Brief
Greta Gerwig unveils rock‑and‑roll Narnia trailer on Netflix
The trailer shows a musical take on C.S. Lewis' prequel, with Daniel Craig as Uncle Andrew and Emma Mackey as the White Witch.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Netflix released the first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s prequel, Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, on Oct. 13, 2026.
What happened
The 2‑minute preview presents young friends Polly and Digory (played by Beatrice Campbell and David McKenna) journeying through the creation of Narnia while Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” underscores the scene. The trailer also introduces Daniel Craig as Digory’s Uncle Andrew, Emma Mackey as the White Witch, and Meryl Streep providing the voice of Aslan.
What the reports add
According to the Bustle article, Gerwig said the film’s “universe built out of music” has long lived in her heart, and she highlighted that the prequel’s original early‑1900s timeline has been shifted to the 1950s, potentially moving future Narnia installments closer to modern times.
What was said
Gerwig told Netflix, “I was a child when I first read *The Magician’s Nephew*, and I fell in love with the gorgeously improbable but completely brilliant concept of a cosmic lion singing the world of Narnia to life.” She added, “Because of C. S. Lewis’s *The Chronicles of Narnia*, I believed in magic and hidden worlds and adventure.” The article notes Gerwig also said the band had never allowed the song to be used in a film before, a point she made during a Q&A at an IMAX sneak‑peek.
How it came about
Gerwig’s Narnia follows her recent success with Barbie. The film is slated for theatrical release on Feb. 12, 2027, with a Netflix streaming debut on Apr. 2, 2027.
Key facts
- Netflix released the first trailer for Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew on Oct. 13, 2026. (bustle.com)
- The trailer features Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” and shifts the story’s setting to the 1950s. (bustle.com)
- Daniel Craig, Emma Mackey, and Meryl Streep are cast as Uncle Andrew, the White Witch, and the voice of Aslan respectively. (bustle.com)
- The film will open in theaters on Feb. 12, 2027, and stream on Netflix on Apr. 2, 2027. (bustle.com)
Sources
- [1] bustle.com — originally reported as “Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Is Not Your Childhood ‘Narnia’”
