after 6 years of glacial progress I kind of wouldn't be surprised if she did pull out.

Oh, don't tempt fate, or else we'll be right back where we started... {ym}:worried: {ym}:shocked: {ym}:doh:  

(Seriously, I was almost totally convinced that Netflix had given up on the Narnia franchise and quietly dropped it, right up until the Greta Gerwig news was officially confirmed last year. I would hope this means it is going ahead after all, but I suppose there's nothing to stop Gerwig throwing in the towel if she really isn't happy with what Netflix is allowing (or not).)

New unconfirmed development; Greta Gerwig also wants a theatrical release! 

https://www.narniaweb.com/2024/10/greta-gerwig-wants-narnia-on-the-big-screen-but-is-netflix-on-board/

I've noticed quite a lot of news sites and commentators online spinning this as a "Greta wants out" type of story, and whilst I'm inclined to take that as just being websites going for the more click-baity angle on the story, after 6 years of glacial progress I kind of wouldn't be surprised if she did pull out.

https://www.narniaweb.com/2024/10/greta-gerwig-wants-narnia-on-the-big-screen-but-is-netflix-on-board/

I think it could go either way. One thing I'm also wondering about, is the extent of the release if Netflix did choose to give it one. Would it be like Glass Onion where it was only in cinemas for week before its release on the platform?

I think this would make sense given their current strategy. But Netflix could only release Glass Onion to less than 700 theatres because of that small window of showings. They reportedly even had to sweeten the pot with theatre chains to make it work. For refrence, Barbie released in 4,243 theaters.

So I hope we can see a change to allow for a wider release.

Another film to look out for would be Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, which is produced and distributed by Apple TV+ alongside Paramount Pictures. It'll have a wide release before its release on streaming. So if that goes well, maybe Netflix will consider it but that film might be in a unique situation due to Scorsese being involved as well as Paramount. So I'm wondering if a theatrical release will depend on whatever deal Greta has or can make.

It will certainly be exciting to see Narnia on the big screen again! I wonder that those who can't go to the cinemas, they can stream it at home. I also kind of wonder if Netflix will eventually release physical copies (DVD or Blu-Ray) of their original films or series.