New ‘Superman’ and ‘Dark Shadows’ films confirmed in IMAX press release
Warner Bros. is now so committed to getting a Superman film out the door by 2013 that it’s now showing up in press releases from partners.
IMAX, as part of their earnings statement, announced that they’ve signed a deal with Warner Bros. to release 20 films in IMAX format up to 2013. And on the list is a new Superman film.
This would seem to back up that Warner Bros. really is taking the Siegel Estate threat seriously, which states that if a movie wasn’t going to be in release by 2013 they would be in breach and owe the estate a large sum of cash.
Other Warner Bros. movies that will be released in IMAX
are: Legends of the Guardian: The Owls of Ga’Hoole 3D (September 24,
2010); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (3D) (November 19,
2010); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (3D) (July 15,
2011); Happy Feet 2 (3D) (November 18, 2011); and The Hobbit (December
2013). Warner Bros. and IMAX also plan to release an additional 15 films
over the course of 2011, 2012 and 2013, including Gravity, Dark
Shadows, Fury Road, and the third Batman movie.
Of course, as we all know, things can happen, production can get weird, and I’m sure that there are ways out of all of those clauses– but it’s still an encouraging sign.
Someone is dreamng if he thinks that THE HOBBIT: PART 1 is going to be released in 2010. The correction that Warner Bros. issued after the press release came out indicated that it was expected to release in December 2012.
After the press release came out, Warner Bros. issued a correction. THE HOBBIT: PART 1 is expected to be released in December 2012 with PART 2 in December 2013.
Warner Bros. issued a correction for the release date(s) for THE HOBBIT. PART 1 will debut in December 2012 with PART 2 coming out in December 2013.