Overview
- An IMAX trailer released Oct. 28 announces that Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 adaptation will be presented in the format for the first time.
- The engagement begins Dec. 12 as a limited theatrical run, with ticket on-sale details still to come and notification signups available.
- The film, widely regarded as a landmark in horror, stars Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall under Kubrick’s direction.
- Coverage revisits King’s decades of criticism, including his remarks about Wendy’s portrayal and the shift in the story’s thematic focus, and notes his later TV miniseries adaptation.
- Gizmodo reports that IMAX has not specified any remastering details for this presentation.