Overview
- Netflix disclosed Friday it will open Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew in theaters on February 12, 2027, after IMAX-only previews on February 10, before streaming on April 2.
- The film will have a wide, exclusive theatrical window of about seven weeks, marking Netflix’s biggest cinema push for an English-language title and positioning IMAX as a key partner.
- Greta Gerwig wrote and directed the adaptation, with newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell joining Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Ciarán Hinds, Daniel Craig, and Meryl Streep, and Mark Ronson composing the score.
- Moving into 2027 takes the release out of the current Oscars eligibility period, shifting awards plans to a later cycle.
- The shift replaces a planned 2026 holiday IMAX-only stint followed by a Christmas drop, signaling a turn from Netflix’s usual brief theatrical runs and building on rights it secured to all seven Narnia books in 2018.