Greta Gerwig Joins CAA After Barbie Blockbuster
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- Greta Gerwig signed with CAA, departing UTA, with her broader team remaining intact at Entertainment 360, Narrative, and JSSK
- Narnia, Gerwig's next directorial project, is a C.S. Lewis novels adaptation she wrote, starring Daniel Craig, Carey Mulligan, Emma Mackey, and Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan
- Netflix will release Narnia in IMAX theaters on November 26 and globally on Christmas Day
- Barbie grossed north of $1.4 billion worldwide, earned eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture, and won Best Original Song
- Barbie and Oppenheimer together powered the Barbenheimer summer that helped revive theatrical film business coming out of Covid
- Gerwig's earlier directing credits include Lady Bird (2017 debut, Oscar noms for Directing and Original Screenplay) and Little Women (six Oscar noms, including Best Picture and her Best Adapted Screenplay nom)
- Gerwig began as an actress, with a breakout opposite Ben Stiller in Noah Baumbach's Greenberg, and a Golden Globe Best Actress nomination for Frances Ha
Why it matters: Gerwig moves to CAA fresh off a $1.4B-grossing Barbie and a best-picture nomination, giving her significant leverage as she shops her Narnia vision — a prestige adaptation that Netflix is releasing in IMAX theaters on November 26, an unusual theatrical commitment for a streamer and a signal of the budget and scope behind the project.
