Gerwig Pushing For “Narnia” Theatrical Run?

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“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig’s curious new multi-film adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia” at Netflix may have hit choppy waters.

A new report at Puck News (via NarniaWeb) indicates that Gerwig has been quietly raising the issue of giving her large-scope films a theatrical release with Netflix’s new film head, Dan Lin.

Gerwig has allegedly voiced ‘concerns’ about limiting those films only to the streaming platform. However, the outlet says that while talks with Netflix have been amicable, they are refusing Gerwig’s requests and aren’t budging on their streaming-first release strategy.

A more damning second report over at Empire City is making the claim that Gerwig might be trying to get out of her Netflix deal to direct ‘Narnia’. This one seems much more speculative so take it purely as rumor only.

Gerwig signed on to direct the film months before “Barbie” was released in theaters and before Netflix underwent a regime change in its film division.

Former film chief Scott Stuber consistently advocated for longer theatrical windows but he exited earlier this year, replaced by Lin, after butting heads with Netflix’s chief Ted Sarandos over this issue.