India, Oct. 14 -- Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew is set to hit theatres worldwide in February 2027, offering us a window into Narnia's origin story for the first time.

For many, Narnia was never just a place on a page. It made us believe in magic and had us checking the back of wardrobes at least once, hoping a door would open. Author C. S. Lewis built that world, and The Chronicles of Narnia films let us walk through it.

And somewhere among us sat a young Greta Gerwig, reading C.S. Lewis' The Magician's Nephew, completely unaware that one day she would be the one opening the door to Narnia's very first chapter on the big screen.

"Because of C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, I believed in magic and hidden worlds and...