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Netflix's Gerwig Narnia Opens Feb 12, Streams April 2

5/2/2026

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Netflix Announces Narnia

Netflix announced Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew will open wide on February 12, 2027.
IMAX sneak previews start February 10, 2027, after a six-week cast injury delay moved the original Thanksgiving run.
The movie will stay in theaters for 49 days and stream on Netflix April 2, 2027.
Cinema United president Michael O’Leary and AMC CEO Adam Aron praised the move, noting Netflix’s second wide theatrical window after K-Pop Demon Hunters earned $19 million opening weekend.

Summary

Netflix Secures Narnia

Netflix secured a 2018 multi-year deal granting exclusive rights to all seven C.S. Lewis Narnia novels, the first single-company hold.
Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, Vincent Sieber-Smith and Greta Gerwig produce the film while Patricia Whitcher, Douglas Gresham and Melvin Adams serve as executive producers.
Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt compose the score, with George Drakoulias supervising music.
The C.S. Lewis Company praised Gerwig’s adaptation while co-producer Christine Crais is attached.

History

Historical Context

C. S. Lewis’s *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe* debuted in 1950 and was later turned into a 2005 Walt Disney Pictures film, launching a franchise later translated into 47 languages. Building on that legacy, Netflix plans a 2027 Greta Gerwig-directed adaptation, with AMC chief Adam Aron and Cinema United’s Michael O’Leary promoting a 49-day theatrical window, signaling streaming firms’ growing grip on high-budget literary properties.

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Netflix Announces Narnia

Netflix announced Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew will open wide on February 12, 2027.
IMAX sneak previews start February 10, 2027, after a six-week cast injury delay moved the original Thanksgiving run.
The movie will stay in theaters for 49 days and stream on Netflix April 2, 2027.
Cinema United president Michael O’Leary and AMC CEO Adam Aron praised the move, noting Netflix’s second wide theatrical window after K-Pop Demon Hunters earned $19 million opening weekend.

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