In early November, I wrote about Greta Gerwig potentially directing two adaptations of CS Lewis’ “Narnia” for Netflix. It felt like a strange fit for Gerwig, but then again so was “Barbie.”
Also, earlier this month, we mentioned Guillermo del Toro possibly teaming up with Netflix as well for his long-gestating passion project “Dr. Frankenstein.”
Now, we have confirmation that Netflix is indeed talking to Gerwig and Del Toro. Netflix’s Film Chief Scott Stuber confirmed the streaming giant’s intent with both filmmakers on unspecified projects:
“We’re talking to Guillermo Del Toro, Greta Gerwig, David Fincher. We’ve gone out and made acquisitions with the C.S. Lewis books and the Dahl catalog.”
Stuber also mentioning Fincher isn’t that surprising. The filmmaker has only been working with Netflix these last 10 or so years: “House of Cards,” “Mindhunter,” “Love Death & Robots,” “Mank,” and “The Killer.” There are no details as to what this next project might be.
Stuber also tackled Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo,” saying he had no regrets about it, despite the mixed reviews and lack of Oscar buzz: “I am thrilled to be in business with him and I would do it again in a second”.