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Gerwig on getting Led Zeppelin for the Narnia trailer

Gerwig says the band agreed to license the song for the Netflix trailer; her pitch leaned on a shared love of the C.S. Lewis books.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 8:20 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by Deadline: “Greta Gerwig On Securing Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” For ‘Narnia’ Trailer: “They Too Love C.S. Lewis””.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 8:20 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Greta Gerwig, Narnia.
BBN covered this story before: Gerwig's Narnia trailer, a designer's death, an AI worm warning (October 14).

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DeadlineGreta Gerwig On Securing Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” For ‘Narnia’ Trailer: “They Too Love C.S. Lewis”

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGreta Gerwig got Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven for the Netflix trailer for Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, and Deadline says the band simply love C.S.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLewis. I love that book, and I love that movie.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou've read neither.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI've read the cover of both.

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