The first trailer has been released for the Greta Gerwig-directed adaptation of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, "a modernized retelling of C.S. Lewis's first book in The Chronicles of Narnia," Deadline reported. The film hits theaters February 12 and Netflix on April 2.
The cast includes David McKenna as Digory Kirke, Beatrice Campbell (Polly Plummer), Emma Mackey (White Witch/Jadis), Daniel Craig (Andrew Ketterley), Meryl Streep (voice of Aslan), and Carey Mulligan (Mabel Kirke), along with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Denise Gough, and Susan Wokoma.
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew is produced by Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, Vincent Sieber-Smith, and Gerwig. Executive producers include Patricia Whitcher, Racheline Benveniste, Christine Crais, and Douglas Gresham and Melvin Adams for the C.S. Lewis Estate. Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt wrote an original score, and George Drakoulias serves as music supervisor.