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Director Greta Gerwig poses on the pink carpet for the world premiere of the film "Barbie" in Los Angeles July 9, 2023. In an interview with BBC Radio 4, Gerwig, the creator of 2023's award-winning film "Barbie," said Jan. 10, 2024, her next project is an adaptation of C.S. Lewis' beloved children's series "The Chronicles of Narnia" for Netflix. (OSV News photo/Mike Blake, Reuters)

Award-winning creator of ‘Barbie’ gears up to adapt beloved ‘Narnia’ series for Netflix

January 30, 2024
By OSV News
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Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

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Renowned filmmaker Greta Gerwig, fresh off the success of her record-breaking box office hit “Barbie,” is gearing up for her next major project — the adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved children’s series, “The Chronicles of Narnia,” for Netflix.

This is the book cover of “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis. Greta Gerwig, the creator of the award-winning film “Barbie,” said Jan. 10, 2024, her next project is an adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved children’s series “The Chronicles of Narnia” for Netflix. (OSV News illustration/Pauline Baynes)

Despite her recent accolades, including the Golden Globes’ inaugural Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award for “Barbie,” Gerwig admits to feeling a sense of “terror” at the prospect of bringing the cherished Narnia series to life.

In a recent interview with BBC Radio 4, Gerwig expressed her deep reverence for the Narnia series, a sentiment rooted in her childhood love for the books and admiration for C.S. Lewis as a writer and thinker.

“I’m slightly in the place of terror because I really do have such reverence for Narnia,” she said. “I loved Narnia so much as a child. As an adult, C.S. Lewis is a thinker and a writer. I’m intimidated by doing this. It’s something that feels like a worthy thing to be intimidated by.”

She also acknowledged the pressure of adapting such iconic British literature as an American director, comparing it to the challenges faced by Americans performing Shakespeare.

This isn’t Gerwig’s first foray into adapting beloved childhood literature. Her critically acclaimed adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” garnered six Academy Award nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay, showcasing her adeptness at bringing classic stories to the modern screen.

Scott Stuber, chairman of Netflix Film, praised Gerwig’s talent and her Christian background in a recent interview with Variety, which he believes will bring a unique perspective to the deeply Christian themes in Lewis’ work.

“(Gerwig) grew up in a Christian background,” Stuber said. “The C.S. Lewis books are very much based in Christianity. And so we just started talking about it. … When we had the opportunity (to license) those books or the (Roald Dahl Co.) we jumped at it, to have stories that people recognize and the ability to tell those stories. So, it was just a great opportunity, and I’m so thrilled that she’s working on it with us. And I’m just thrilled to be in business with her. And she’s just an incredible talent.”

With filming set to begin later this year, Gerwig’s adaptation of “The Chronicles of Narnia” is highly anticipated. Fans of the series and Gerwig’s work alike are eager to see how she will tackle the task of bringing the magical world of Narnia to life, balancing reverence for the original material with her own creative vision.

Listen to a Catholic Review radio program on “The Chronicles of Narnia”: soundcloud.com/catholicreview/jan-21-2024-cs-lewis-and-the-chronicles-of-narnia

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