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Greta Gerwig Unveils 'The Magician's Nephew' Trailer
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In Short: Greta Gerwig unveiled the first trailer for 'The Magician's Nephew' at a New York City event, featuring a nod to 'Stairway to Heaven' and showcasing practical sets and VFX.
At a New York City event, Greta Gerwig unveiled the first trailer for 'The Magician's Nephew,' a film adaptation of C.S. Lewis's book, alongside Stephen Colbert.
The trailer, which opens with Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven,' was shown at a sneak preview event in New York City, where Gerwig and Colbert were in attendance.
Gerwig emphasized the importance of practical sets and VFX, noting that the film features both large-scale sets and dizzying visual effects.
The sneak preview also included behind-the-scenes featurettes, showcasing the impressive practical sets in London, including recreations of historical bombed-out remnants of the city from the 1940s and fantastical sets of magical realms.
Gerwig shared that she was inspired by Lewis's work, particularly the lines that 'gave me goosebumps,' as part of her creative process.
The film, directed and written by Gerwig, stars Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Ciarán Hinds, Daniel Craig, and Meryl Streep.
Gerwig noted that the film is a spiritual journey, emphasizing the connection between faith and film.
The trailer itself was designed to stir excitement, both for fans of the books and newcomers.
Gerwig wrote the first draft of 'The Magician's Nephew' between 2020 and 2021, refining it even as she worked on 'Barbie.'
The film is set for a theatrical debut in 2027, followed by an exclusive streaming release on Netflix.
Gerwig recalled making a beeline for Ted Sarandos, Netflix's co-CEO, to express her enthusiasm for the project.
The film is described as a fantasy rock-opera, with a mix of large-scale sets and VFX.
What this adds
The event featured a mix of behind-the-scenes footage and the trailer, emphasizing the practical sets and VFX.
Gerwig's creative process involved reading and rereading Lewis's work, particularly focusing on lines that inspired her.
The trailer's opening with 'Stairway to Heaven' is a bold choice, given the song's iconic status and licensing cost.
Gerwig's approach to the film is to use practical sets and VFX in a different way than typical fantasy epics, emphasizing a more community-focused and spiritual journey.
What's confirmed
- “I only know how to write for the big screen,” she said.
What's still developing
- It opens with the first slow chords of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven,” and a well-carved wardrobe featuring an apple tree, a nod of course, to the book and 2005 movie adaptation The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe that most people might remember.
- “Film and faith have always gone hand in hand [for me],” she said.
- They were stories that stuck with Greta Gerwig since childhood when her parents first read them to her, and as she shared with an audience at an event for the trailer preview, she read them many times over since.
- Gerwig said ate many Turkish Delights and read and reread C.S.
- It looks big canvas for a Netflix movie and boasts, “only in theaters.” Right off the bat, we hear Stairway to Heaven, a track that had to cost them about $1 million.
- Narnia: The Magician's Nephew is coming to theaters next year, and we finally have our first look at the beginnings of C.S.
- It's certainly special enough to attract Greta Gerwig, the director of 2023's box-office blockbuster Barbie, and for the famously big-screen-averse Netflix to give it a robust theatrical release, a first for the streamer.
- And you can check out the trailer below; Greta really wasn't kidding when she called this a fantasy rock-opera, was she?
- There’s a mix of large-scale sets and dizzying VFX that we’ve all become quite accustomed to from big fantasy epics, but Gerwig said she was excited to put them toward a very different sort of use.
- And Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko was among the clutch of film critics and reporters who were granted a sneak peek of Barbie director Greta Gerwig’s latest in IMAX at AMC Lincoln Center in New York on Tuesday morning.
- Initial thoughts are that it mentions looking for other worlds and magic, which is something that is somewhat cliche with the many children’s movies that have trailers like this.
- At a Manhattan premiere for the trailer Tuesday morning, Gerwig told interviewer Stephen Colbert that it helped that Plant and Page are fans of C.S.