{"id":2197192,"date":"2026-10-14T01:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2197192"},"modified":"2026-10-14T01:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:20:18","slug":"heres-how-greta-gerwig-got-led-zeppelin-to-say-yes-to-using-stairway-to-heaven-in-narnia-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2197192","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s How Greta Gerwig Got Led Zeppelin to Say Yes to Using \u2018Stairway to Heaven\u2019 in \u2018Narnia\u2019 Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tGetting Led Zeppelin to sign off on using \u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d for a movie is no small feat. Greta Gerwig, however, managed to make it happen for her upcoming Narnia<\/em> adaptation.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe filmmaker revealed that she personally met with Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page to secure the legendary rock song for the first trailer for Narnia: The Magician\u2019s Nephew<\/em>, which debuted Tuesday (Oct. 13).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cI was so moved that they allowed me to use this song,\u201d Gerwig said during a conversation with Stephen Colbert at New York\u2019s AMC Lincoln Square IMAX theater, held hours before the trailer\u2019s online premiere.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to Gerwig, the musicians connected with the heart of her film, in part because of their own love for the work of author C.S. Lewis, whose beloved fantasy series serves as the inspiration for the movie.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThey love C.S. Lewis,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe choice of \u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d is more than just having a rock classic associated with the film. Gerwig described the song as an epic that explores themes of spiritual discovery, enlightenment and the possibility of losing one\u2019s way \u2014 ideas that also run through The Magician\u2019s Nephew<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThose themes come to life in the trailer\u2019s climactic sequence, which features Meryl Streep voicing Aslan, the mighty lion at the center of the Narnia<\/em> universe. As the Led Zeppelin classic builds, the cosmic creature takes shape in a spectacular burst of light, presenting a peek at the film\u2019s psychedelic visuals that help bring the story to life.<\/p>\n

\n\tReleased on Led Zeppelin\u2019s fourth studio album in 1971, \u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d never charted on the Billboard Hot 100 during its original release because the band chose not to issue it as a U.S. single. Instead, the eight-minute rock epic became a radio staple and helped propel its parent album, Led Zeppelin IV<\/em>, to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in December 1971.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe placement of the song gives the trailer a grandiose, magnetic feel that fits Gerwig\u2019s vision for a story about the creation of an entire world. For a song that has remained a cornerstone of rock radio for more than five decades, its appearance gives a new generation of moviegoers a fresh introduction to both the classic head-banging song and charming fantasy world.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film adapts Lewis\u2019 1955 novel The Magician\u2019s Nephew<\/em>, a prequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/em>. Instead of just starting with the first-published book in the seven-part series, Gerwig chose to explore the origins of Narnia itself.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe filmmaker has spoken about her childhood affection for the fantasy stories and how their sense of possibility stayed with her into adulthood. When she learned Netflix had acquired the rights to the franchise, she pitched the project to the streamer\u2019s co-CEO Ted Sarandos, emphasizing its sweeping themes of good, evil, life and death. She began writing her first draft in 2021.<\/p>\n

\n\tGerwig is bringing a distinctly musical sensibility to the fantasy world, too. Along with the trailer including Led Zeppelin, a pre-screening playlist showcased that there are rock and psychedelic influences that shaped the adaptation: David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Todd Rundgren were among the musicians in the playlist.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe movie stars Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, Ciar\u00e1n Hinds and Emma Mackey, who plays the formidable witch Jadis. David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell portray Digory and Polly, the young friends whose journey leads them into the extraordinary world of Narnia.<\/p>\n

Narnia: The Magician\u2019s Nephew<\/em> will open in theaters on Feb. 12, 2027, before arriving on Netflix on April 2.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch the full trailer below.<\/p>\n

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