Meryl Streep can live Aslan in a new Netflix movie, points out website

Since the confirmation of the production of a new film inspired by the author’s “The Chronicles of Narnia” books CS LewisThe cast of the cast has been extremely awaited by fans around the world.

Directed by Greta Gerwig (Barbie) and produced by Netflix, the feature has already had a series of rumors pointing out possible names to live the classic characters. This Tuesday, 1, NexuspointNews (via omelet) revealed a new name that was being quoted for production: Meryl Streep (The devil wears a Prada).

According to the portal, Meryl He would be in negotiations to live the powerful Lion Aslan, a character who, in the three Disney adaptations of the 2000s, was voiced by the actor Liam Neeson. In the work, Aslan is responsible for creating the world of Narnia, being an analogous figure Jesus Christ in the Holy Bible.

Remember that a few weeks ago, the Deadline portal also revealed another possible name that may be in adaptation: the singer Charli XCXthat would be quoted to live the villain Jadis, the White Witch. To date, official confirmation has not yet been done.

More about ‘Narnia’s Chronicles’ of Netflix

With the beginning of the recordings scheduled to take place in July, for now, Netflix has not yet confirmed the cast that will be in production, so which of the seven books in the franchise of “The Chronicles of Narnia” will be the first to receive an adaptation.

Rumors point out that the first work to be adapted will be “The Wizard’s nephew” (1955), a book that, despite being the penultimate to be released, serves as a prequel for the events of the first book in the series, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (1950). The information, however, has not yet been confirmed.

Already the long -awaited debut of the new adaptation of “The Chronicles of Narnia” has two expected dates: in theaters on November 26, 2026, on the Thanksgiving, and December 25 of the same year on Netflix.