Two of Steven Spielberg's finest classics are in for a spectacular rerelease this summer, as both E.T. the Extra-Terrestial and Jaws will be making their IMAX debut, all to commemorate the 40th anniversary of E.T. and its legacy in sci-fi and movies as a whole.
For Spielberg, Jaws was his first true big break in Hollywood after getting his directorial debut in 1974’s The Sugarland Express, hardly the type of movie the director would end up becoming famous for. To this day, both Jaws and E.T. rank quite high on the list of highest grossing films of all-time, placing seventh and fourth, respectively, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens being the first modern film to crack the adjusted for inflation records.
This very special IMAX release is set to roll out in the United States only, at least for now, with E.T. kicking off the celebration of Spielberg's work on August 12. Jaws will follow closely with a September 2 premiere to cap off the summer, all with the added bonus of the shark thriller also being screened in RealD 3D for some reason. Although these two classics have been released and reworked several times, this is truly the first time they've made the jump to those huge IMAX screens
To make sure fans of Spielberg don’t miss out on the news, Universal Pictures is packing a special trailer for E.T. in Jurassic World Dominion showings. Said preview is one that should be posted online later and might expand the base audience gearing to see E.T. come summer. The relationship between Spielberg and the Jurassic World seems like a proper fit given that Jurassic Park is a seminal piece of cinema in his filmography and its follow-up, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, is probably the second best movie in the franchise.
Suffice to say, Spielberg's career is one of the most impressive in cinema history, with Jaws and E.T., alongside Raiders of the Lost Ark, marking the first few times his films made a splash at award ceremonies. He later earned wins for Best Director with Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan, though the former is his only Best Picture. Unsurprisingly, Spielberg hasn’t really ever stopped working, with last year’s West Side Story being his latest highly-acclaimed film.
Spielberg will likely always be one of the most influential directors ever, especially in sci-fi, and even if E.T. is one of the first things that comes to mind, there are plenty of underrated Spielberg movies out there.
E.T. will be released in IMAX theaters on August 12, 2022, while Jaws will follow on September 2, 2022.
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Source: firstshowing.net