We will not have to wait for Harry Potter to hit an IMAX screen, November 21st will herald a same day launch. We get this glorious IMAX news thanks to our friends at comingsoon:
In an earnings call on Friday, March 14, IMAX Corporation confirmed that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would get a simultaneous IMAX release when the movie hits theaters on November 21. “Our release of ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ is scheduled for November, and we expect that as with ‘Harry Potter 5,’ certain sections of the film such as the finale will be presented in IMAX 3D.
This is good news as far as I am concerned. I had the great privilege of seeing Beowulf on an IMAX screen and I was delighted with the experience. I will certainly try to see the upcoming Potter film on the IMAX screen, I have enjoyed the special effects in the series, and to see them bigger and louder is always better! I am not sure I like having portions of the film in 3-D and others not – I want to wear the glasses the entire time or not at all. Part of the enjoyment of 3-D is that you become immersed in the film and eventually forget the glasses are on. To put them on and take them of would be bothersome (I would think).
