Netflix has announced that their upcoming first Narnia film will be getting a release in cinemas!
Written for the screen and directed by Oscar-nominated Barbie director Greta Gerwig, this origin story for the world of Narnia is the first ever screen adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s novel The Magician’s Nephew.
The movie is being described as “a true cinematic event” and so will appropriately enough be released in IMAX and other cinemas globally on 12th February 2027, with sneak previews only in IMAX will from 10th February, ahead of its premiere on Netflix on 2nd April 2027.
“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,” commented 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.”
“Because of C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, I believed in magic and hidden worlds and adventure,” she explained. “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.”
Joining newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell will be an all-star cast including Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Denise Gough, and Susan Wokoma – alongside Daniel Craig and Meryl Streep!
The official logline for the movie reads: “Academy Award–nominated filmmaker Greta Gerwig brings C. S. Lewis’s beloved story The Magician’s Nephew to the screen for the first time in a sweeping adventure that invites dreamers of all ages to experience the creation of Narnia.”
The C. S. Lewis Company are totally on board with the adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew, praising Gerwig’s “joy, heart, and genuine love for the story.”
“We’re so excited for audiences everywhere to experience her vision — and to share the magic of Narnia with a whole new generation,” they added.
We can’t wait to return to Narnia next year!
