A familiar figure, a new voice: Meryl Streep’s Aslan stirs gender debate over Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’
Director Greta Gerwig is making a film adaptation of "The Chronicles of Narnia." She cast Meryl Streep to voice Aslan, a divine lion character in "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew." The casting choice has sparked controversy, with some debating whether the character should be voiced by a woman.
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