Netflix Moves Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Film to 2027

You wouldn’t necessarily expect Greta Gerwig to be the one to make a new Narnia movie, but then again, she wasn’t who you’d think would be making Barbie, and that turned out rather spectacularly. Gerwig has Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew being handled by Netflix, and was scheduled for the end of the year. Well, it’s no longer a 2026 release, as you’ll see below.

According to a Netflix press release Gerwig’s Narnia film has moved from a late 2026 release into 2027. Initially, Netflix was going to release it in IMAX theaters on Thanksgiving, before coming to the streamer on Christmas Day. Now, it will come out on February 12th of next year, in wide release, with a Netflix debut on April 2nd. Adjust your calendars accordingly, as it’s out of this year.

Here is the press release from Netflix:

Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, an epic adventure, will release in IMAX and wide globally in theaters on February 12, 2027, and on Netflix on April 2, 2027. Sneak previews only in IMAX will begin on February 10, 2027. 

A rare phenomenon that spans generations and geographies, Narnia’s release will match the scale and fandom of C. S. Lewis’s beloved books. Audiences will experience a true cinematic event, in IMAX, theaters and on Netflix.

Written for the screen and directed by Gerwig, the origin story for Narnia is the first ever adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew — which was published May 2, 1955 and celebrates its 71st anniversary tomorrow — and pairs newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell with an all-star cast that includes Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith with Daniel Craig and Meryl Streep, and more. Lewis’ book series captured Gerwig’s imagination from a very young age, and she’s beyond thrilled to bring her singular vision to this beloved world. 

“Working with Netflix to bring this film to life has been extraordinary and IMAX continues to be an incredible partner. I cannot wait for people to see the film in theaters on February 12 and on Netflix on April 2,” says Greta Gerwig. 

“I was a child when I first read The Magician’s 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,” says Gerwig. “I didn’t 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’s 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…It transformed me.”

Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew is produced by Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, 

Vincent Sieber-Smith, and Gerwig, and executive produced by Patricia Whitcher and Douglas Gresham and Melvin Adams for the C. S. Lewis Estate. 

The film is co-produced by Christine Crais.

“It’s incredibly moving to see how deeply Greta Gerwig has embraced C. S. Lewis’s world, and infused Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew with joy, heart, and genuine love for the story,” says the C. S. Lewis Company. “We’re so excited 

for audiences everywhere to experience her vision — and to share the magic of Narnia with a whole new generation.”

Source: Press Release