Carey Mulligan Joins Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’
Carey Mulligan is in talks to star in Greta Gerwig‘s “Chronicles of Narnia” adaptation at Netflix.
If the deal closes, Mulligan will join the previously announced cast of Daniel Craig, Meryl Streep and Emma Mackey. Otherwise, the project is still in the midst of the casting process according to The Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news of Mulligan’s hiring.
In her “Barbie” follow-up, Gerwig is writing and directing the fantasy adventure, which reportedly follows “The Magician’s Nephew” — sixth novel in the series by author C.S. Lewis. The story serves as a prequel to “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and centers on the creation of Narnia by Aslan the lion (voiced by Streep). Two children, Digory and Polly, are the first to discover the “Wood between the Worlds” after an uncle (Craig) gives the two friends a magical ring. Mackey is playing the White Witch, the antagonist of the series, while Mulligan is expected to portray Digory’s ill mother.
More to come…
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