I've just cancelled my Netflix, as there was almost nothing I wanted to watch, and this made me reluctant to pay them any more money. 

I picked 'slightly less likely' for going to see this at the cinema (haven't checked where my nearest IMAX is, either way) because I keep visualising the female Aslan, and each time it does not fill me with a lot of enthusiasm. I just couldn't say at this point in time that I'm definitely put off seeing it on the big screen. It's far too soon to judge. So 'slightly' it is.

However, I'm still highly likely to see it on Netflix, give it a go because it is Narnia – unless reports come out at the time that it's terrible or something. 😆 

I voted "much less likely to see the movie".  I wouldn't say a definite no, but at this point I think my position is quite similar to @fantasia's.  I, like @coracle have cancelled my subscription to Netflix (a bit longer ago though), as I have been a bit disappointed in some of the decisions they have made... that said - there is a context in which I would still be consider watching it and/or be very enthusiastic about watching it (1) if Meryl Streep is voicing a male lion - possibly, (2) if she is part of a group of voices for the voice of Aslan - I am open to this possibility, (3) it turns out to be purely a rumour and/or they decide against making Aslan a female or feminising Aslan, but instead stick to keeping Him a male Lion. - this would turn my feelings back toward being enthusiastic to seeing it. 

I chose "Little/no effect on my choice to see the movie." I don't believe I can have a well-informed and researched opinion until I have actually seen the film. I've mentioned this before, but the Meryl Streep rumors did surprise me. Still, there are so many moments in The Magician's Nephew, which I first read as a child almost 30 years ago ( 🤯 ) that I cannot wait to see onscreen. Visuals that were truly formative to my childhood and have lived in my head for decades. Digory and Polly exploring the attic, experiencing The Wood Between the Worlds, visiting Charn, meeting Jadis, flying on Fledge — I cannot wait to see those moments. 

Posted by: @courtenay

Even if the movie turns out to be so completely off the mark that I feel like jumping up and down and screaming at the screen in frustration (which I wouldn't actually do in a cinema, don't worry), I cannot fairly criticise it if I haven't actually seen it.

Posted by: @fantasia

Because to me (and this is my own personal conviction), if I talk about how opposed I am to a movie (or whatever), but still go pay to see it, my words mean nothing.

I just thought I'd say that if there are fans who don't want to throw money at the movie (either because it sounds like a lousy adaptation or for more ideological reasons) but want to be able to speak about it knowledgeably, Greta Gerwig's screenplays are usually made available to read online for awards consideration. (Or will the IMAX screening not be long enough to qualify for awards? I forget.) Reading it won't tell us about the movie's acting, music, etc. But it could give us some idea of her vision and whether it's a good one from a book fan perspective. 

It won't prevent me from seeing the movie. But I should add that nothing will prevent me from seeing it, other than death.  Even if the reviews are abysmal and the changes from the book are shocking, I'd be too morbidly curious to not see it for myself.

Also, as a general principle, I never like to definitively state whether a movie is good or bad if I have never seen it.  If I skip a movie, I'll generally refrain from commenting on its quality.

@Ghost93. Good point about seeing the movie first before having an opinion. At this point, all that we really know is that Emma Mackie has been confirmed as the actress who has been cast as Jadis.  

Cancelling my access to Netflix isn't an issue when it is someone else in my family's subscription, anyway. She likes the Outlander series, you see, whilst I enjoyed watching The Crown.  

Well, I don’t have a Netflix subscription, so I’m much less likely to see the new Narnia film if Aslan is changed to a female. Yet anything could still happened between now and then. So I’m just waiting to see what happens. I think only time will tell. 

A video on my youtube feed showed up addressing this issue.  In the video they stated that Netflix has now confirmed that Aslan will not be female: See Video here.  I thought this was probably an error, (most of the information on the video looks like they probably got it from this site and there were a few errors in what they reported) but it seemed at least somewhat encouraging.

For one, I don’t believe they are doing that at all. What I gather is happening is Polly and Digory are old but still alive in the 50s, and are recounting their past adventures, maybe Polly is doing so at Gregory’s deathbed. Or it could be she is recounting the story to children, either way I think if Streep is doing the voice it will be lowered and she will play a male lion.

@davidd I can tell you for certain that Netflix have absolutely not confirmed that. In fact, Netflix have confirmed almost nothing about this movie. 

There are certain things we can pretty much take as certain based on the weight of evidence, but the Meryl Streep situation isn't one of those.

My personal verdict would be:

• Meryl Streep - Highly Likely
• Male Aslan - Decent Chance 

Make what you will of those two seemingly contradictory assessments.

Posted by: @falaskan1

For one, I don’t believe they are doing that at all. What I gather is happening is Polly and Digory are old but still alive in the 50s, and are recounting their past adventures, maybe Polly is doing so at [Digory's] deathbed.

One of the things we can place in the aforementioned category of "absolutely certain based on the volume of evidence" is that the two child leads in this film exist in a 1950s setting.

Narnia, to me, is more than a story. Lewis himself called it a supposal. Aslan is supposed to be Christ appearing in a world of talking beasts. These books helped develop my faith. So for me gender swapping Aslan is the same as gender swapping the One he points to. This completely ruins the supposal, the father/son relationship. Lewis was very specific. Aslan is the son  of the great emperor beyond the sea, the king of kings. He is male. Take that away and you take away the theology. Take away the theology and you are no longer in Narnia. Narnia is meant to lead you to the true King. It cannot do a good job of that by misrepresenting Him. 

This movie is not for me. The Aslan rumor, which is now all but confirmed is a line in the sand.  The actress who plays Polly even said, referring to Aslan, paraphrasing: Wait until you hear the voice. That means that they are doing something unexpected. 
     This could easily be solved by one social media post by Netflix or the production team. Aslan is a a male lion. It’s not a spoiler, and if it is for this movie, I repeat, we are not in Narnia. They can use the names, but that doesn’t make it Narnia. It makes it a movie in a Narnia skin, just as Shift dressed Puzzle in a Lion’s skin and convinced everyone it was Aslan. The irony between what is happening with this movie and the events of The Last Battle is thick. 
     But Jewel the unicorn said, “I have known him too long to be fooled by a skin.”  We have too. We know that it’s not Aslan. 
     The movie is still under wraps and everyone is waiting for news. I get that. But enough information has leaked that we know we’re not getting Narnia. The timeline shift, Meryl Streep as Aslan, Music like Pink Floyd and The Doors. The evidence is there, and connecting the dots isn’t hard. I’m sad this seems to be nowhere near an adaptation, and sadly, I think the lack of information sharing is a tactic to help slow the momentum of boycotts. 

     To some, these are just stories, and this is just a movie. But I in good conscience cannot support the deconstruction of Narnia. The evidence is out there. For me to be pulled back in would mean everything we have heard has been lies. And why would a studio do that?  I can’t fix the movie. I can send a message. The day the trailer drops I can cancel my Netflix subscription. If enough people do this, and in the exit survey cite that an unfaithful Narnia adaptation and mishandling the character of Aslan are the reasons for leaving, then that is a powerful message indeed.

     Don’t be fooled by the lion’s skin. We know the real Aslan and the One he points to.