IMAX and Warner Bros. Extend Deal to Include 12 New Releases Over the Coming Years
IMAX Corporations and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced a multi-picture agreement that will include up to 12 new films from the studio's current slate as the companies' expand their partnership.
IMAX will release a number of blockbuster pictures such as Kong: Skull Island, Blade Runner 2049, Tomb Raider, The LEGO Batman Movie, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2, as well as the ongoing DCEU slate.
Unsurprisingly, the deal also includes Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk. Nolan has been a big user of IMAX cameras over the years, and to great effect on his Dark Knight trilogy as well as on Interstellar.
“We are very pleased to continue our longstanding partnership with IMAX with these exceptional pictures and look forward to ensuring our audiences have the opportunity to see a range of diverse films on the largest and most immersive canvas possible,” said Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“We’re proud to re-up our 13 year partnership with the Warner Bros. family. This extension includes titles from some of the industry’s most acclaimed filmmakers, such as our friends Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, David Ellison, David Heyman and David Yates,” said Greg Foster, CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. “The WB/IMAX pairing has yielded billions of dollars in box office and has become synonymous with blockbuster entertainment around the globe.”
Source: Comingsoon
