Greta Gerwig Breaks Near Two-Year Silence on Adapting ‘Narnia’ During Netflix Press Event

Greta Gerwig has made the first public comments on her upcoming Narnia film since May 2024 at a Netflix press event on Wednesday.

The ‘Next on Netflix’ event in Hollywood was hosted by Netflix film chairman Dan Lin and chief content officer Bela Bajaria, and introduced Netflix’s upcoming film and TV slate for the year ahead.

According to reporting by the Los Angeles Times, Narnia director Greta Gerwig also appeared via video message to talk about her film:

“It’s all very under wraps right now, but it’s something that I’m just so thrilled about because it was the book of my childhood. It was the book series that I loved, and I lived through, and I spent so much time imagining myself inside of Narnia … It’s been a joy and an honor to be the person who gets to imagine this universe.”

Greta Gerwig

Chief content officer Bela Bajaria also shared that, “I don’t think there is a bigger fan of that book series than Greta.”

Gerwig’s reverential praise for the book series echoes similar comments she made earlier in the production process, but perhaps stands in stark contrast to those made by other members of the senior producing team over the past year.

During Netflix’s presentation, Head of Film Dan Lin apparently described the film as a “Rock and roll” take, according to reporting from the event by Variety’s senior entertainment writer Matthew Donnelly. This echoes producer Amy Pascal’s earlier comment about Greta Gerwig’s adaptation being “all about rock and roll.”

Curious what else Greta Gerwig has said about Narnia? Here’s everything she’s said about her Netflix films so far!