Greta Gerwig’s Netflix film Narnia is getting a big-screen release

While the world waits to see if… Barbie 2 One day, the director and co-writer behind it will come A multi-billion dollar sensation He quietly makes power moves in other cinematic universes. We’ve known that for a while Greta Gerwig drives Netflix Chronicles of Narnia reboot, but a new report reveals that the C.S. Lewis version will get an IMAX screening before it reaches the streamer.

according to Facebook NewsGerwig Narnia “The film will hit approximately 1,000 IMAX screens worldwide on Thanksgiving 2026 and will not appear on Netflix until Christmas,” with a two-week IMAX run guaranteed and the option to add a third if there is enough audience interest. And also “there is a chance” Narnia It may also play in some non-IMAX theaters before its debut. Additionally, “Netflix has committed to marketing the IMAX release like a typical theatrical film and spec Narnia As “Netflix/IMAX” from the beginning.

Bock reported that this deal was made despite Netflix’s well-known preference not to release its films theatrically—unless said showing was in the service of garnering award nominations—because co-CEO Ted Sarandos recognized the importance of “appeasing” Oscar-nominee Gerwig. , whose films besides Barbie Includes Little women and Lady Bird. She also co-wrote the upcoming Disney live-action film snow white.

The outlet points out that the 1,000-screen IMAX for two weeks is a broader, longer version of Netflix’s similarly high-profile production — the Rian Johnson film Glass Onions: Knives bring out the mystery– has been picked up again in 2022, and wonders whether more big-name directors will follow Gerwig’s example and push Netflix for similar deals. (You have to guess that fans certainly wouldn’t mind a similar release strategy to Guillermo del Toro Frankensteinwhich is scheduled to hit the streaming device sometime 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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