Greta Gerwig Had a Good Reason to Cast Meryl Streep as Aslan

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By Kathleen WalshSep 17, 2026, 9:06 pm43 pts
Greta Gerwig cast Meryl Streep to play Aslan — the talking, Christ-like lion in the Chronicles of Narnia books — in her upcoming adaptation of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew. This makes perfect sense, especially when Gerwig explained the thought behind her choice. More »

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