The Bafta Emma Mackey winner (Sex education) is ready to play the white witch in Netflix Narnia Film by filmmaker Greta Gerwig, sources have confirmed on the deadline.
Netflix refused to comment. MacKey joins a casting that will also include Daniel Craig, as a Digory Kirke, and Meryl Streep like Lion Aslan the Great.
The film would adapt The Magician’s nephewThe sixth novel of Narnia Author’s series CS Lewis, which tells Narnia’s original story. The story focuses on Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer, who discover the magical world of Narnia through the magic of Digory’s uncle. Production should take place next year.
Netflix revealed in 2018 that he would develop new series projects and films based on Lewis’ beloved The Chronicles of Narnia Series, bringing Gerwig on board to write and make the first film in 2020. As indicated above, the film will obtain an exclusive two -week race for Thanksgiving 2026 before its beginnings on the streamer.
Previously collaborating with Gerwig on his Warner Bros phenomenon BarbieMacKey is best known for its role as Maeve Wiley on the successful series of Netflix Sex education. The other film credits include Emilyin which she played the author Emily Brontë and Kenneth Branagh Death on the Nile. To come, she will be seen playing the title role in James L. Brooks’ Ella McCayWith also the new unit film by JJ Abrams and Julia Ducournau Alpha.
THR was the first to the news of MacKey Narnia foundry.
