'Top Gun: Maverick' is Set to Soar Onto 755 IMAX Screens Around the World
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- 23 May 2022
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The return of Top Gun is ready to land in theaters with Top Gun: Maverick releasing in just a few days. Ahead of its May 25 premiere, IMAX has announced that the highly anticipated sequel will launch in 755 IMAX theaters in 71 territories next week.
It only makes sense that the film would be released in so many IMAX theaters as the movie was filmed for IMAX. The film contains nearly an hour of footage that was filmed in IMAX’s Expanded Aspect Ratio, meaning that the audience will get to see 26% more of the picture during select sequences throughout the film. No wonder the film's star Tom Cruise was so adamant about the film being released in theaters as this version of the movie will provide an entirely unique experience.
Collider's own Steve Weintraub saw Top Gun: Maverick back in April during CinemaCon, and he says that it was not just a move that "nails every aspect of movie-making," but also that it is a move-going experience that you need to have in IMAX. "That’s because Kosinski went out of his way to make this an IMAX experience," said Weintraub. "He did this by putting six IMAX-certified cameras into the real F-18 cockpits and the footage is incredible. You’ve never seen anything like this because Cruise and the cast were really in the planes and cameras weren’t small enough to fit in an F-18 cockpit until now." This along with the previously mentioned IMAX Expanded Aspect Ratio makes this the ideal viewing experience. "Trust me, Top Gun: Maverick is one of those movies you want to see on the biggest screen possible, which is why I’m so excited to partner up with IMAX and Paramount on this screening."
The story of Top Gun: Maverick Cruise returning to his role as the titular Maverick from the 1986 film and sees the ace pilot teaching the next generation of Top Gun pilots. These pilots include Miles Teller as Lt. Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw, the son of Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, Anthony Edwards' character from the original, and Maverick's late copilot. The rest of the starring cast includes Val Kilmer as Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Monica Barbaro, Charles Parnell, Danny Ramirez, Manny Jacinto, Bashir Salahuddin, Jay Ellis, Jake Picking, Raymond Lee, and Jean Louisa Kelly. Read More…
