GoKawiilNetflix releases psychedelic first trailer for Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
Netflix has released a trailer for Greta Gerwig's adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Magician's Nephew, scored to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and featuring striking, psychedelic visuals. Gerwig has said the film draws inspiration from 1960s David Bowie but will not be a musical.
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The project marks a major creative gamble for Gerwig, who could have chosen any project following Barbie's nearly $1.5 billion box office haul, suggesting strong confidence in reviving a franchise whose film rights lapsed after earlier adaptations underperformed. The visual style teased in the trailer hints the film may depart sharply from the earlier 2000s Narnia movies' more traditional fantasy look.
- Netflix dropped the first trailer for Gerwig's The Magician's Nephew, set to "Stairway to Heaven"
- Gerwig cites 1960s David Bowie as a visual influence but says it won't be a musical
- The project revives Narnia on screen after the 2000s film franchise's rights lapsed in 2011
The Chronicles of Narnia Box Set — With Gerwig's trippy new adaptation coming to Netflix, now's the perfect time to revisit C.S. Lewis's original Magician's Nephew and the rest of the Narnia series. This complete box set lets you experience the full story before seeing how Gerwig reimagines it on screen.
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