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

6 March, 2025

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 arrives at The BRIT Awards 2025 at The O2 on March 1, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

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. The pair both featured in an Uber Eats Super Bowl advert alongside Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Bacon, Sean Evans, and Martha Stewart. The ad, which played at this year’s Super Bowl, hooked onto the idea that American football is all a conspiracy to make people hungry.

Earlier today (March 6), Charlie XCX was one of the many acts announced to perform at Glastonbury 2025. This year’s event will be headlined by Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo, while Biffy Clyro and Noah Kahan are also set to appear.

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