Star Wars: The Force Awakens Set to Take Over IMAX Screens in North America
HomeStar Wars: The Force Awakens Set to Take Over IMAX Screens in North America
Posted August 26, 2015 04:51 PM by Webmaster
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens will open in every single IMAX venue in North America -- and will stay there for a month. According to The Hollywood Reporter, IMAX has reserved all of its screens for J.J. Abrams' film, and is expected to open in 375 to 400 screens domestically and more than 400 internationally.
IMAX had a similar arrangement for the Hobbit films, but that deal was negotiated well in advance.
IMAX Entertainment CEO Greg Foster commented: "Star Wars: Episode VII is the ultimate crossover movie -- it crosses over to everyone".
It has already been confirmed that director Abrams has shot a desert chase sequence featuring the Millennium Falcon with IMAX cameras to promote the large format.
Currently, the next Star Wars film is set to open in IMAX and theaters across the nation on December 18. The film is based on a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and the cast includes actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. They join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker.
IMAX had a similar arrangement for the Hobbit films, but that deal was negotiated well in advance.
IMAX Entertainment CEO Greg Foster commented: "Star Wars: Episode VII is the ultimate crossover movie -- it crosses over to everyone".
It has already been confirmed that director Abrams has shot a desert chase sequence featuring the Millennium Falcon with IMAX cameras to promote the large format.
Currently, the next Star Wars film is set to open in IMAX and theaters across the nation on December 18. The film is based on a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and the cast includes actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. They join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker.
