However, angry theater owners (according, reportedly, at Regal and Cinemark) feel that a brief two-week run during one of the most profitable parts of the year—the premiere is slated for Thanksgiving weekend 2026—is “not anything that’s sustainable in any shape or form.
While viewers know all about the Narnia controversy that had Greta Gerwig initially bummed, this time it is the AMC CEO giving air to similar grievances. Subsequently, AMC’s big cheese was recently founded,
Imax CEO cautioned Wall Street not to expect a stream of deals to follow one with Netflix for a two-week Imax exclusive run of Greta Gerwig's Narnia.
Greta Gerwig hasn't even begun shooting her new take on C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, but Netflix already views the film as the start of its next big franchise. As well as being one of the few Netflix original movies that has been granted an IMAX release,
Move over Barbie Land, Greta Gerwig is set to tackle another intensely popular world, Narnia. According to The New Yorker, Gerwig “has a deal with Netflix to write and direct at least two films ...
Netflix plans to release the first Narnia film in IMAX for two weeks before streaming, hinting at a long-term franchise. IMAX's CEO hints at Netflix possibly planning eight Narnia films, highlighting potential for a vast and exciting fantasy epic.
Like many readers of C.S. Lewis, I've dreamed about another opportunity to experience the magical world of Narnia come to
Greta Gerwig’s Narnia may open a wardrobe-based portal to more franchise launches for Netflix and IMAX. In January, it was announced that Gerwig had pulled off an Aslan-level stunt and landed an exclusive IMAX release for her film with Netflix,
Winslet plans to act in and also produce the movie, which has a script from Joe Anders, her son with ex-husband Sam Mendes.
Imax‘s CEO cautioned Wall Street on Wednesday that he does not expect a stream of deals to follow on the heels of a high-profile agreement with Netflix ... Imax run of Greta Gerwig‘s Narnia ...