Star Wars and Star Wars: Starfighter To Get IMAX 70 MM Options

This is great news for fans.

Star Wars and Star Wars: Starfighter — both the original and very latest films in the iconic saga that forever changed cinema — will be presented in IMAX 70mm film upon release in 2027. The upcoming releases will mark the first time fans can experience the Star Wars universe in the gold standard film format, which is experiencing surging popularity among fans worldwide.

Star Wars will be presented in IMAX for the first time ever — in digital or on film — as part of its highly anticipated anniversary re-release on February 19, 2027. The newly restored version of the 1977 original will also be shown across a select number of IMAX 70mm film locations.

On May 28, 2027 — the 50^th anniversary weekend of the original Star Wars — Lucasfilm will release Star Wars: Starfighter, an all-new standalone adventure from director/producer Shawn Levy (Deadpool & Wolverine, Stranger Things) and starring Ryan Gosling (Drive, Blade Runner 2049, La La Land, The Place Beyond the Pines, Barbie, Project Hail Mary) as Kade Auberon. The Filmed For IMAX release was shot with IMAX-certified cameras and will be converted to IMAX 70mm film prints for release in a select number of IMAX film locations. As described in details shared at this year’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, when a cynical rogue is confronted by his mysterious past, he is hurled into a dangerous adventure across the galaxy that puts him on a crash course with destiny.

Star Wars: Starfighter also stars Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, Flynn Gray, and Amy Adams. The film is written by Jonathan Tropper, produced by Shawn Levy and Kathleen Kennedy, with Ryan Gosling, Dan Levine, Mary McLaglen, and Josh McLaglen serving as executive producers.

IMAX 70mm film — the cinematic gold-standard 18K presentation that launched the company nearly 60 years ago — is experiencing a cultural and commercial renaissance, igniting a fan frenzy for tickets to the biggest releases. Available in only a handful of cinemas worldwide, IMAX 70mm locations have delivered a record $78 million in global box office this year — a stunning per-screen average of $1.9 million — often selling out many locations for weeks across round-the-clock showtimes.