India, Oct. 14 -- Greta Gerwig's Narnia is not quite the one readers may remember from C.S. Lewis's books. The first trailer for Narnia: The Magician's Nephew offers a glimpse of a fantasy world shaped by music, strange magic and a rather unexpected rock 'n' roll influence.

Three Narnia films have previously hit theatres: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), Prince Caspian (2008) and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010). Greta's The Magician's Nephew will be the first screen adaptation of Lewis' 1955 novel.

The trailer's most striking choice is its use of Stairway to Heaven. Led Zeppelin's iconic song plays against glimpses of a world that feels both familiar and new, suggesting that music will be central to Gerwig's interpreta...