Netflix’s ‘Narnia’ Begins Casting Search For Two Lead Child Actors
The upcoming Narnia film has reached a key milestone: casting is officially underway.
NarniaWeb has obtained a copy of the casting call for Greta Gerwig’s adaptation, confirming that the search for young actors has begun. Within the past week, UK children’s casting agencies and drama schools have received the notice, and some call-backs for roles are already taking place.
The production is looking for two children, a boy and a girl, to portray characters that are 10 or 11 years old. At this stage, the description does not specify any particular physical characteristics for the roles, such as height or hair color. Filming and rehearsals are scheduled to take place in the UK from June through Christmas 2025.
Another intriguing detail, not included on the initial casting call, is the reported use of the name ‘Frannie’ for one of the roles, though we believe this to be a codename.
Notably, the casting director for the film is Nina Gold, who previously worked on The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and has been nominated for a BAFTA this year in the ‘Best Casting’ category.
Many have speculated that The Magician’s Nephew could be the first story Gerwig adapts in her two-film deal with Netflix. According to C.S. Lewis’s timeline of Narnian history, Digory is 12 and Polly is 11 during the events of The Magician’s Nephew, which would align with the age range mentioned in the casting call.
However, Netflix has not officially announced which book will be adapted first.
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Oooh, maybe Magicians Nephew?
How do I register for casting?
I know it be a while before any Narnia movies come out but there is an anime drawer who have already drawn The Magician Nephew; The Lion,Witch, and Wardrobe; and the Horse and His Boy so far. Here is the link of their update (Note: It is mostly in Japanese)
https://twicomi.com/search/manga/%23%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E5%9B%BD%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E/page/1
I actually think this might be the magicians nephew but also the silver chair. like if you notice it the age of Eustace and Jill are in the age range of Greta’s casting and they have the same casting director who casted Eustace. but in the other hand I’ve heard somewhere that she is going to adapt the first books though i am quite unsure and i do not quite remember where i heard from it. I hope they do the silver chair though!
I’m going for the part and I really hope I get it