V for Vendetta gets 20th-anniversary theatrical re-release on November 1 and 5, 2026

The anniversary screenings will be accompanied by a new trailer and the exclusive featurette Freedom Forever. In it, director James McTeigue looks back on the film’s production and its meaning twenty years later.

V for Vendetta originally released in 2004 and is based on the DC Vertigo graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The film was directed by James McTeigue and produced by the Wachowskis, with Natalie Portman as Evey and Hugo Weaving as V.

What happened

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, Saga Arts and Fathom Entertainment have announced a 20th-anniversary theatrical re-release of V for Vendetta. According to the announcement, the film will get a nationwide U.S. theatrical run on November 1 and 5, 2026. Tickets are already on sale online and at participating box offices, putting the anniversary screenings on sale well ahead of the show dates.

The release also comes with a new trailer. It uses a reworked anniversary take on Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, composed by Jonathan Snipes of clipping. The trailer is part of the re-release campaign and ties into the film’s 20th anniversary. The announcement also makes clear that the screenings will be supported by extra material rather than just a standard theatrical showing.

The screenings will include the exclusive featurette Freedom Forever. In it, director James McTeigue reflects on how the film came together and why it still matters twenty years later. McTeigue also directed the original 2004 film, so the anniversary release is directly linked to the filmmaker who led the project at the time.

V for Vendetta is based on the DC Vertigo graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The 2004 adaptation was produced by the Wachowskis and stars Natalie Portman as Evey and Hugo Weaving as V. Stephen Rea and John Hurt are also part of the cast. The new release therefore revisits a film that has held a long-standing place among DC Vertigo adaptations for two decades.

Background

V for Vendetta is set in a futuristic, totalitarian Britain and follows Evey and the masked freedom fighter V. In the film adaptation, those roles are played by Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. The cast also includes Stephen Rea and John Hurt.

The anniversary release is being presented as a special theatrical event with bonus material. Alongside the film itself, attendees will get the Freedom Forever featurette, in which McTeigue reflects on the making of the movie and its lasting relevance. The new trailer is part of the same campaign and frames the re-release as a celebration of the film’s 20th anniversary.

The announcement also highlights the trailer’s musical angle. Jonathan Snipes of clipping created a new anniversary-focused interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture for the trailer. That gives the re-release promotion its own musical identity, separate from the original 2004 theatrical campaign.

Because the available information only mentions nationwide screenings on November 1 and 5, 2026, no further details have been confirmed about additional formats, restorations or specific theater chains. What is confirmed is that tickets are already available and that the anniversary screenings will be supported by both a new trailer and the Freedom Forever featurette.