Charli XCX reportedly in line to play White Witch in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia film

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Charli XCX is reportedly being eyed to play the White Witch Greta Gerwig‘s upcoming Chronicles of Narnia film for Netflix.According to Deadline, the multiple Grammy winner is among the top choices for the role and talks have been ongoing for a while, although nothing concrete has yet been agreed.In 2018, Netflix announced it would develop new series and film projects based on C.S.

Lewis’ beloved The Chronicles of Narnia novels, and Gerwig was brought on board in 2020 to adapt and direct. With the project still in the very early stages of development, details remain scarce.This is Gerwig’s first project since delivering Warner Bros.

its highest-grossing movie ever, Barbie ($1.44 billion), which also landed an Oscar win for Billie Eilish and Finneas’ original song ‘What Was I Made For?’ Charli XCX’s song ‘Speed Drive’ was also part of the film’s soundtrack.It’s currently unclear if the singer-actress will contribute a musical component to the upcoming Narnia film.Charli XCX, who is coming off five Brit Award wins at the weekend, has been increasingly in-demand for film projects over the past 12 months and has quickly landed a number of acting roles.

Her upcoming debut screen credits include Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, Romain Gavras’ Sacrifice and Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex.Gerwig and Charli XCX have already worked together in a small capacity.