‘Narnia: The Magician's Nephew’
Dir. Greta Gerwig
Key FactsGreta Gerwig’s Narnia Trailer Centers Creation
Oct 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: indiewire.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: indiewire.com
- Gerwig presented the trailer and several behind-the-scenes features in New York City before the trailer’s online release.
- She said she successfully fought for a theatrical release because she creates visual stories for the biggest screen possible.
- Gerwig said she approached Robert Plant and Jimmy Page to use Led Zeppelin’s seldom-licensed Stairway to Heaven in the trailer.
- Polly Plummer and Digory Kirke discover that Digory’s uncle may have devised a way between infinite worlds.
The Magician’s Nephew puts all that towards creating things, growing things, and helping things (like a horse named Fledge) take flight.— Greta Gerwig, as quoted by IndieWire in coverage of the film trailer launch
The first trailer for Greta Gerwig's ‘NARNIA’ has been released.
In theaters on February 12, 2027.

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