{"id":49086,"date":"2026-05-02T05:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=49086"},"modified":"2026-05-02T05:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:34:38","slug":"the-magicians-nephew-gets-theatrical-release-from-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=49086","title":{"rendered":"The Magician&#8217;s Nephew Gets Theatrical Release from Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Netflix is officially bringing Barbie director Greta Gerwig back to theaters with a release date change that will see her Narnia: The Magician&#8217;s Nephew movie getting a wide theatrical release in early 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The streaming giant announced the move today, confirming that the critically acclaimed director will get the theatrical release fans have hoped to see. The trade-off is that, instead of launching with a limited release this Thanksgiving and an at-home launch for Christmas as previously planned, Narnia: The Magician&#8217;s Nephew will now premiere with IMAX sneak previews February 10, 2027, with a global wide release following February 12. It will then finally come to Netflix subscribers starting April 2.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Greta Gerwig. Photo by Aldara Zarraoa\/Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Working with Netflix to bring this film to life has been extraordinary and IMAX continues to be an incredible partner,&#8221; Gerwig said in a statement. &#8220;I cannot wait for people to see the film in theaters on February 12 and on Netflix on April 2.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Narnia: The Magician&#8217;s Nephew is an adaptation of C. S. Lewis&#8217; The Magician&#8217;s Nephew and will tell an origin story from the world of Narnia. Its cast includes Emma Mackey, <u>Carey Mulligan<\/u>, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Daniel Craig, Meryl Streep, and more.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Netflix has typically avoided theatrical releases for its films in the past, but has shown a tendency to be more flexible recently. Knives Out follow-up, <u>Wake Up Dead Man, saw a limited release<\/u> when it premiered late last year, and music mega-hit, KPop Demon Hunters, also <u>found its way to cinemas<\/u> in August. Although the new Narnia movie moving to a more traditional theatrical release may excite film fans, it\u2019s unclear how often Netflix will be willing to give other projects the same treatment.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Biggest Movies Coming in 2026<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"2026 is here, so let's look at what Hollywood's got in store for us over the next 12 months, ranging from horror and sci-fi to superheroes and fantasy to whatever Disney and Pixar have planned. &lt;p&gt;&#10;&#10;Check out the movies we can't wait to catch in 2026!\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI was a child when I first read The Magician\u2019s Nephew, and I fell in love with the gorgeously improbable but completely brilliant concept of a cosmic lion singing the world of Narnia to life,\u201d Gerwig added. \u201cI didn\u2019t know that I would grow up to make films, but a universe built out of music is an idea that always lived in my heart. It is the honor of a lifetime to be asked to imagine it into being. Because of C. S. Lewis\u2019s The Chronicles of Narnia, I believed in magic and hidden worlds and adventure. I believed that anywhere could be enchanted and that anyone could be swept up into an epic. That wonder and awe was available to everyone, even ordinary people like me&#8230;It transformed me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos <u>said<\/u> &#8220;there\u2019s no change in the strategy&#8221; when speaking about the company\u2019s view on theatrical distribution of their on-platform titles at a recent earnings conference. &#8220;Our strategy is to give our members exclusive first-run movies on Netflix,&#8221; he added at the time.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For more on Netflix while we wait for a first look at a new Narnia, you can read about the <u>alleged bidding war going on for the rights to a new Battlefield movie<\/u>. You can also catch up on the full Narnia timeline <u>here<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Photo by Aldara Zarraoa\/Getty Images.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/greta-gerwig-narnia-movie-lands-wide-theatrical-premiere-from-netflix-with-early-2027-release-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix is officially bringing Barbie director Greta Gerwig back to theaters with a release date change that will see her Narnia: The Magician&#8217;s Nephew movie&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[21821,21822,5916,563,10369],"class_list":["post-49086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-magicians","tag-nephew","tag-netflix","tag-release","tag-theatrical","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}