Just reading through this old thread of adaptation ideas for MN. I think the idea of expanding out Jadis' backstory a little bit is kind of interesting, though I'll need to have a think about it a bit longer.

Posted by: @rose

We don't have a thread open just for discussion of Netflix's (likely) upcoming adaptation of The Magician's Nephew, so I figured I'd start one. 

Fair play on calling it as "likely" 4 years ago! Predictive power!

So given then that its looking more and more likely that MN will in fact be the first adaptation, ill also throw a couple of things into the mix that i'd like to see in terms of adaptation changes.

• I'd be up for seeing the children go into a couple of extra pools in the Wood Between the Worlds. In a book, you obviously want to keep things clean, clear, and to-the-point, however i think film offers you the opportunity to do something a bit more dynamic and free-form. For example, you could allow the children to and have a bit more fun with visiting the various pools in a montage before arriving in Charn, or you could have all the protagonists tumble through a few different worlds before finally arriving in the empty void of pre-Narnia later on.
• I'd be interested in exploring the idea of foreshadowing Aslan earlier on. Either as a non-linear component of the storytelling (i.e. for the audiences benefit) or as an actual component of the story (i.e. for the characters development). Not sure about this, but i'm intrigued by the notion. Although Aslan first appears in MN more-or-less when he does in LWW (i.e. 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through) he gets a lot more build up in LWW. Though maybe the unexpectedness of a Lion appearing in MN when and where he does is part of the fun?