“Barbie” only just hit theaters today, but Greta Gerwig already knows what’s next on her slate: a new film series based on “The Chronicles Of Narnia.” And EW reports that the filmmaker is “terrified” of the prospect, but in her mind, that’s a good thing.
“I haven’t even really started wrapping my arms around it, but I’m properly scared of it, which feels like a good place to start,” Gerwig said on the Total Film podcast. “I think when I’m scared, it’s always a good sign. Maybe when I stop being scared, it’ll be like, ‘Maybe I shouldn’t do that one.’ No, I’m terrified of it. It’s extraordinary. And it’s exciting.”
Adapting C.S. Lewis‘ seven-book series for Netflix may not be what many would expect for Gerwig to tackle as her next project. After all, this is the filmmaker behind “Ladybird” and “Little Women.” But Gerwig wants her filmography to span well beyond people’s expectations of her, just like “Barbie” already has. “I hope to make all different kinds of movies in the course of the time I get to make movies, which — it’s a long time, but it’s also limited,” she continued. “I want to do big things and small things and everywhere in between, and having another big canvas is exciting and also daunting.”
But when a big canvas too big for Gerwig? When the Total Film podcast hosts asked her if she’d ever consider doing an entry in the “James Bond” franchise, the director joked, “Oh my god. We’re going to just stick with some lions and some dolls for the moment.” But Gerwig won’t entirely write off the idea. “You never know. I really like [Bond producer] Barbara Broccoli, so.”
But before any potential Bond movies helmed by Gerwig, “The Chronicles Of Narnia” comes first. Netflix announced their plans to adapt the series in 2018. For those unfamiliar with Lewis’ novels, the series follows four British children during World War II who enter an imaginative alternate reality filled with magic, witches, mystical creatures, and more. But the novels have been adapted several times already, most recently by Disney with 2005’s “The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe,” 2008’s “Prince Caspian,” and 2010’s “The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader.” And now it’s Gerwig’s time to adapt the series, but don’t expect her to start serious development until after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are over.
In the meantime, however, there’s “Barbie,” which given its early reviews, looks like it will end up 2023’s movie of the summer. Let Gerwig bask in her giant pink success before she starts thinking about her next project, please.
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