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title: Friday Feature: Why You Need to See ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ in IMAX…Obviously
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description: "We’re spotlighting Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which launches today in IMAX® theatres worldwide."
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May 5, 2017

Friday Feature: Why You Need to See ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ in IMAX…Obviously
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Hey IMAX fans! Happy Friday and welcome back to another edition of Friday Feature. For this week’s post, we’re spotlighting Marvel’s _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2_, which launches today in IMAX® theatres worldwide.

In case you missed the news, _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2_ marks the latest addition to a bellwether year for IMAX with _twice_ the number of films that have incorporated the use of IMAX cameras and/or are specially formatted exclusively for IMAX than ever before. Read more about it [HERE(opens in new window)](http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-imax-christopher-nolan-20170424-story.html).

For _Vol. 2_, several sequences of the film were specially formatted and presented in an expanded 1.9:1 aspect ratio. This means IMAX audiences will actually see 26% more of the image than in standard theatres for a truly unique experience in IMAX.

But don’t just take our word for it. Director James Gunn is also super stoked for special IMAX formatting:

In addition to the expanded aspect ratio, IMAX fans will also experience what we call 3D frame-breaks—special 3D effects that actually expand outside the confines of the standard letterbox presentation. As Gunn states, it was an effect he utilized for the first _Guardians_ and chose to replicate for _Vol. 2_.

The film’s exclusive IMAX formatting and effects really are worth seeing, so do it!

Purchase your _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2_ IMAX tickets [HERE](/movies/guardians-galaxy-vol-2#showtimes-wrapper). See you at the movies.

— _By Andrew Stewart, Manager, Corporate Communications_