Narnia Composer Got “Slap on the Wrist” After Talking About Greta Gerwig’s Movie
Netflix continues to keep its cards close to its chest when it comes to Greta Gerwig’s upcoming adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew. So much so that composer Mark Ronson told BBC Radio 4 he recently received a “slap on the wrist” for even talking about it.
I am unfortunately not allowed to talk about [Narnia]. Sorry, I’m not being coy. I’ve just got a slap on the wrist.”
Ronson shared something similar with a NarniaWeb reader, Francesco, at a recent book signing in London.
I’m not allowed to talk about that… honestly, I wish I could… I’ve been a [Narnia] fan since I was four years old… those were my favorite books as a kid, I had the whole set.”
Beyond those remarks, Ronson hasn’t revealed much about the project since first hinting at his involvement to Today in September. In a more recent interview, he talked about visiting Hans Zimmer’s studio and experimenting with “old vintage synthesizers”. He also indicated that he’d be reuniting with Barbie co-composer Andrew Wyatt for the Narnia score.
Meanwhile, the second half of filming continues at Cardington Studios in England — one of the world’s tallest soundstages — and we’re told production is expected to run up to Christmas.
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Only 12 months away to the movie’s release so hopefully it won’t be that long before the creatives can share a bit of their process!
Despite all the strange things we’ve been hearing about this project, I am really excited. I actually don’t expect much from the movie itself, (I’m not expecting it to be great) but I am just so curious in how Gerwig’s vision will culminate into the final product.
I wish we could hear a bit more about what is happening from Netflix/moviemakers. Keeping everything under wraps creates an air of mystery, but it is rather frustrating! 🙁
There should be a poll about whether people predict Netflix will make an announcement on Thanksgiving, exactly a year ahead of its theatrical release. ( I don’t predict they will).
Well at least this confirms that the silence is a deliberate policy, not just apathy or failure to communicate.
I don’t predict they will make an announcement on Thanksgiving, as Alex brings up. It’s not super common knowledge that it’s opening on Thanksgiving next year. (Narniawebbers know it, but that’s because we’re nerds.)
I don’t know what he would’ve gotten a slap on the wrist for? Saying that he liked the books?
@Jonathan I think the producers are well aware of any rumors and Narnia websites and all the creatives signed NDAs that seem to be far more strictly enforced, so when someone confirms any rumors, like “yes, I am involved “ , even that might be pushing one’s luck . To be fair, as long as the privacy allows the young performers to give their best work and return to a somewhat normal life after filming each day, I’m ok with it.
NETFLIX PLEASE SAY SOMETHING. It’s so frustratingit doesn’t cost anything to confirm the cast and id Meryl Streep will voice Aslan or not
Yes, I also see the need to protect child actors (and all workers!).
They need to be given privacy and respect.
I guess it’s true. As soon as the public knows someone is on the crew, it can cause speculation or controversy due to their past body of work.
However it seems there has been a dozen different department heads who’ve informed the public of their involvement by updating their website or telling a podcast
They’ve been pretty good at keeping the sound stages phone- free! We only saw a few photos from on set staff, during the first few weeks .
I think it’s clear that they know that the fans will hate this film so they are trying to keep it under wraps until release day in hopes it will somehow find an audience with someone else when it comes out. Which clearly won’t work. No news at all is really not a good idea. I mean, Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 is coming out in one month and Blumhouse has done such poor marketing that even some of the game fans weren’t aware that there was a sequel. Yikes. With one year to go, yelling at the cast and crew just for simply mentioning being a part of production is not only a bad move, but a strange one too and something I’ve never seen before. Why on earth would they not want anyone to talk about this production at all????? Like, seriously, that’s weird. That’s really weird. If no one talks about it, how do they expect anyone to care about it upon release? If this thing bombs at the box office, they will have no one but themselves to blame.
The suspense is on a whole other level with this production. I’m at least glad we got Narniaweb to catch these little slip-ups when people mention Narnia!
Poor Mark. I hope behind all these silent creatives are people who love the source material. Sounds like he would fit that, given his brief quote.
My peak excitement for this project came end of 2023 and early 2024 when Gerwig was doing press/awards for Barbie. She gave such beautiful quotes about Lewis and Narnia that I couldn’t help but feel hopeful about them.
“To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.”