Chronicles of Narnia: Silver Chair Role Offered to Millie Bobby Brown

Millie Bobby Brown was offered a leading use in the forthcoming C.S. Lewis adaptation , Chronicles of Narnia : The Silver Chair . With more than seven years having now passed since the last live - actionNarniafilm , The Voyage of the Dawn Treader , was released in dramaturgy , The Silver Chairwill double as both a revivification of the franchise and a reboot of the series - with Joe Johnston ( Captain America : The First Avenger ) call the shots .

The Silver Chair , which is being adapt for the heavy screen by Oscar - nominated screenwriter David Magee ( Life of Pi ) , is chronologically the sixth Narnia novel ( as well as the fourth one published by Lewis ) and espouse Eustace Scrubb - the protagonist ofThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader- and his schoolmate Jill Pole on an adventure to Narnia , to find the now - older King Caspian ’s missing heir Prince Rillian . Brown , who of course is well known for playing Eleven in the Netflix seriesStranger Things , would trifle the use of Jill , were she to sign on for the project .

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WhileTHSis reporting that Brown has been offer up the female wind role inThe Silver Chair , the site has n’t been able to confirm whether she already passed on the project or is actively think the whirl . Brown ’s future handiness forChronicles of Narniawill also look on the output timeline for the now - confirmedStranger Thingsseason 3 , so that ’s another factor to be look at into consideration here .

Brown has quickly give herself as being a compelling and likable screen presence thanks to herStranger Thingsrole as Eleven - a role that demonstrates Brown ’s power to treat everything from intense violence onscreen to comedic timing and emotional exposure . The previous threeChronicles of Narniamovies featured now up and coming actors who were unknown at the time of their cast ( see Will Poulter , Ben Barnes , and so forward ) in their lead role , making Brown ’s potential cast inThe Silver Chaira modification of rate for the series .

The Silver Chairis mean toreviveChronicles of Narniaas a viable movie propertyand not just serve as a one - off fantasy dangerous undertaking , so that could explain why the cinema ’s producers are appear at bighearted name ( like Brown ) to play the young protagonists here than the previous installments did - to help from a marketing perspective . In that respect , The Silver Chairwould profit from bringing Brown onboard ; both creatively and boxful government agency - wise .

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For the time being , however , Brown is not attached toThe Silver Chairand only has one movie tentpole character in her future - her office in the upcomingGodzilla : King of the Monsters . ask an update on the billet either manner , in the foreseeable future .