Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Meryl Streep Voices Female Aslan in Netflix's The Magician's Nephew

4/3/2025

44 9

Summary

Story summary

Meryl Streep is set to lend her iconic voice to Aslan the Great Lion in Greta Gerwig's innovative Netflix adaptation of C.S. Lewis's *The Magician's Nephew*. This fresh take reimagines Aslan as a female character, breaking traditional boundaries. With filming slated to start this year, Charli XCX and Daniel Craig may also join the star-studded cast.

1 of 1

Story summary

Meryl Streep is set to lend her iconic voice to Aslan the Great Lion in Greta Gerwig's innovative Netflix adaptation of C.S. Lewis's *The Magician's Nephew*. This fresh take reimagines Aslan as a female character, breaking traditional boundaries. With filming slated to start this year, Charli XCX and Daniel Craig may also join the star-studded cast.