Netflix Narnia Movie from Greta Gerwig Gets New Release Date
The Hollywood Reporter • • general
Key Points:
- Netflix has postponed the release of Greta Gerwig's Narnia adaptation, The Magician’s Nephew, moving it from a limited IMAX Thanksgiving release to a wide theatrical release on February 12, 2027, followed by streaming on Netflix on April 2, 2027.
- The film will have a 49-day theatrical window, marking Netflix's biggest wide theatrical debut to date, with sneak previews starting February 10 exclusively in IMAX.
- Originally planned as a two-week exclusive IMAX global run, Netflix is now expanding the film's theatrical presence across multiple formats and markets.
- The Magician’s Nephew, based on the first chronologically in C.S. Lewis' Narnia series, features a cast including Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, and Daniel Craig, with producers including Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, and Greta Gerwig.
- The film's new release date places it in competition with titles like The Nightingale and Judd Apatow’s The Comeback Kid, with IMAX supporting the expanded theatrical release.
