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See - Sada Elbalad
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Carey Mulligan Eyed to Star in Greta Gerwig's "Narnia"
Yara Sameh Carey Mulligan is in negotiations to star in Greta Gerwig's 'Chronicles of Narnia' adaptation at Netflix. If the deal closes, Mulligan will join the previously announced cast of Daniel Craig, Meryl Streep and Emma Mackey. In her much-anticipated 'Barbie' follow-up, Gerwig is writing and directing the fantasy adventure, which follows 'The Magician's Nephew' — the sixth novel in the series by author C.S. Lewis. The story serves as a prequel to 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' and centers on the creation of Narnia by Aslan the lion (voiced by Streep). Two children, Digory and Polly, are the first to discover the 'Wood between the Worlds' after an uncle (Craig) gives the two friends a magical ring. Mackey is playing the Jadis, also known as the White Witch, the antagonist of the series, while Mulligan is expected to portray Digory's ill mother. The film's young leads have yet to be cast. Netflix acquired rights to the 'Narnia' book series in 2018 and announced plans to develop new films and television shows around the fantastical world. The multi-year deal marked the first time that rights to all seven novels were held by the same company. Three prior films, 2005's 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,' 2008's 'Prince Caspian' and 2010's 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' were adapted at 20th Century and Disney. Gerwig's untitled 'Narnia' film is expected to open in Imax around Thanksgiving Day 2026. The movie will screen worldwide exclusively on the company's premium large format screens for two weeks in advance of its Netflix debut around Christmas. Mulligan has three Oscar nominations for her performances in Emerald Fennell's 'Promising Young Woman,' Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein biopic 'Maestro,' and the coming-of-age drama 'An Education.' read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Carey Mulligan in talks for key role in Greta Gerwig's Narnia movie
Carey Mulligan is in negotiations to join Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' movie. The 39-year-old actress is currently in talks to portray the ill mother of Digory Kirke, one of the two child protagonists in the fantasy tale, The Hollywood Reporter has said. If she signs on to the movie, Mulligan will be joining a star-studded cast for Netflix's 'Narnia' film, which could include Meryl Streep as lion Aslan the Great, Daniel Craig as Digory's uncle and Emma Mackey as Jadis the White Witch. Although Craig has been attached to the role of Digory's uncle, The Hollywood Reporter has said conversations are at a 'super early' stage, and the former 'James Bond' actor has not officially signed on yet. Meanwhile, Mackey reportedly bested Charli xcx and Margaret Qualley for the role of the White Witch, both of whom had also been in contention for the part. While 'Narnia' has attracted plenty of A-list talent, Netflix are currently searching for young actors to portray Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer. The 'Narnia' movie will reportedly be an adaptation of author C.S. Lewis' 1955 novel 'The Magician's Nephew', which follows two children who stumble into strange worlds through magical rings and witness the creation of Narnia. Along the way, they awaken an evil queen and must grapple with choices that shape entire realms. As well as directing the movie, Gerwig, 41, is also set to write the screenplay. Meanwhile, Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal and Vincent Sieber are to produce the picture. In 2018, Netflix announced it would be making a new movie adaptation of Lewis' fantasy series of the same name, and signed Gerwig to direct the project two years later. While updates on the 'Narnia' flick have been slow since then, it was recently reported that Gerwig had successfully convinced Netflix to give her film an extended run on IMAX screens globally on Thanksgiving Day 2026 (26.11.26) ahead of its release to Netflix on Christmas Day (25.12.26). As well as an adaptation of 'The Magician's Nephew', Gerwig is also set to write and direct another project based on the fantasy series. In a profile in The New Yorker, the 'Barbie' filmmaker said: 'It would have to be something that has some strange hook in me, that feels like it goes to the marrow.' After it was confirmed Gerwig would be helming 'Narnia', the director said she had a reverence for the series, and wanted to treat Lewis' work with care. Speaking on BBC Radio 4, she said: 'I'm slightly in the place of terror because I really do have such reverence for 'Narnia'. 'I loved 'Narnia' so much as a child, [and] as an adult, C.S. Lewis as a thinker and a writer. I'm intimidated by doing this. It's something that feels like a worthy thing to be intimidated by. 'As a non-British person, I feel a particular sense of wanting to do it correctly … it's like when Americans do Shakespeare, there's a slight feeling of reverence and as if maybe we should treat it with extra care. It is not our countryman.'
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Carey Mulligan joins cast of Greta Gerwig's Narnia adaptation
Carey Mulligan is reportedly in talks to join the cast of Narnia, Greta Gerwig's forthcoming adaptation of CS Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia fantasy novel series. The first instalment of the Oscar-nominated director's two-part film series will be released for a two-week run in Imax theatres worldwide next November, before moving to Netflix on Christmas Day, 2026. Gerwig's film will be based on the sixth novel in Lewis' series, The Magician's Nephew, which is a prequel to the series and features the creation of Narnia by Aslan the lion, one thousand years before the events that take place in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The Magician's Nephew follows two children, Digory and Polly, who are subject to the White Witch's fury after their uncle dabbles with magic. In huge casting news for Gerwig's first directorial project since 2023's record-breaking Barbie, Mulligan will play Digory's critically ill mother, per The Hollywood Reporter. Mulligan, considered by many the leading English star of her generation, has been nominated for the Best Actress Oscar three times for her performances in Bradley Cooper's Maestro (2023), Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman (2020) and Lone Scherfig's An Education (2009). Casting rumours have been flying about Narnia, with Meryl Streep reportedly in talks to voice Aslan. There's also been speculation that Daniel Craig will play the children's uncle and Barbie and Sex Education star Emma Mackey is set to play Jadis, the White Witch, following rumours that pop star Charli XCX was previously under consideration for the role. The Independent has contacted Netflix for comment. Published between 1950 to 1956, Lewis' bestselling book series chronicles the adventures of various children who are transported into the fictional world of Narnia. Three of the seven titles have been adapted for the big screen, including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Prince Caspian (2008) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010). Gerwig became attached to the new project in 2020, the same year her critically acclaimed Little Women adaptation was nominated for several Oscars. Before that, her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird (2017), also earned numerous Oscar nods. She has since continued to blaze trails in the film industry. In 2023, her Barbie comedy, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, raked in over $1bn at the box office, making her the highest-grossing female director of all time.
Miami Herald
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Florida on verge of walking back later start to school days for middle and high schools
Mandatory later start times for Florida's middle and high schools appear on their way out before they ever took effect. Acknowledging the problems the 2023 law posed for many school districts, the Florida House on Tuesday unanimously agreed to give districts more local control over their bell schedules. The action came a month after the Senate voted unanimously for the change, meaning all that's left is for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign off. The changes codified in SB 296 would allow school districts to avoid the requirement that middle schools begin no earlier than 8 a.m., and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m., by studying the potential effects and submitting a report to the state detailing why the shift would not work for them. House sponsor Rep. Anne Gerwig, R-Wellington, said the idea behind the original legislation, which gave districts three years to prepare, was well intentioned and backed by solid research on the sleep patterns of adolescents and teens. While some districts were able to comply, Gerwig said, several others — mostly small rural and large urban ones — confronted circumstances that made it difficult to do so. Pinellas County officials, for instance, said altering their schedules could cost close to $3 million and require dozens of additional bus drivers. Pasco County schools had similar logistic concerns. Gerwig noted the new requirement would still have districts explore the possibility of changing their schedules, but give them leeway if the consequences prove too daunting. Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, D-Orlando, said she supported the measure, just as she opposed the initial version for some of the same reasons the reversal became necessary. 'I would hope this would be a lesson to this body,' Bracy Davis said. 'When this bill came, so many of us yelled to the rooftops about the unintended consequences. ... Unfortunately it fell on deaf ears. So here we are repealing the bill.' To which Gerwig responded, 'A lot of times we don't really realize everything that could happen.' Danielle Thomas, a lobbyist for the Florida School Boards Association, said the bill's passage was 'exactly what was needed' for districts, noting they would only have to submit a report to the state, and that it would not need approval. Even before the House vote, local officials said they welcomed the opportunity to study start times with the flexibility to act as best meets their needs. 'We'll be doing all the things that we need to do, that the law requires,' said Betsy Kuhn, Pasco deputy superintendent. Whatever bell times are approved, Kuhn added, 'you don't make everyone happy unless everybody starts at 8:30 a.m.' Pinellas school board member Lisa Cane said she has heard many students argue against changes that would interfere with after school activities and jobs. She stressed that dealing with traffic in the densely populated county will be a top concern alongside community wishes. The Hillsborough County school district implemented later middle and high school start times before the Legislature mandate was adopted.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Florida lawmakers reverse law to require later school start times
Mandatory later start times for Florida's middle and high schools appear on their way out before they ever took effect. Acknowledging the problems the 2023 law posed for many school districts, the Florida House on Tuesday unanimously agreed to give districts more local control over their bell schedules. The action came a month after the Senate voted unanimously for the change, meaning all that's left is for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign off. The changes codified in SB 296 would allow school districts to avoid the requirement that middle schools begin no earlier than 8 a.m., and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m., by studying the potential effects and submitting a report to the state detailing why the shift would not work for them. House sponsor Rep. Anne Gerwig, R-Wellington, said the idea behind the original legislation, which gave districts three years to prepare, was well intentioned and backed by solid research on the sleep patterns of adolescents and teens. While some districts were able to comply, Gerwig said, several others — mostly small rural and large urban ones — confronted circumstances that made it difficult to do so. Pinellas County officials, for instance, said altering their schedules could cost close to $3 million and require dozens of additional bus drivers. Pasco County schools had similar logistic concerns. Gerwig noted the new requirement would still have districts explore the possibility of changing their schedules, but give them leeway if the consequences prove too daunting. Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, D-Orlando, said she supported the measure, just as she opposed the initial version for some of the same reasons the reversal became necessary. 'I would hope this would be a lesson to this body,' Bracy Davis said. 'When this bill came, so many of us yelled to the rooftops about the unintended consequences. ... Unfortunately it fell on deaf ears. So here we are repealing the bill.' To which Gerwig responded, 'A lot of times we don't really realize everything that could happen.' Danielle Thomas, a lobbyist for the Florida School Boards Association, said the bill's passage was 'exactly what was needed' for districts, noting they would only have to submit a report to the state, and that it would not need approval. Even before the House vote, local officials said they welcomed the opportunity to study start times with the flexibility to act as best meets their needs. 'We'll be doing all the things that we need to do, that the law requires,' said Betsy Kuhn, Pasco deputy superintendent. Whatever bell times are approved, Kuhn added, 'you don't make everyone happy unless everybody starts at 8:30 a.m.' Pinellas school board member Lisa Cane said she has heard many students argue against changes that would interfere with after school activities and jobs. She stressed that dealing with traffic in the densely populated county will be a top concern alongside community wishes. The Hillsborough County school district implemented later middle and high school start times before the Legislature mandate was adopted.
