Netflixhas approved a limited theatrical run forGreta Gerwigs forthcomingChronicles of Narniaadaptation.
The deal between Netflix and IMAX allowsNarniato screen internationally for two weeks.
To take advantage of the window, the movie will be released in around 1,000 theaters across 90 countries.
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It will mark the largest theatrical release yet for the streaming platform, which rarely screens films in theaters.
In 2022,Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mysterywas only screened for one week before being removed.
Before the film premiered, Gerwig was already attached to write and direct at least twoChronicles of Narniafilms.
They will mark the first since the C.S.
Lewis book series was adapted into a three-piece film series released between 2005 and 2010.
Its the first time she hasnt served as both writer and director since 2015sMistress America.
And theres some movies Id like to make that require a big canvas.
At the same time, Ive seen so many directors move between bigger movies and smaller movies …
I want to play in lots of different worlds.
