Empire is reporting that Meryl has been confirmed as the voice of Aslan in Greta Gerwig's upcoming Netflix film Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. Up until this point, we weren't 100% sure exactly what role (if any) Meryl was playing in the movie. I had been under the strong impression, however, that any participation she had in this movie would be a voice role. Gerwig, from the Empire article:
“I wanted someone who was profound but not pretentious, who had gravitas but not morose self-seriousness. Someone who could communicate depth and pathos as well as joy and delight. I wanted someone who was older than 70, so there was a wisdom of experience, but who also had the capacity of fresh wonder, like a child. And also to be one of the greatest actors to ever do it. That list is not a long one.”
They also released a cover photo with a close-up of Aslan, the heterochromic eye color apparently a nod to David Bowie:
The movie is set for a theatrical release on February 12 of next year, with a release on Netflix on April 2.
Aslan is the spirit of Narnia. It s a lead role .As i see the lion on the Empire cover ,i feel Meryl s presence .Greta is actually genious...
ReplyDeleteThe discourse already is and will continue to be exceptionally painful to endure but we shouldn’t let it affect our experience of the film (and maybe a small press tour if we’re so lucky!)
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