I should keep checking this... I'd love to be an extra on a Narnia adaptation :). Don't know if I could brave it if they did an open call for extras... But worth keeping an eye out anyway, I guess!

Mikey Madison??? I know absolutely nothing about her. But! She's now a rumor. My first note is that she's American, so that leads me to believe..... not a 'from England' character. That's the bulk of the cast with the exception of Jadis. I suppose she could be Jadis. Thoughts?

@fantasia She could be a voice actress for one of the talking beasts like the elephant. ("I think perhaps I might say (meaning no offense to anyone present) that, perhaps for that sort of work, my kind of nose-") But if she's at the beginning of her career, she might not want a role where no one would see her face.

I thought of that, but after just winning an academy award, would she "settle" for a small voice role? On the flip side, maybe ANYTHING that connects her with Greta Gerwig is worth it? I wouldn't know, I'm not chasing an acting career. 

If they flesh out Digory's home life, could she play something like his mom's nurse? That would give her a role at the start, the day Jadis is "in town" and at the end.

Coming off an Academy Award win, the only Narnia role Madison would likely consider is Jadis. There's no way she'd play Polly, and I don’t see her taking a minor cameo or voicing a talking animal—she’ll want to capitalize on her Best Actress nomination.

Even for the role of Digory’s mother, she seems too young.

Posted by: @sir-cabbage

I should keep checking this... I'd love to be an extra on a Narnia adaptation :). Don't know if I could brave it if they did an open call for extras... But worth keeping an eye out anyway, I guess

You might be in luck...

So the Somerset casting turned out to be a bust - pretty sure it was for He-Man / Masters of the Universe in the end, but this new extras casting call looks a lot more promising in terms of exactly matching the Narnia dates:

https://www.castingcollective.co.uk/artiste/casting-calls/men

We are looking for men of all ethnicities aged 20-40 and under 5'10" for a supporting role in a Major Feature Film shooting in and around the London area.

Must have excellent availability from June to December 2025.

Ideally with some experience in any of the following: Acting / Movement / Dance / Standing In / Doubling / Special Action (SPACT) work.

All work is paid.

Obviously no way to say for certain what it is, and it probably has fewer specific details than last time, but the date range being bang-on gives me a lot more confidence this time around 

Posted by: @icarus

We are looking for men of all ethnicities aged 20-40 and under 5'10" for a supporting role in a Major Feature Film shooting in and around the London area.

...... King Frank????

What are you thinking icarus?

@fantasia  my initial thought, given that the recruitment firm is largely for extras casting, is that if it's for Narnia, it could be for the Victorian Street Scene.

No idea why it would be for men only, but I guess I can buy a certain logic to ensuring that your background extras are all less than 5'10 to ensure that you don't have any big 6 foot guys in the background pulling focus.

Also as @rose theorised, it would have the added benefit of making your Jadis look taller by comparison.

Overall, not really sure what it's for - it could be a blanket recruitment for lots of things - but I do feel reasonably optimistic about it being for Narnia given the date range.

Posted by: @fantasia

...... King Frank????

I can definitely see the logic there, given that the opening paragraph seems to be specifically for "a role" - (the last paragraph however seems way broader).

I guess I can also buy the logic that a Cab Driver would need to be less than 5 Foot 10.

But it would be disappointing if King Frank were just being cast as a background extra, rather than a proper actor.

@icarus 

Sounds like it could be Narnia which is exciting!

Unfortunately I have no acting experience (unless my end of primary school production counts 😂) and I'm female but being an extra in Narnia would be incredible! 

Posted by: @icarus

my initial thought, given that the recruitment firm is largely for extras casting

I would find it hard to believe that they only want men of that specific size in the London scene. Perhaps. If they are indeed looking for a group of men, then I would lean more towards fauns, satyrs, centaurs, etc. 

Interestingly, there have now been a couple of minor updates to this casting call. It doesn't necessarily give us any further information, nor does it give us any further clues as to whether its for Narnia or not, but the amendments do put greater emphasis on dynamic movement:

New Text (changes highlighted in bold):

We are looking for athletic men of all ethnicities aged 20-40 and under 5'10" for a supporting role in a Major Feature Film shooting in and around the London area.

Must have excellent availability from June to December 2025.

Ideally with some experience in any of the following: Gymnastics / Movement / Dance / Stunts / Parkour / Special Action (SPACT) work.

All work is paid

https://www.castingcollective.co.uk/artiste/casting-calls/men

Keep in mind this could still be for something that is not Narnia, but just happens to share the same shooting dates as Narnia.

However, I doubt we will be able to get confirmation on this before any deadlines pass, therefore if anyone out there is serious about wanting to be an extra in Narnia, you are probably going to have to be prepared to take a gamble on what film its for, since they don't tend to offer that sort of information upfront.