Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Movie Rose From Surprising Inspiration
If you expected director Greta Gerwig to go basic for her upcoming Narnia movie, think again. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia prequel book, is coming to theaters and Netflix next year, and in Gerwig’s first interview about it, she revealed her inspiration for the film came from a very unexpected place: British rock and roll. “I wanted it to be big and transporting.” And while the film is not a musical, everything about it was born out of the transformative, influential vibes that came from British rock of the 1960s and 1970s.
- ▪If you expected director Greta Gerwig to go basic for her upcoming Narnia movie, think again.
- ▪Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia prequel book, is coming to theaters and Netflix next year, and in Gerwig’s first interview about it, she revealed her inspiration for the film came from a very unexpected place: British rock and roll.
- ▪“I wanted it to be big and transporting.” And while the film is not a musical, everything about it was born out of the transformative, influential vibes that came from British rock of the 1960s and 1970s.
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If you expected director Greta Gerwig to go basic for her upcoming Narnia movie, think again. The Magician’s Nephew, an adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia prequel book, is coming to theaters and Netflix next year, and in Gerwig’s first interview about it, she revealed her inspiration for the film came from a very unexpected place: British rock and roll. “I wanted a rock opera,” Gerwig told Empire. “I wanted it to be big and transporting.” And while the film is not a musical, everything about it was born out of the transformative, influential vibes that came from British rock of the 1960s and 1970s. “David Bowie saved my life,” Gerwig said. “Paul McCartney saved my life. David Gilmour saved my life. Pete Townshend saved my life.
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