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Emma Mackey to play White Witch in Greta Gerwig's Narnia film

Emma Mackey has been offered the role of the White Witch the upcoming 'Chronicles of Narnia' film, reuniting her with 'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig.

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“This Is Nothing Short Of Insane”: Gender Swap Rumors Spark Massive Outrage Over ‘Narnia’ Reboot

Greta Gerwig's upcoming Narnia movies under fire over gender swapping Aslan.

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Netflix’s Next Fantasy Franchise Could Make A Divisive Change To An Iconic Character

God is a woman in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia.

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Netflix's Next Big Fantasy Franchise Just Achieved A Historic First

The streamer seems to have finally cast a never-before-seen Narnia character for its risky new project.

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Daniel Craig in line for role in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia film for Netflix

Gerwig is expected to begin filming The Magician’s Nephew, the origin story of CS Lewis’s classic fantasy novels, with the actor reported to have a major role

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Daniel Craig 'offered role in Chronicles of Narnia'

'James Bond' icon Daniel Craig is has reportedly been handed an offer for Greta Gerwig's new Netflix film.

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What links Pablo Picasso, William Bligh and CS Lewis? The Saturday Quiz

From rambling rhetoric and ‘the weave’ to the proverbially feeble, test your knowledge with the Saturday Quiz

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Queen praises ‘writers of future’ as she presents prizes for BBC competition

Camilla met each winner during the 500 Words awards ceremony, which was filmed for a special episode of the BBC’s The One Show.

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More On Unpublished Opinions And En Banc Stratagems In The Fifth Circuit

For nearly four years, there was a never-ending drumbeat about how the Fifth Circuit was an existential threat to the… The post More On Unpublished Opinions And En Banc Stratagems In The Fifth Circuit appeared first on Reason.com.

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15 Years Later, Netflix Is Restarting An Epic Fantasy Franchise With A Forgotten Prequel

Greta Gerwig's next project is starting off with a smart but risky move.

Inverse

Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptation lands historic deal ahead of Netflix release

Director’s forthcoming adaptation of C.S. Lewis book series will be released in 2026

The Independent UK

Netflix is Doing a Total Reboot of an Underrated Fantasy Franchise

Greta Gerwig is starting with the prequel for her upcoming movie series, at least according to Jason Isaacs.

Inverse

People everywhere are head down, lost in the oblivion of infinite scroll. Just stop and let the moment breathe

The pull of our feeds reduces our capacity to be present. Practising relaxed attentiveness – or prayer – can bring us back to what really matters

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Lost GK Chesterton essay about detective stories published for first time

Unpublished essay linked to author’s membership of ‘secret society of mystery writers’ to be printed in Strand Magazine

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Queensland island that inspired scenes in Chronicles of Narnia film sold for $5.6m

Little Green Island was owned by film producer and actor Douglas Gresham, who is the stepson of Narnia author CS Lewis

Evening Standard

The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading by Sam Leith review: fair-minded and terrific

A book about children’s books is, of course, one for the grown-ups, but it is a subject that holds us long after we’ve joined the readers-aloud rather than the read-to classes. CS Lewis, who was perceptive about the allure of children’s books (he would be, wouldn’t he), observed that he…

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‘You need to think of history like a sausage’: Rodney Hall devours one momentous year in his new novel

At 88, the two-time winner of the Miles Franklin award has captured the grand geopolitical tangle of 1954 in his ambitious 14th novel, Vortex

The Guardian - UK

In brief: CS Lewis’s Oxford; True Love; Loosely Based on a Made-Up Story – review

A fascinating study of CS Lewis’s years in his adopted city; an excellent gritty romance by Paddy Crewe; and James Blunt enters the music memoir hall of fame

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Wild ting: why a chattel house now sits on a manicured Scottish lawn

Two years in the making, and drawing on themes of healing, the slave trade and even Vikings, the latest show by Alberta Whittle, who represented Scotland at Venice, has taken over a grand mansion on a holiday isle

The Guardian - UK

Freud’s Last Session review – what-if meeting of minds with Anthony Hopkins as the master analyst

Hopkins’ Sigmund Freud locks horns with Matthew Goode’s CS Lewis in an imaginary encounter that is watchable but not terribly profound

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CS Lewis should have tried self-reflection

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‘Loud-mouthed bully’: CS Lewis satirised Oxford peer in secret poems

Exclusive: Chronicles of Narnia author detested HC Wyld so intensely he wrote mocking verse in a copy of his own book

Evening Standard

Best books about British history to read in 2024

From ancient Londinium to the complex legacy of Imperialism, read of what lies beneath the surface of our modern existence

TechRadar

7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (April 19)

From returning sci-fi franchises to star-studded true crime dramas, there’s plenty to watch this weekend.

The Guardian - UK

‘This idle prig’: the truth about CS Lewis and John Betjeman’s long-lasting feud

At Oxford, Lewis complained repeatedly in his diary about his student Betjeman’s attitude to work. A newly discovered letter throws light on their mutual antipathy

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