Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ film for giant theatrical push in 2027

Audiences should wait a number of months longer to see “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew,” with the discharge date pushed again from Thanksgiving to February 12, 2027.

Along with relaunching “Narnia” on massive screens and serving as writer-director Greta Gerwig’s first movie since “Barbie,” “The Magician’s Nephew” additionally seems to be like the subsequent step in Netflix’s relationship with film theaters — and it’s turning into a good greater step with the delay.

The corporate had beforehand stated “The Magician’s Nephew” would play completely on Imax screens for at the least two weeks earlier than a streaming launch for Christmas. That might be an bold theatrical launch by Netflix’s requirements, however comparatively restricted in comparison with many different Hollywood blockbusters.

Now, Netflix says “The Magician’s Nephew” will start unique Imax previews on February 10, 2027, adopted by a large international launch in theaters on February 12. (In Netflix’s phrases, will probably be a “international eventized launch.”) The film gained’t begin streaming till April 2.

The corporate’s announcement doesn’t get extra particular about which theaters might be displaying “The Magician’s Nephew,” however Imax released a statement noting that the delay will permit the movie to have “a full theatrical window,” so the key theater chains are unlikely to complain

The truth is, AMC Theatres not too long ago highlighted the success of  its“Stranger Things” finale screenings and stated it has plans for extra collaborations with Netflix. On the identical time, the streamer’s restricted assist for theatrical releases and its resistance to unique theatrical home windows was reportedly a “dealbreaker” in negotiations with the creators of “Stranger Issues,” who in the end signed an unique cope with Paramount.

With a forged that features Daniel Craig and Meryl Streep, “The Magician’s Nephew” adapts one of many later books in C.S. Lewis’ basic fantasy collection —  a prequel that lays out the origins of Narnia.

In Netflix’s announcement, Gerwig stated she first learn the guide as a baby, when she “fell in love with the gorgeously inconceivable however fully good idea of a cosmic lion singing the world of Narnia to life.”