Mote details of Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the Narnia novels have been released over the weekend. And as predicted when I first heard about it, it's gone down like a sold cup of sick with fans of the beloved children's novels.
Predictably, the luvvies are riding to Greta's rescue, scoffing at the idea that an artist has any responsibility to adapt a work of literature faithfully. But that’s not why she’s doing this, is it? This is why:
Will I watch it when it launches? Sure, because I always have the Disney versions to fall back on. They were perfect!
I've been saying for a long time that we need a good movie adaptation of all the books. Looks like this isn't going to be it
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