Greta Gerwig's push for a major theatrical release for her "Chronicles of Narnia" movie at Netflix worked. The Oscar-nominated "Barbie" filmmaker's next movie will be released on 1,000 Imax screens over Thanksgiving in 2026,

In what has been the worst kept secret in the world since Woody Allen played Michael’s Pub in NYC, Greta Gerwig ’s streaming adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia, is getting an exclusive two week Imax global run in 90 countries across 1,000 auditoriums in advance of the pic’s drop on Netflix.

Greta Gerwig has leveraged her “Barbie” star power to convince Netflix to give her the big, broad theatrical release she wanted for “Narnia,” her adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy series. After months of negotiations,

Greta Gerwig's Narnia is eyeing a summer 2025 shoot, but the film will get a winter release. It was revealed today by Puck that the Barbie director won the battle with Netflix to confirm a theatrical release for the film,

Greta Gerwig must be the White Witch incarnate, because she just pulled off some real magic in support of her upcoming Narnia film. (It’s unclear if Turkish delight was involved, but it couldn’t have hurt.

Greta Gerwig and Netflix were engaged in a cold war following the filmmaker’s larger-than-life vision for the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia adaptation with contentions surrounding the release strategy and turning the anticipation into a nail-biter.