{"id":65801,"date":"2026-09-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/?guid=8839f83a303da3f292293b8ea1895e52"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:15:15","slug":"the-original-star-wars-is-coming-to-imax-for-the-first-time-ever-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/2026\/09\/14\/the-original-star-wars-is-coming-to-imax-for-the-first-time-ever-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"The original ‘Star Wars’ is coming to IMAX for the first time ever in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n
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Unless you\u2019ve been living in a galaxy far, far away, you probably already know that 2027 marks the 50th anniversary of \"Star Wars\"<\/strong><\/u><\/a>, as George Lucas\u2019s sprawling space opera first struck theaters back on May 25, 1977.<\/p>

To celebrate this milestone occasion, Disney and Lucasfilm are bringing the original Star Wars theatrical release to IMAX screens for the first time. <\/p>

Depending on the IMAX setups available, audiences can see the legendary space opera at official IMAX locations in either digital or physical film for its triumphant re-release on Feb. 19, 2027.<\/p>

This newly restored \"Star Wars\" print \u2014 apparently being shown without its \u201cA New Hope\u201d subtitle, Special Edition clutter, or CGI enhancements \u2014 will also screen at a limited number of IMAX 70mm sites. <\/p>

You know what that means, right? Han will once again fire his blaster at Greedo first!<\/p>

\"Star Wars: Starfighter<\/strong><\/u><\/a>\" \u2014 the upcoming Star Wars movie<\/strong><\/u><\/a> starring Ryan Gosling \u2014 will also be getting an IMAX release around the same time, as it launches on May 28, 2027.<\/p>

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Coming to our galaxy in 2027! <\/span>(Image credit: Disney\/Lucasfilm)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>

As a stellar follow-up, \"Star Wars: Starfighter\" will blast off over the 50th anniversary weekend on May 28, 2027. It\u2019s a standalone sci-fi adventure from director and producer Shawn Levy (\"Real Steel,\" \"Deadpool & Wolverine,\" \"Stranger Things\") headlined by Ryan Gosling (\"Drive,\" \"Blade Runner 2049,\" \"Project Hail Mary\"). <\/p>

Here, the omnipresent superstar portrays Kade Auberon, a cynical rogue confronted by his mysterious past. The eclectic cast also includes Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, Flynn Gray, and Amy Adams.<\/p>

\"Star Wars: Starfighter\" was filmed for IMAX and shot with certified IMAX-approved digital cameras framed for IMAX screen ratios before being converted to IMAX 70mm film prints for screening in an exclusive number of IMAX venues in the U.S. <\/p>

IMAX spots for \"Star Wars\" and \"Star Wars: Starfighter\" can be found online HERE<\/strong><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>

The \"Star Wars\" IMAX re-release is coming Feb. 19, 2027<\/strong><\/em>. <\/strong>\"<\/strong><\/em>Star Wars: Starfighter<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/a>\" hits theaters on May 28, 2027.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/article>\n \n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Both the OG ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ score the ultimate cinematic treatment in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":588,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2800,3555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","category-space-movies-shows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65801"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65949,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65801\/revisions\/65949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}