Acclaimed director Greta Gerwig has been tapped to direct a brand new reboot of The Chronicles of Narniaand the following sequence of movies is already beginning to take form. Based mostly on the beloved sequence of novels by English writer CS Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia takes place within the unbelievable realm of fantasy and magic and tells an epic story of warfare and peace throughout the kingdom. Novels started to be revealed within the Nineteen Fifties, however solely in 2005 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe that Lewis' imaginative and prescient made it to the large display screen for the primary time.
Following within the footsteps of generation-defining YA sequence comparable to Harry Potterthe primary Chronicles of Narnia the movie was adopted by two more and more poorly obtained sequels that ended the franchise earlier than it even started. Though earlier makes an attempt at adaptation The Chronicles of Narnia failed, Netflix opted for the rights to the basic tales and put into motion a plan that goals to keep away from the errors of the current previous. One of many greatest adjustments is the addition of extremely proficient personnel, and Greta Gerwig has the possibility to proceed her filmmaking streak.
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Narnia movie will get IMAX launch date
Months after it was introduced that the movie can be launched in theaters, the most recent information confirms that Greta Gerwig's movie Narnia has set its IMAX launch date. With many particulars concerning the movie nonetheless unknown, it has now been introduced that the movie can be is anticipated to hit round 1,000 IMAX screens on Thanksgiving Day (November 26), 2026. The movie is a Netflix/IMAX co-production and Netflix won't launch the movie for streaming till Christmas Day 2026. Moreover, the movie will break new floor by being introduced as a standard theatrical launch earlier than its streaming debut.
Chronicles of Narnia launch date
The movie will premiere in theaters earlier than arriving on Netflix Whereas different Netflix movies have been proven in choose theaters (primarily for awards eligibility), Narnia it will likely be the streamer's first huge launch.
After it was introduced that the Netflix manufacturing would even have a theatrical launch, the discharge date was lastly introduced as January 2025. In an unprecedented transfer for Netflix, The Chronicles of Narnia can be proven on roughly 1,000 IMAX screens beginning Thanksgiving Day (November 26), 2026. Then, Netflix will premiere the movie on its platform beginning Christmas Day 2026, after a few month in theaters. Whereas different Netflix movies have been proven in choose theaters (primarily for awards eligibility), Narnia it will likely be the streamer's first huge launch.
THE Chronicles of Narnia The CS Lewis guide sequence consists of:
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E-book title |
Yr of launch |
Notes |
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
1950 |
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Prince Caspian: Return to Narnia |
1951 |
Set 1,300 Narnia years after the occasions of the primary guide. |
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The Voyage of the Daybreak Treader |
1952 |
Set 3 Narnia years later Prince Caspian. |
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The silver chair |
1953 |
Set 50 Narnia years later Daybreak Treader. |
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The horse and his boy |
1954 |
It takes place throughout the occasions of the final chapter of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. |
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The magician's nephew |
1955 |
Set lengthy earlier than the occasions of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. |
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The final battle |
1956 |
Set 200 Narnia years later The silver chair. |
Forged of The Chronicles of Narnia
The solid stays a thriller
With Netflix taking its time to place collectively its potential movie franchise, virtually nothing is thought concerning the solid of The Chronicles of Narnia. Nevertheless, September 2024 noticed the casting of the primary actor when Gerwig has signed with rising star Louis Partridge (Picture: Getty Photographs)Enola Holmes). Partridge's function has not but been revealed, though it could make extra sense for him to play Pevensie's older brother Peter.
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The primary movie will probably adapt "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"
Netflix's strategy to very large Narnia universe has not but been disclosed, however it's assumed that the primary movie will cowl the primary guide, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Set throughout the top of the London Blitz in World Battle II, the novel follows the 4 Pevensie brothers as they're despatched to dwell within the countryside, the place they uncover a wardrobe that takes them to a fantastical realm. As soon as in Narnia, the quartet turns into concerned with the return of Aslan, who leads a rebel in opposition to the evil White Witch.
Because the guide is kind of brief, the movie should not have any downside overlaying the story of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on a tour. Nevertheless, the movie may additionally add different parts of the lore of The Chronicles of Narnia to be able to arrange future sequences. Till Netflix reveals extra, something exterior of C.S. Lewis Narnia novels is fully hypothesis.