Exciting news this week! IMAX and Disney announced they have
signed a new multi-picture deal through 2019.
What does this mean exactly? Fans around the world will continue
to be able to experience some of Disney’s most popular franchises,
as well as exciting new properties in the most immersive format –
in IMAX!
For this week’s Friday Feature, I wanted to highlight the
franchises returning to IMAX screens (along with some making their
IMAX debut):
First up, from the Marvel Universe, several highly anticipated
installments in worldwide blockbuster franchises will return to
IMAX screens, including
Avengers: Infinity Warand the untitled
Avengerssequel, both of which are being filmed in their
entirety using IMAX cameras, as well as
Ant-Man and the Wasp, which continues the thrilling saga
that began with the
Ant-Manin 2015.
And while Marvel’s Black Panther superhero debuted in
Captain America: Civil War, the character will get his
first very own movie in the Marvel Universe –
Black Panther.
Lastly, from Marvel Studios, we’re so excited for the upcoming
Captain Marvel, played by Academy Award® winner Brie
Larson, who is starring in the upcoming IMAX release of Universal’s
Kong: Skull Island.
Shifting to the animation front, the toys are back in IMAX with
Pixar’s hugely successful, one-of-a-kind
Toy Storyfranchise returning to IMAX screens with
Toy Story 4!
Meanwhile, making their first foray in IMAX are
Incredibles 2and the Walt Disney Animation Studios’
Wreck-It Ralphsequel.
Finally, what Disney announcement would be complete without
Lucasfilm?
IMAX is so excited to welcome back into IMAX theatres the next
installment in the
Indiana Jonesfranchise, especially after having been part
of the exclusive IMAX re-release of
Raiders of the Lost Arkin 2012.
Last, but certainly not least, IMAX will welcome back to its
screens a little franchise called
Star Wars, with three brand-new installments, including
the untitled Han Solo
Star Warsanthology film, the newly titled film,
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and
Star Wars: Episode IX.
As if you needed any added reason to see Disney’s newest
Star Warsin IMAX, the companies revealed that director
Rian Johnson has captured key sequences of
Star Wars: The Last Jediusing IMAX’s extremely
high-resolution cameras! This follows in the footsteps of J.J.
Abrams, who brought to life some of the most thrilling moments from
Star Wars: The Force Awakensusing IMAX cameras.
So there you have it! Amazing Disney legacies – along with some
fresh faces – set to make their mark in IMAX!