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The internet has been set abuzz this morning, with the first major casting for Narnia potentially being revealed in the footnote of a major trade article.
As a quick recap, Netflix first announced it was going to be adapting the Narnia books back in 2018 (meaning it’s been six years in 2024 since they first acquired them). Since then, beyond an architect for the stories, development has been slow, and public announcements have been few and far between. In late 2022, we got word that Netflix was circling Greta Gerwig to be the director of a movie, which was confirmed with subsequent reporting in 2023. To date, Netflix has not officially acknowledged Gerwig being attached to the film.
Condemned to the final paragraph from a Telluride dispatch from Baz Bamigboye, the article seems to echo a recent casting addition to the upcoming movie’s IMDb page. That IMDb update occurred on August 23rd at 7:46 PM, listing Louis Patridge for the role of Digory Kirke.
Tucked at the bottom of the September 2nd Deadline article when talking about Louis Partridge, Baz says, “I also notice that Greta Gerwig has read the memo about him because she has cast Partridge in her untitled Chronicles of Narnia project for Netflix.”
We should note that the Narnia page has been prone to random casting additions, and IMDb does allow anyone to add information to any page. Last week, for instance, Zsa Zsa Utari was on the cast list, although her name is no longer present.
Patridge is a rising star and has now been cast in two major Netflix roles. He first broke onto the Netflix scene via the 2022 movie Enola Holmes, where he starred alongside Millie Bobby Brown as Tewksbury. He’s anticipated to return for a third entry, which kicks off filming in early 2025. Over the summer, Patridge (as we first reported) has been filming Netflix’s new biopic period drama series House of Guinness, in which he’ll be playing Edward Guinness.
Other projects away from Netflix include playing Jonathan in Disclaimer for Apple TV+, and the actor also played Sid Vicious in the recent series Pistols for FX.
We have contacted Independent Talent Group (Louis Patridge’s agency) and Netflix for additional details, but they haven’t responded immediately. Patridge’s Spotlight and agency page do not include Narnia among his projects. We will update you should they reply.
Do you think Louis Patridge is a good shout for Netflix’s upcoming Narnia movie? Let us know in the comments.
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