Afternoon Tea: Greta Gerwig & Netflix looking to kick-start Chronicles of Narnia franchise; Tammy Cruise wants to play Ethan Hunt until he's 80.

 

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of 7 books by C.S. Lewis that were published in the 1950's. Over the years the books have been adapted into radio, TV, video games and just about anything you squeeze a dollar out of.  In the early 2000's, the Mouse House (Govt Name: Disney) adapted two of the books for the big screen: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; and Prince Caspian.  

Sometime around 2018 Netflix opened its wallet, slapped its credit card on the counter (that's a lot of reward points) and acquired the rights to the books from Disney. Since then, Netflix hasn't done anything with them...until now.  

No word on which book (or books) will be directed by Greta or how much she will be paid. Since she's coming off the heels (pun intended) of directing "Barbie: The Movie", my guess is this: If the Barbie movie turns into the bazillion dollar hit Hollywood is pushing for it to be, Greta can probably pick whatever book on the shelf she wants to adapt. And that includes "Spare" by the Duke of Netflix. Let's throw that one in the pile for kindling. 

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 Tammy Tom Cruise says, "I will never quit you" to Ethan Hunt; wants to keep playing him until he's 80.

Xenu's favorite thespian, Tom Cruise, has been on the ho stroll to promote Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1. Wait a sec...how many parts are there going to be?

At a recent sit down with the Sydney Morning Herald he had this to say about Harrison Ford who was 80 when he made the latest Indiana Jones and the Dialing for Dollars The Dial of Destiny.

"Harrison Ford is a legend. I hope to still be going , I've got 20 years to catch up to him. I hope to keep making Mission Impossible films until I'm 80."

I've lost count how many MI movies he's made. With all the stunts the franchise requires and that Tammysita wants to do them, the studio is going to have to figure out a few things: How to strap jet engines on a wheelchair, transform a walker into a rocket mobility scooter, and create a medical alert alarm that when pressed turns into a flute rifle.