Netflix on Tuesday shared more details about its global theatrical release plans for the Greta Gerwig film Narnia: The wizard’s nephewand revealed that Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle international distribution for the global theatrical release.
“Netflix and Sony Pictures have a strong track record of partnership, including a landmark global pay-per-view licensing deal under which SPE feature films will stream on Netflix worldwide – an industry first for pay-per-1 – following their full theatrical and home entertainment windows,” the streaming giant highlighted.
like THR It was previously reported that the film will be Netflix’s first wide theatrical release and first foray into releasing a film exclusively in theaters for at least 45 days. It was originally scheduled to be released exclusively on 1,000 Imax screens on November 26, followed by its debut on Netflix on December 25, but was previously moved to 2027.
Netflix will handle domestic distribution for Narnia: The wizard’s nephewwhich will receive a wide release across North America. “The film will be shown in major theaters, including AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Cineplex, Marcus and Harkins, along with thousands of regional and independent theaters,” the company said Tuesday.
The original story, written for the screen and directed by Gerwig, is the first adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel The magician’s nepheworiginally published on May 2, 1955. The film reunites newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell with an all-star cast that includes Emma Mackie, Carey Mulligan, Cuban Holdbrook-Smith, Daniel Craig, Meryl Streep, and more. The Lewis series captured Gerwig’s imagination from a young age.
Narnia: The wizard’s nephew Produced by Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, Vincent Cieber Smith and Greta Gerwig, and produced by Patricia Witcher, Douglas Gresham and Melvin Adams for the CS Lewis Estate. The film was produced by Kristin Criss.
“Greta’s Narnia is exactly the kind of bold, ambitious filmmaking that we love to support,” said Dan Lin, Chairman of Netflix Film. “While most of our films debut on Netflix, sometimes a film like this comes along and we can give the filmmaker a different palette and give fans a theatrical experience that complements the Netflix release. I can’t wait for people to discover it.” Narnia: The wizard’s nephewThen you fall in love with it over and over again and it streams on Netflix.”
