20 Years After “Narnia,” Georgie Henley Reflects On Her Iconic First Step Through The Wardrobe

Georgie: I haven’t rewatched them in so long, and I feel like I should, especially with the anniversary. Recently, I think it’s having a resurgence on TikTok. I don’t have TikTok, but I have a lot of friends who do, and they’ll send me all these edits of me in the movie. They’ll be like, “I’m crying, you’re so tiny!” 

There was a time when it would be hard for me to watch the films. I would always find it hard to watch myself on screen — I still do with anything I act in. 

But now, getting older, I just feel this incredible sense of pride. I look at how small I was, and I think, “This is really special and rare.” I’m just so proud of myself as a little kid doing that.

I love thinking about the places that we’ve filmed. Whenever I watch a scene, if it’s somewhere where it was a real location, I’m always remembering, “Oh, we were staying in that crazy hotel!” Or, “That’s when my dad was coming to visit us.”

I really should re-watch them with my grandma. My grandma knows the movies by heart. You’ve reminded me I need to do a proper rewatch, with my parents and my grandma. That would be so nice.