves as an origin story for the creation of Narnia, and introduces Jadis, aka the White Witch. We follow children Digory and Polly, who use magical rings to travel to The Wood Between the Worlds, a place where there are portals to other, imaginary realms. After crossing paths with the White Witch, who finds herself in London, this ultimately leads to the foundation of Narnia. The book establishes the portal fantasy aspect of the series, providing clarity regarding chronological aspects The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – specifically explaining how the lamp was placed in the snowy Narnia landscape.
Netflix acquires rights to CS Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia Under a multi-year deal to adapt the entire series in 2018. Later, filmmaker Greta Gerwig (barbie, little Women) joined the project as director of The Magician’s Nephew. He has signed on to direct at least two films.
filming going on magician’s nephew Launching in England in August 2025. It was officially completed in January 2026 after six months of filming.. This is slightly earlier than we expected, with sources initially expecting a mid-February closing. We last saw the movie publicly filming in mid-January.
NarniaWeb, the king of tracking all things Narnia, has been very sad lately, WetaFX confirms this (Avatar, Planet of the Apes) VFX and handling covering viral comments By the (controversial) Oscar-nominated editor Andrew Weisblum, Which can be seen in our original photos from filming last summer.
The film is scheduled for theatrical release on November 26, 2026. After this it will come on Netflix on Christmas day.
who has been inserted The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew?
Below is a list of the stars in which we know they appear. magician’s nephewAlso the roles they are playing.
- Emma Mackey (Sex Education, Emily) as Queen Jadis
- David McKenna (Lord of the Flies) as Digory Kirke
- Beatrice Campbell as Polly Plummer
- Daniel Craig (James Bond, Knives Out) as Uncle Andrew
- Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, The Great Gatsby) as Mabel Kirke
- Tom Bonington (Endor, Maleficent) as Mr. Potts
It is worth notingDespite production wrapping, Netflix has not yet No cast has been officially confirmed for this adaptation, although it eventually accepted the project during Next on Netflix 2026.
New narnia additional cast
As first reported narniawebThe film has added a trio of additional stars to its roster. Each of these new additions has a proven track record on Netflix, having appeared in projects like enola holmes And Crown. They are listed below:
- susan wokoma (enola holmes) as TBA
- gerard monaco (3 physical problems) as TBA
- james murray (Crown) as TBA
Not to be outdone, we can also confirm that Samantha Spiro (The upcoming Ringo Starr biopic, one life) will provide the voice-over for one of the animated beavers in the film. Samuel Marshall-Blake (last train for christmas) is another name we’ve seen attached to the film’s working title, Ordinary Times.
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