Get off these flat ft and see Barbie in IMAX.Picture: Warner Bros.
Barbie continues to be going sturdy on the field workplace nevertheless it’s already taking the following steps. We already heard concerning the digital launch coming in just a few brief weeks—and now, on September 22, it’ll be taking part in on IMAX screens for one week solely in North America. With some brand-new bonus footage too.
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“The worldwide enthusiasm for Barbie has been overwhelming, humbling, and deeply shifting,” co-writer and director Greta Gerwig mentioned in an announcement posted by Deadline. “So many Barbie followers went on this journey with us, and we will’t thank them sufficient for supporting the movie and sharing their ‘Barbie’ expertise in theaters, throughout social media, and out on the planet. We made Barbie for the massive display, so it’s a thrill to have the ability to deliver it to IMAX, the most important display of all. And as a particular because of Barbie followers, we’re excited to share slightly bit extra of our solid and crew’s unbelievable work by including particular new footage we hope audiences will get pleasure from.”
There’s no phrase on how a lot new footage or what particularly it’s (a gag reel? Deleted scenes? Some mixture?) however that, together with seeing the movie on a good greater display, is bound so as to add just a few further {dollars} to its nearly $575 million home take, which already has it as the very best grossing movie of the 12 months.
“For all of us within the exhibition group, it’s been thrilling to look at an unique movie like Barbie grow to be an unparalleled essential and business success this summer time,” IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond mentioned. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with Greta and her filmmaking group and our associates at Warner Bros. to ship this particular version of Barbie with never-before-seen footage solely to IMAX audiences world wide.”
Sounds prefer it’s time to see it once more.
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