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Netflix's Next Big Fantasy Franchise Is Achieving A Surprising Historic First

By next year, you might be trekking to theaters to catch a Netflix movie.

Inverse

Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptation announces unprecedented cinema rollout for Netflix release

‘Barbie’ filmmaker is taking on CS Lewis’s classic children’s fantasy in a new blockbuster film

The Independent UK

Greta Gerwig's Narnia project finally confirms cast, title and release date

Details of Greta Gerwig's long-awaited Narnia movie for Netflix have been confirmed.

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Fans Continue to Justify the New Harry Potter Series by Ignoring Why People Are Boycotting JK Rowling

When HBO released the teaser for their new Harry Potter series last week, it was inevitable that JK Rowling, the creator of the beloved series, would be a topic of conversation.

The Mary Sue

Netflix’s Next Fantasy Franchise May Be Making A Huge Change From The Books

An acclaimed director may be completely changing the premise of a beloved story.

Inverse

Shadowlands review: Hugh Bonneville is a perfect fit for C.S. Lewis

3/5 William Nicholson’s play about C.S. Lewis’s late-in-life romance is revived at the Aldwych with assured performances

Evening Standard

Shadowlands review: Sanitised production can’t capture the darker realities of mortality

3/5 Hugh Bonneville brings plenty of affable charm to his role as the ‘Narnia’ author CS Lewis, but it’s an unstintingly mild-mannered performance in a deeply joyless play

The Independent UK

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Shadowlands review – Hugh Bonneville charms in a weepie that’s as creaky as an old library

William Nicholson’s take on CS Lewis’s marriage to an American divorcee should have you in bits but it fails to feel as eviscerating as it should

The Guardian - UK

When the world prays the solitary and individual becomes communal and universal

Is prayer not that which unites different faith traditions and stretches across the vast expanse of history?

The Guardian - AU

Narnia! Dune! Charli xcx! The 2026 films Guardian writers are most excited about

From much-anticipated sequels to music mockumentaries to auteur returns, the next 12 months offers up a wide variety of intriguing new movies

The Guardian - US

Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run

The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination

The Guardian - US

From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers

Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show authors at their most vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Jill Freud obituary

Other lives: Actor and theatre producer whose company brought hundreds of plays to coastal Suffolk

The Guardian - UK

Jill Freud, Love Actually actor and inspiration for Lucy in Narnia books, dies aged 98

The actor ran her own theatre company and was described by her daughter Emma as ‘feisty, outrageous, kind, loving and mischievous’

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Evening Standard

Love Actually star Jill Freud dies aged 98 as daughter Emma shares her moving final words

Family pay tribute to the ‘feisty’ great-grandmother, who inspired character in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

The Independent UK

Tributes to actor Jill Freud after her death aged 98

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The Independent UK

Jill Freud death: Love Actually actor who inspired Narnia character dies, aged 98

Actor and theatre director lived with ‘Lion, the Witch and the Wardobe’ author CS Lewis after being evacuated during Blitz

Cinemablend

One Of My Favorite Andor Actors Will Be In Greta Gerwig’s Narnia Movie, And The Description Of Their Character Is Hilarious

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The Guardian - UK

Which food was first sold at Fortnum & Mason in 1886? The Saturday quiz

From Arcadia, Babylon Uprising and Unfairground to Dean Martin and Inspector Morse, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Independent UK

Narnia star says he’s ‘thrilled’ Greta Gerwig is rebooting film series for Netflix

Ben Barnes played Prince Caspian in the ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ films

The Guardian - UK

In search of the UK’s finest mountain view: walking in Northern Ireland’s Mournes

Exploring the magical landscape that inspired Narnia and stars as a location in Game of Thrones – just an hour outside of Belfast

Bored Panda

I Found And Compiled 27 Interesting Facts From Literature History

Authors are a special group of people, almost living in a world of their own, always on the hunt for inspiration. That being said, here are 28 highly interesting tidbits from the history of literature that I collected.

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Carey Mulligan in talks for key role in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie

Carey Mulligan is in negotiations to play the sick mother of Digory Kirke in Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' movie for Netflix.

The Independent UK

Carey Mulligan joins cast of Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptation

Daniel Craig, Charli XCX and Meryl Streep are rumoured to be joining the project

Inverse

Netflix’s Next Big Fantasy Franchise Just Added A Surprising Star

Introducing the Magician’s Nephew’s Mom.

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