Netflix Brings Greta Gerwig’s Narnia to the Big Screen

While waiting for the world Barbie 2 It will happen someday, there is a director and a co-writer behind it a billion dollar sensation quietly making power moves in other cinematic worlds. We’ve known this for a while Greta Gerwig is in the lead Netflix’s The Chronicles of Narnia reboot, but a new report suggests that the CS Lewis adaptation will get an IMAX showcase before coming to the broadcaster.

according to Puck NewsGerwig’s Narnia the film “will hit nearly 1,000 IMAX screens worldwide by Thanksgiving 2026 and will not appear on Netflix before Christmas,” is guaranteed two weeks of IMAX, with the possibility of adding a third if there’s enough audience interest. Also, “there’s a chance” Narnia may also play in some non-IMAX theaters before its streaming debut. In addition, “Netflix intends to sell the IMAX release as a regular theatrical release and certain Narnia like the name ‘Netflix/IMAX’ from the start.

Puck says that despite the deal’s preference for Netflix to release its films theatrically — unless the screening, as said, serves to boost awards nominations — CEO Ted Sarandos understood the importance of “accommodating” Oscar nominee Gerwig. , whose movies besides Barbie includes Little Women and Lady bird. He was also one of the writers for Disney’s upcoming live-action Snow White.

The release notes that 1,000 IMAX screens in two weeks is a wider and longer release than Rian Johnson’s equally high-profile Netflix production. Glass Onion: Knives Revealed— has been picked up for 2022, and perhaps one wonders if more established directors will follow Gerwig’s example and push Netflix into similar deals. (You have to bet fans wouldn’t mind a similar release strategy for Guillermo del Toro FrankensteinIt’s scheduled to hit the streamer at some point this year.)

Are you excited to see Gerwig? Narnia On the big, big screen in 2026 — or will you wait a few more weeks to stream it on Netflix?

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