Carey Mulligan Eyed to Star in Greta Gerwig’s "Narnia"

Carey Mulligan is in negotiations to star in Greta Gerwig‘s “Chronicles of Narnia” adaptation at Netflix.

If the deal closes, Mulligan will join the previously announced cast of Daniel Craig, Meryl Streep and Emma Mackey.

In her much-anticipated “Barbie” follow-up, Gerwig is writing and directing the fantasy adventure, which follows “The Magician’s Nephew” — the sixth novel in the series by author C.S. Lewis. 

The story serves as a prequel to “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and centers on the creation of Narnia by Aslan the lion (voiced by Streep). Two children, Digory and Polly, are the first to discover the “Wood between the Worlds” after an uncle (Craig) gives the two friends a magical ring. 

Mackey is playing the Jadis, also known as the White Witch, the antagonist of the series, while Mulligan is expected to portray Digory’s ill mother. 

The film’s young leads have yet to be cast.

Netflix acquired rights to the “Narnia” book series in 2018 and announced plans to develop new films and television shows around the fantastical world. 

The multi-year deal marked the first time that rights to all seven novels were held by the same company. Three prior films, 2005’s “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” 2008’s “Prince Caspian” and 2010’s “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” were adapted at 20th Century and Disney.

Gerwig’s untitled “Narnia” film is expected to open in Imax around Thanksgiving Day 2026. 

The movie will screen worldwide exclusively on the company’s premium large format screens for two weeks in advance of its Netflix debut around Christmas.

Mulligan has three Oscar nominations for her performances in Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman,” Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro,” and the coming-of-age drama “An Education.”