Narnia has always been that mythical address where wardrobes are teleporters and talking lions casually debate moral philosophy. Now, Greta Gerwig has the keys to the snowy kingdom, and Netflix’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew is footing the bill. But in the era of streaming wars, IP nostalgia, and set leaks moving faster than plot twists, one question is quietly roaring in the background: whose faces will be the next to step through the wardrobe?

While nostalgia merchants debate if Greta Gerwig’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew will heal childhoods or haunt them, whispers from the set hint that the wardrobe’s next visitors might already be in motion.

The answer is yes, courtesy of X account UnBoxPHD catching the action in crisp set photos from Greta Gerwig’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew: David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell have been spotted on location. McKenna, with BBC’s Lord of the Flies under his belt, could probably survive any wardrobe-based apocalypse, while Campbell brings the weight of The Stolen Girl to the mix. Netflix is mum, but speculation is louder than Aslan’s roar in surround sound.

Set snaps show David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell stepping into roles that are basically the OG Narnia prequel blueprint: Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer. Think early 1900s chaos, enchanted rings, and moral dilemmas dressed in vintage wool. Casting calls for these roles went out earlier this year, and apparently, so did the invites to London’s weather gods, because every single leaked photo is wearing that damp, we-film-outdoors-in-England aesthetic.

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While the young leads battle fictional sorcerers in damp wool, the grown-up cast is quietly assembling into a lineup so star-studded it could outshine Cair Paravel on coronation day.

Emma Mackey as The White Witch, Daniel Craig as Uncle Andrew, Carey Mulligan circling a role, and Meryl Streep reportedly in talks to voice Aslan, because if anyone can sound like a lion while winning an Oscar, it is her. Netflix has not confirmed, but with this roster, even the wardrobe is probably represented by a BAFTA nominee. Filming runs across the UK, with Shepperton Studios as home base, because magic needs a parking spot.

Release is set for late 2026, with Greta Gerwig reportedly securing IMAX screenings before the streaming drop, a privilege rarer than centaurs in Primark. Recent examples? Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery got a blink-and-you-miss-it theatrical run, but Gerwig seems determined to give audiences the collective gasp-in-the-dark treatment before the binge-at-home era kicks in. In other words, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew is stepping into the modern arena with both sword and popcorn bucket in hand.

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