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🍿 Netflix is giving ‘Narnia’ a real theatrical release
For the first time in its history, Netflix is putting a film in theaters the way a traditional studio would. Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew' is moving from Thanksgiving 2026 to February 2027. Here's the plan: Full wide theatrical release on February 12, 2027, across all circuits globally. IMAX sneak previews…
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🤝 Netflix is rewarding its franchise makers
Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party (Karwai Tang/Getty Images) Bear with us, it's more 'KPop Demon Hunters.' To nobody's surprise, the sequel to Netflix's biggest movie ever was officially announced earlier this month. Now the deal details have surfaced, and they say a lot about how Netflix…
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Last Looks: Netflix Orders ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sequel, Kathryn Hahn Joins Disney's 'Tangled'
The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations. KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) Film Development 🗒️ Netflix has confirmed a sequel to ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning. (more) Susanna Fogel will write and direct Netflix romantic…
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Top 5 in Tech: Netflix Acquires InterPositive, Seth MacFarlane's Bill Clinton AI, VFX Artists on AI
VP Land is a newsletter & YouTube channel covering the latest updates in creative technology for M&E professionals. Here's a quick roundup of the most significant developments in media and entertainment technology this week: 🎬 Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck’s AI Filmmaking Studio InterPositive Netflix has acquired…
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🎬 DGA Awards, DOJ, and YouTube TV
Paul Thomas Anderson accepts a Directors Guild of America Feature Film Medallion for ‘One Battle After Another’ (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) 🏆 The DGA Awards crowned their winners Saturday night. Paul Thomas Anderson finally nabbed the top feature film prize for 'One Battle After Another,' after previous noms for 'There…
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Today's Senate Hearing on the Netflix-Warner Deal w/Ted Sarandos and Warner's CRO Bruce Campbell
Informative, fascinating, occasionally infuriating video from today's Senate Judiciary Hearing on the Netflix-Warner deal. Senator Hawley seems to be there to insist that Netflix should represent his own values and bummed he has to monitor what his kids watch on Netflix. Ted Cruz there to get a soundbite. Biggest universal…
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🏆 Netflix just won its first Grammy
Audrey Nuna, EJAE, and Rei Ami, the voices behind Huntr/x, at the Grammys yesterday. (Brianna Bryson/WireImage) The Grammys were Sunday night, and Netflix walked away with its first-ever win. 'Golden' from 'KPop Demon Hunters' took home best song written for visual media. It caps a run that's hard to overstate: the film…
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🎬 ‘Star Search,’ WBD drama, and FilmTok…
Star Search (Netflix) 📺 Netflix just launched real-time voting for its new live talent show. The streamer launched 'Star Search' this week, a live reboot of the '80s talent competition featuring real-time voting. While episodes air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, viewers can rate performances 1-5 stars directly through the…