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'Barbie' Director Greta Gerwig Makes Bold Promises for 'Narnia' Movies, Netflix Exec Says Films Will Be 'Rooted in Faith'

TrĂ© Goins-Phillips : Feb 27, 2024  Faithwire.com

"I would say the two big books of my childhood were 'Little Women' and the 'Narnia' books. So I had that, you know, instant excitement, but instant terror that comes from trying to tackle something that has shaped me." -Greta Gerwig

[Faithwire.com] Greta Gerwig is trading in hot pink heels for a lion, a witch, and a wardrobe. (Screengrab image)

The director of the box-office hit "Barbie" said during a recent interview with Time her goal in creating new film adaptations of C.S. Lewis' "Narnia" for Netflix is to give viewers a "magical ... re-enchantment of the world."

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos described Gerwig, who is coming off a billion-dollar success in "Barbie," as an "incredible visionary," and went on to vow the coming "Narnia" films will be true to the source material.

"It won't be counter to how the audience may have imagined those worlds, but it will be bigger and bolder than they thought," he said, noting the movies will be "rooted in faith."

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