Emma Mackey is white witch for the Narnia movie of Greta Gerwig

A significant casting for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia chronicles The film has been resolved: Emma Mackey It will portray Jadis Witch White, the main antagonist of the series.

for Hollywood ReporterThis marks a reunion between the director and Death in the Nile star after Mackey previously appeared in Barbe. There have been rumors rotating for months that Mackey, pop star Charli XCX, and SubstanceS ‘ Margaret Qualley were all in the race for the role, famously played by Tilda Swinton in Disney 2005 and its two sequels, 2008 Prince Caspian and 2010 Dawn Treader’s Journey.

Gerwig’s Narnia The film is reported to be based on The nephew of the wizard, The sixth book in the CS Lewis youth series. Walden Media aimed to continue the previous film series by adapting Nephew, But her contract with Lewis’s property later expired. Have been Many go In trying to adjust the remaining books, eventually resulting in Netflix Taking rights So can deal with that effort with new movies and shows, and later got Gerwig on board.

So far, the only other jump that seems to be on the cards for the new Narnia The movie is Meryl Streep as AslanThe lion who speaks allies with the pencils to fight against the witch. Other actors will be revealed over time before the eventual film edition – first In theaters, then in Netflix on a later date.

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