The word had been out there for a while, but now it’s official – the 1977 original and Star Wars: Starfighter shall both be landing in 70mm IMAX in 2027, bringing the start of the saga and its latest cinematic episode to the biggest, most impressive screen available. Star Wars arrives in 19th February, followed a few months later by Starfighter on the 28th May, (and don’t forget Ahsoka season 2 will be with us in January). Exciting times for fans of every corner of the saga.
Star Wars (1977) and Star Wars: Starfighter — both the original and latest films in the Lucasfilm franchise that forever changed cinema — will be available to experience in IMAX 70mm film in 2027.
The film that started it all, Star Wars (1977) will be presented in IMAX for the first time ever — in digital or on film — as part of its highly anticipated anniversary re-release on February 19, 2027. Part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, the newly restored version of the original movie, later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope, will be shown across a select number of IMAX 70mm film locations as well as playing in select theaters for a limited time.
Then, on May 28, 2027 — the 50th anniversary weekend of the original Star Wars film’s premiere — Lucasfilm will release Star Wars: Starfighter, filmed for IMAX release, shot with IMAX-certified film cameras and converted to IMAX 70mm film prints for release in a select number of IMAX film locations. An all-new standalone adventure from Director and Producer Shawn Levy (Deadpool & Wolverine, Stranger Things) starring Ryan Gosling (Drive, Blade Runner, La La Land, The Place Beyond the Pines, Barbie) as Kade Auberon, in Star Wars: Starfighter, when a cynical rogue is confronted by his mysterious past, he is hurled into a dangerous adventure across the galaxy that puts him on a crash course with destiny.