Liam Neeson is only now finding out about Greta Gerwig's Narnia movie

The Magician’s Nephew, which releases in theaters on February 12 before heading to Netflix on April 2, stars Beatrice Campbell as Polly and David McKenna as Digory, the children at the center of the multiverse-spanning story. The cast also includes Carey Mulligan, Daniel Craig, and Emma Mackey as the villainous White Witch. In an interview with Empire, Gerwig revealed that David Bowie inspired Aslan’s updated look, and explained the very specific criteria for who should voice Aslan. “I wanted someone who was profound but not pretentious, who had gravitas but not morose self-seriousness. Someone who could communicate depth and pathos as well as joy and delight,” she said. “I wanted someone who was older than 70, so there was a wisdom of experience, but who also had the capacity of fresh wonder, like a child. And also to be one of the greatest actors to ever do it. That list is not a long one.” In the end, Streep fit the bill, and it sounds like she also got Neeson’s seal of approval.