Alas, I thought this Summer of Narnia was over. But then I saw this production still from the Netflix The Magician’s Nephew which features Queen Jadis running through the palace of Charn with Digory and Polly. It’s very different from how I imagined Charn — my view is more titanic and epic, with an ancient …
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Aslan’s Sweet Voice (or, Hakuna Matata)
A year ago I speculated on how the Netflix version of The Magician’s Nephew would handle Aslan’s creation of the world through his song. When I came upon this illustration, I realized there was another way to handle it. I call it the “Hakuna Matata” method. It’s used in animated musicals a lot, like The …
Netflix Jadis
For the upcoming The Magician’s Nephew movie, I found this AI depiction of what Jadis’s costume what might look like. Some glimpses came out last year, but it wasn’t a full view because they were worn by the actress’s stunt double while riding a horse. We aren’t to see for ourselves until 2027. Seems …
An interesting Estonian edition of the Chronicles
I came across these covers on a search today. They’re from Estonia, and different from most covers I’ve seen. The one above is The Magician’s Nephew, but in Estonian, it translates literally as “The Miracle Worker’s Son.” It’s one of the very few covers I’ve seen that depicts Jadis in stasis in the Hall of …
Aslan Creating the World in The Magician’s Nephew
As I said I’m pretty excited about this book receiving an adaptation. I am especially curious about how Greta Gerwig will film one of its most spectacular yet problematic aspects: how Aslan creates the world of Narnia with his song. All this time the Lion’s song, and his stately prowl, to and fro, backwards and …
Netflix’s The Magician’s Nephew to Be Set in 1955
I’ve been aware of director Greta Gerwig’s helming of this project for a while now, but my interest was only cursory since the news had been swirling around for a few years with nothing to show for it. However, in the past month, the actual filming has begun and from the set photos we’ve been …
Jadis Steals the Apple
Below, several illustrations showing Jadis caught in the act of stealing a Silver Apple from the book The Magician’s Nephew. This isn’t a scene that’s popular with artists so it was my fortune to find several. Casually she plucks and bites. He costume is similar to the Pauline Baynes drawing. Note that this scene wasn’t …
Narnia’s Mystery Map
I came across this back cover in a search for Narnia images a few weeks ago. It was in connection with The Magician’s Nephew, but since there was no front cover I wasn’t sure, and the file original jpeg was titled in alphanumeric gibberish. But, since the publisher’s name was there, I did another search. …








