{"id":383266,"date":"2026-11-06T00:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=383266"},"modified":"2026-11-06T00:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:56:31","slug":"liam-neeson-doesnt-care-what-they-say-on-the-internet-no-one-better-than-meryl-street-to-be-jesus-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/liam-neeson-doesnt-care-what-they-say-on-the-internet-no-one-better-than-meryl-street-to-be-jesus-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Neeson doesn’t care what they say on the Internet: \u201cNo one better than Meryl Street to be Jesus Christ\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The internet blew up when it became known that Aslan, the lion from The Chronicles of Narnia<\/em>, would be played by Meryl Streep. Everyone started tearing their hair out and demanding explanations from Greta Gerwig, the director of the new version, while wishing Liam Neeson were back<\/a>, who voiced him in the previous films<\/strong>. To no one\u2019s surprise, the actor couldn\u2019t care less about the controversy and thinks it\u2019s all wonderful.<\/p>\n

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In fact, when he was asked about it in a recent interview, Neeson replied with a terse \u201cSorry, I had no idea\u201d<\/em>. And if he couldn\u2019t care less, the rest of us shouldn\u2019t care at all either. \u201cMeryl is playing Jesus Christ? Well, if you\u2019re going to make Christ a woman, nobody better than Meryl\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, he added. Because, in general, nobody better than Meryl.<\/p>\n\n

Of course, there\u2019s a reason Gerwig chose Streep over other options: \u201cI wanted someone who could communicate depth and pathos as well as joy and delight. I wanted someone over 70, so there\u2019d be wisdom and experience, but who also had the capacity for wonder, like a child. And also be one of the best actors in history. The list isn\u2019t that long<\/strong>\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n

On February 12 we\u2019ll get our answer with a film that, rumor has it, hasn\u2019t been liked quite as much as it should have within Netflix<\/a> itself. Of course, it won\u2019t be because they haven\u2019t given it a chance: it will have a six-week theatrical run, which is unusual for Netflix<\/strong>, and it\u2019s the streamer\u2019s pivot (possibly permanent) toward theatrical releases. Whether it will last or not, that\u2019s still to be seen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The internet blew up when it became known that Aslan, the lion from The Chronicles of Narnia, would be played by Meryl Streep. Everyone started tearing their hair out and demanding explanations from Greta Gerwig, the director of the new version, while wishing Liam Neeson were back, who voiced him in the previous films. To … Continue reading “Liam Neeson doesn’t care what they say on the Internet: \u201cNo one better than Meryl Street to be Jesus Christ\u201d”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9263,"featured_media":383265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-383266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t