Most Of ‘Aquaman’ Will Be Presented In Full Screen IMAX
AquamandirectorJames Wanconfirmed that almost 90% of the comic book movie is in full IMAX aspect ratio. The visually eye-popping technology has been used more frequently in blockbusters sinceChristopher Nolanhelped spearhead the use of IMAX technology in big action sequences in 2008’sThe Dark Knight. Usually IMAX is used for a few key action sequences, but it seems that theAquamanIMAX scenes will take up the majority of the movie.
A fan took to Twitter to ask Wan if there any scenes inAquamanthat were filmed in the full IMAX aspect ratio — meaning the frame expands to the full screen in crisp, high rseolution without those pesky black bars. Wan responded, “Roughly 90%. Nearly the whole movie. Seriously.”
So in addition to seeingAquamana week early, it will probably be worth seeing the solo superhero movie starringJason Momoain IMAX. However, it remains unknown whether that IMAX aspect ratio will be maintained in the DC film’s home video release.
The use of IMAX technology in blockbuster films is becoming more frequent since Nolan radically shot 30 minutes ofThe Dark Knightwith IMAX cameras. The feat seemeddaunting as first, as the few IMAX cameras that existed in the world were incredibly heavy to lug around. But since then, Zack Snyder has partially shotBatman v. Superman: Dawn of JusticeandJustice Leaguein IMAX-friendly aspect ratio, while this year’s blockbuster behemothAvengers: Infinity Waralso used the supersized screen ratio. Some select sequences in Patty Jenkins upcomingWonder Woman 1984will reportedly be shot using the large-format cameras.
Here is the official synopsis forAquaman:
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king.
Aquaman,starringJason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,andNicole Kidman,will swim into theaters onDecember 21, 2018.
