Emma Mackey will journey from Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” world to the land of “Narnia,” reteaming with the director for her adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ beloved fantasy series for Netflix.
Mackey has landed the coveted role of the White Witch, the primary antagonist who was played by Tilda Swinton beginning with 2005’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Mackey will join Meryl Streep, who is in talks to play Aslan, the talking lion who serves as Narnia’s guardian and guide for the human children who enter its world.
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Gerwig wrote the script and is directing the film,
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