On July 2, it was announced that Greta Gerwig, the beloved actress/director behind Lady Bird, Little Women, and the upcoming Barbie is set to direct at least two Chronicles of Narnia movies for Netflix.
Many were excited, or at least intrigued, by the prospect: after all, Gerwig has always been preoccupied with self-discovery and coming-of-age narratives, fantastical or otherwise, and her feminist worldview suggests that there may be justice for Susan Pevensie at last.
Others, however, greeted the announcement with the abject despair of Charlton Heston falling to his knees on the beach at the end of Planet of the Apes.
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