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Ncuti Gatwa as Ken and Emma Mackey as Barbie in Barbie

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The latest casting news about the next “Narnia” film by Greta Gerwig just arrived: the role of the infamous White Witch will go to no less than the star of “sex education” Emma Mackey. Nor is it the first time that Mackey stars a Gerwig project; He also played Barbie physics in the success of 2023 of Gerwig “Barbie.”

The White Witch was played by Tilda Swinton in the 2005 film adaptation of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” Gerwig’s film, however, will be an adaptation of Narnia’s sixth book (very underestimated), “The Magician’s nephew.” The book shows the White Witch in a previous point of her life, and explains how she ended up in the position in which Pevensie’s children know her. We will have to wait and see.

According The Hollywood ReporterMackey was chosen in a tight competition. “While many actresses competed for the role, it was reduced to Mackey and the star of ‘The Substance’ Margaret Qualley,” according to The Outlet. Thr also pointed out: “Casting Rumors have revolved around the high profile project for months. Charli XCX was in a moment with tips for the role of the white witch, but that turned out to be premature.”

Most of the cast for the wizard’s nephew is still a mystery

Pevensie's children celebrate with Aslan in the chronicles of Narnia: the lion, the witch and the closet

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No one knows what to expect from the “The Chronicles of Narnia” version. We know for their adaptation of “small women” who knows how to make important changes in the structure of a classic story without angry at their fans; His decision to say that the story could not have been a confusing disaster, but ended up strengthening the greatest emotional blows of the source material. But his personal turn in “Narnia” will have the same success?

Some fans of the books became skeptical earlier this month when it was announced that Aslan’s role could go to Meryl Streep. Streep participation has not yet been confirmed, but the mere fact that Gerwig and his collaborators are looking at women for that role is a clear deviation from the source material. Aslan, intended in books as an allegory of Jesus Christ, has always presented himself as a man. In the previous cinematographic adaptations, Liam Neeson expressed it.

As for who will play the main duo of the book, Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer? There has been no news yet. Daniel Craig has been in conversations with Star in the film, possibly due to the role of the spooky uncle Andrew from Digory; However, like Streep participation, that is not official either. What we do know is that the film will receive a two -week theatrical release on Thanksgiving 2026 and will be released in Netflix at Christmas a few weeks later. That seems far away, but hey, if Narnia could wait more than 100 years for Christmas during the reign of the white witch, we should be able to wait another 19 months to discover what Gerwig is cooking.

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