Belfast actors David Mckenna and Ciarán Hinds star in Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

Belfast actors David McKenna and Ciarán Hinds will star in Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. The movie will be released globally in cinemas on February 12, 2027, and will be available to stream on Netflix starting April 2, 2027.

The movie is the first-ever adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s story, The Magician’s Nephew, which was originally published in 1955. Gerwig is both the screenwriter and director of the project.

David McKenna, known for his role in the BBC adaptation of Lord of the Flies, takes the lead role as Digory Kirke, alongside Beatrice Campbell. The cast also includes Ciarán Hinds, Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Denise Gough, Susan Wokoma, Daniel Craig, and Meryl Streep.

“I was a child when I first read The Magician’s Nephew, and I fell in love with the gorgeously improbable but completely brilliant concept of a cosmic lion singing the world of Narnia to life,” says Gerwig. “I didn’t know that I would grow up to make films, but a universe built out of music is an idea that always lived in my heart. It is the honor of a lifetime to be asked to imagine it into being."

“It’s incredibly moving to see how deeply Greta Gerwig has embraced C. S. Lewis’s world, and infused Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew with joy, heart, and genuine love for the story,” says the C. S. Lewis Company. “We’re so excited for audiences everywhere to experience her vision — and to share the magic of Narnia with a whole new generation.”