IMAX Version of ‘Black Widow’ Has 22 Extra Minutes!
Fans of the MCU have waited over a year for the release of the highly anticipated Natasha Romanoff Solo film; Marvel is reportedly rewarding their patience, and return to the cinema, as the IMAX version of Black Widow will have 22 extra minutes!
comicbook.com reported the exclusive feature coming to the IMAX audience of Black Widow, with the decision coming as an added incentive for viewers to forgoes the Disney+, premiere access, release, in favor of being a part of the Cinematic Experience.
Source: IMAX.com
Not only does viewing Black Widow at an IMAX theatre give fans more of the film to watch; the actual IMAX experience gives fans more to see.
The major benefit of an IMAX image is that fans consume the film at a greater aspect ratio. This means that viewers consume more of the actual image, as filmmakers can utilize a wider, and in some instances taller, frame to display the film.
Source: Hollywoodreporter.com
Filming with the IMAX experience in mind has been something Marvel has done in the past. Films like Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame, as well as Doctor Strange, all utilized around 30-45 minutes worth of IMAX footage that took full advantage of the widening aspect ratio.
Although the IMAX experience in itself is certainly a reason for fans to flood the cinema’s for Black Widow and its long-awaited debut; it is the extra 22 minutes of constant that should encourage fans to embrace the cinematic showing of the film.
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It has been over a decade of Marvel films, and 2020 represents the first year, since the birth of the MCU, that theaters didn’t see a Marvel film represented; a drought ending with the Black Widow release.
The return to the cinemas for the MCU is even more special considering it’s the Black Widow solo film that fans are able to take part in. With Scarlett Johansson saying her final goodbye to the character; long after fans had to watch her heroic sacrifice at the conclusion of Avengers Endgame.
Fans now have one more reason to see the film, and catch the IMAX version of Black Widow with 22 extra minutes!
Directed by Cate Shortland, starring Johansson, Florence Pugh, Rachel Weis, David Harbour, and O-T Fagbenle; fans can witness the final adventure of Black Widow on July 9th in theatres, and with Premiere Access on Disney+.
