Director of new ‘Narnia’ movie takes heat over casting of Meryl Streep as Christ-like lion Aslan
Summary
Christian and media figures are criticizing Netflix’s casting of Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s “The Magician’s Nephew.” Critics object that Aslan is widely understood as a Christ figure and say changing the character’s traditional voice may alienate Christian audiences. A Change.org petition also calls for Gerwig’s replacement. The film is scheduled for theatrical release on February 12, 2027, followed by Netflix availability on April 2, 2027.
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Biblical Context
The article directly concerns a fictional character that C.S. Lewis presented as an allegorical Christ figure, and it explicitly discusses Christian theological implications. Revelation 19:7-9 provides the biblical imagery behind the article’s reference to Christ and the church: it describes the marriage supper of the Lamb and the Lamb’s bride. John 1:1 and 1:14 support the Christian teaching that Jesus Christ is divine and became human, which relates to Baehr’s description of Christ as both God and man. These passages explain why Christians may regard portrayals of a Christ allegory as theologically significant. However, Aslan is a literary character, and the reported casting controversy is not itself a biblical event or fulfillment of prophecy. The article provides no substantive correspondence to a specific prophetic passage.
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This verse identifies the Word as God, supporting the Christian theological claim that Christ is fully divine.
This verse states that the Word became flesh, supporting the Christian claim that Christ also truly became human.
This passage describes the marriage supper of the Lamb and the Lamb’s bride, supporting the article’s reference to Christ’s relationship with the church.
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