‘Star Wars’ Heads to Imax 70mm for First Time With ‘Starfighter’ and ‘A New Hope’ 50th Anniversary Re-Release

By Jordan Moreau

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A galaxy far, far away has never looked this good.

The original “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” is getting the coveted Imax 70mm treatment when it re-releases in early 2027 for its 50th anniversary, along with next year’s Ryan Gosling-starring “Star Wars: Starfighter.”

The Feb. 19 re-release marks the first time the original 1977 “Star Wars” movie has received an Imax screening of any kind. Both “A New Hope” and “Starfighter” will also release in digital Imax screens. “Starfighter,” directed by Shawn Levy and starring Gosling as a hotshot space pilot, will hit theaters on May 28, exactly 50 years after “Star Wars” first debuted in 1977.

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