‘V for Vendetta’ Returns to Theaters for Its 20th Anniversary

V for Vendetta is heading back to theaters for two nationwide anniversary screenings, giving audiences another chance to see the dystopian thriller on the big screen 20 years after its original release. Fathom Entertainment has scheduled the presentations for November 1 and November 5, with tickets now on sale.

The event is being presented with Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group and Saga Arts. Each screening will include a newly produced featurette with director James McTeigue before the film. A fresh anniversary trailer has also been released to promote the return.

Two dates built around the film’s signature moment

The November 5 date carries obvious significance for a story that made the Guy Fawkes rhyme central to its identity. Adding a November 1 showing broadens the event beyond a single-night engagement while keeping it tied closely to the movie’s imagery and calendar.

Released in 2006 and adapted from the DC Vertigo graphic novel, V for Vendetta follows Evey, played by Natalie Portman, after she is drawn into the campaign of the masked V, played by Hugo Weaving. The film was directed by McTeigue and produced by the Wachowskis, whose screenplay brought the story’s surveillance-state setting and revolutionary conflict to a wide movie audience.

A theatrical revisit rather than a simple replay

The new director featurette gives the anniversary run an additional draw for longtime fans. It also frames the screenings as a retrospective event, not merely a repertory booking. Collider’s coverage likewise confirms the two-date plan and the inclusion of McTeigue’s new material.

A theater return is especially suited to a film remembered for its visual scale, masked central figure and highly stylized action. Viewers who first encountered it on home video or streaming will be able to experience its set pieces and score in a cinema, while returning fans receive new context from the filmmaker before the feature begins.

The limited schedule means the revival is designed as an event rather than a conventional rerelease. With the first showing landing just days before November 5, the rollout turns the film’s best-known date into the centerpiece of its 20th-anniversary celebration.