Postby HARVEST » Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:15 pm
It is mentioned that the film was remastered in a 2048x858p resolution (2K CinemaScope) so the aspect ratio was not expanded to 1.90:1, 16:9 or 4:3 for IMAX for 3.333 and 3.0+1.0.
Such a shame since Shin Evangelion (if it ever comes out here in IMAX) was the IMAX film I really wanted to see alongside Top Gun: Maverick, since the latter was shot in IMAX and fully expanded to 1.90:1 in IMAX. I would be even more excited if it expanded to 4:3 but I am already satisfied even with 1.90:1.
Yes, IMAX is sometimes 4:3, The Lion King remake was in 1.85:1 for most of the film but expanded to 4:3 for some showings in musical numbers. Christopher Nolan films also expanded to 4:3 for some scenes in IMAX while those same scenes are expanded to 16:9 on home video. Batman v. Superman expands to 4:3 for some scenes in IMAX but the film was in CinemaScope for the entire film in its original release, until the remastered version where the film shrinks horizontally but expands vertically for the IMAX scenes, having 4:3 and CinemaScope scenes in a 16:9 frame. Zack Snyder's Justice League, a film shot entirely for IMAX, was in 4:3 for the entire film.
Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame was shot in IMAX and was projected in CinemaCope for regular cinemas but expanded to 1.90:1 for IMAX.