Star Wars Episode VII is guaranteed to be huge. Whether or not it makes a ton of money at the box office (which it will) or is panned by every film critic (which it possibly will be), the next sequel telling the story from a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away represents the first major shift in the popular franchise since George Lucas decided to bastardize Darth Vader’s character by telling Anakin Skywalker’s story in 1999’s Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. With Lucas essentially out of the picture, Disney calling the shots, and the enigmatic J.J. Abrams at the helm, it basically goes without saying (in spite of this cold opening paragraph) that Episode VII will be vastly different than what we’ve come to expect from the Star Wars franchise over the 14 years.
The most intriguing bit of news that followed Abrams’ attachment to the project was his retainment of Star Trek cinematographer Dan Mindel to shoot Episode VII on 35mm. However, following a Goldman Sachs conference earlier this week, IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond revealed that IMAX is in talks with Abrams’ team to shoot some scenes on IMAX cameras. Considering Abrams’ track record with IMAX, the news comes as no surprise. Furthermore, IMAX tickets cost more, raising the box office intake for Disney, and a film like Episode VII would benefit from a larger screen, at least in regards to huge action sequences full of lens flares. Never change, J.J.
[via Collider]