‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Getting an IMAX 3D Release in 2017
Posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 by Ethan Anderton
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Even though we haven’t gotten a single look at the new Spider-Man who will be making his debut in Captain America: Civil War in a few months, that’s not stopping the wallcrawler from having his future theatrical affairs put in order. Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have struck a deal for a worldwide IMAX release in theaters when the film arrives in the summer of 2017.

IMAX made the announcement today with the two studios, and it came with the standard publicity fluff. Josh Greenstein, president of worldwide marketing and distribution for Sony Pictures, said:

“There’s so much about Spider-Man – including the web-slinging action – that lends itself perfectly to the IMAX screen. We are confident that audiences everywhere around the world will want to see it in IMAX.”

Indeed, at this point it would be news if a Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures weren’t setting up a Spider-Man IMAX release. The screen is a spectacle for audiences, and it also gets some extra box office dollars into the studio’s bank account, especially since it will be remastered for IMAX 3D. Greg Foster, senior executive vice president of IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment also added