Greta Gerwig Confirms Meryl Streep to Voice Aslan in Narnia Adaptation
The director reuniting with the actress from Little Women says she sought a performer who was profound but not pretentious for the role of the mythical lion.
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First reported by The A.V. Club, 1h 19m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 17 Sept 2026. The A.V. Club published first, on 17 September at 17:16 UTC; Variety followed 1h 20m later. The most recent article, from Deadline, appeared on 17 September at 22:41 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The A.V. Club, Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The A.V. ClubGreta Gerwig on why she hired Meryl "one of the greatest actors to ever do it" Streep as Aslan
- VarietyGreta Gerwig Says ‘Narnia’ Is Inspired by David Bowie, Confirms Meryl Streep Is Voicing Aslan: ‘I Wanted Someone Profound but Not Pretentious’
- DeadlineGreta Gerwig On Why She Chose Meryl Streep To Voice Aslan In ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’
Sources
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- Greta Gerwig Says ‘Narnia’ Is Inspired by David Bowie, Confirms Meryl Streep Is Voicing Aslan: ‘I Wanted Someone Profound but Not Pretentious’ Variety ·
- Greta Gerwig On Why She Chose Meryl Streep To Voice Aslan In ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ Deadline
- Greta Gerwig on why she hired Meryl "one of the greatest actors to ever do it" Streep as Aslan The A.V. Club
In this story
- Greta Gerwig
- Meryl Streep
- Aslan
- C.S. Lewis