How 'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew' Succeeded in Getting Led Zeppelin Where Many Others Have Failed

One of the more striking things about Netflix's trailer for Greta Gerwig's forthcoming "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" was the teaser's use of "Stairway to Heaven," the eight-minute centerpiece of 1971 album "Led Zeppelin IV." The band is notoriously picky about who they choose to license their material to – and in particular, "Stairway to Heaven." Big directors and huge projects have often tried and just as often failed to secure the song for their film or television project. Per Stereogum, Cameron Crowe had not just written but filmed a scene for "Almost Famous" . . .