Netflix is cool with commercials now, but still not theaters. Well, unless it's one of the two exhibition houses it owns: the Egyptian in Hollywood and the Paris in New York. But sometimes, you just have to give Greta Gerwig her way.

Gerwig's Barbie follow-up will hit IMAX for a period of weeks in late 2026 before arriving on the streaming service.

The pact with the streaming giant will see the C.S. Lewis book series adaptation get a global release in Imax theaters in Thanksgiving 2026, two weeks before the online debut.