Netflix's 'Narnia' film to start production in August 2024: Report
Netflix's highly anticipated adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia is scheduled to commence production in August 2024, reported What's On Netflix. The streaming giant first announced its collaboration with the CS Lewis Company for this project back in late 2018. However, since then, details about the project have been sparse, with only a few announcements providing insight into the future direction of the adaptation.
Greta Gerwig's association with Netflix
In late 2022, rumors began circulating that Netflix was considering involving Greta Gerwig in the film. This speculation later expanded to include two films. By 2023, Gerwig's participation in the Netflix projects was confirmed. During an interview with BBC Radio 4 in the UK, she expressed both excitement and apprehension about adapting such iconic books, stating "I'm slightly in the place of terror because I really do have such reverence for Narnia... I'm intimidated by doing this."
Details about the movie's shooting schedule
Scott Stuber, former head of film at Netflix, revealed in late 2023 that the company aimed to initiate production in 2024. Early reports from 2024 suggested that Gerwig would return to London for pre-production work, hinting at a potential filming start date in late 2024 or early 2025. Now, recent updates indicate a seven-month production schedule beginning in August 2024. Reports also suggest Shepperton Studios could be a possible filming location due to Netflix's recent expansion there.
Gerwig wants to 'do it correctly'
Gerwig had also told BBC Radio 4, "It's something that feels like a worthy thing to be intimidated by. I also have to say, as a non-British person, I feel a particular sense of wanting to do it correctly because, you know, it's like when Americans do Shakespeare, there's a slight feeling of reverence and as if maybe we should, you know, treat it with extra care." "It is not our countrymen."
About the source novel
For the unversed, the films will be based on the novel series The Chronicles of Narnia by British author C. S. Lewis. Counted among children's finest literature, it was originally published between 1950 and 1956.
