Photo: IMAX CorporationGet your lightsabers at the ready, the Force is about to awaken again.
On March 11, the newly renovated Tennessee Aquarium IMAX will feature a second-run showing of “Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens” using projection technology available in less than 20 theaters worldwide.
The film will be shown once daily at 7 p.m. from March 11 to April 7, except for a conflict with a special event on March 22. Tickets are $15.95 for adults, $12.95 for ages 3 to 12. Those who have purchased the aquarium’s $40 IMAX Club pass can buy tickets at a discounted rate of $4. Ticket pre-sales will be available at the IMAX box office at 201 Chestnut St. on Monday. Online sales will go live on Thursday.
The film is the first non-documentary feature film to appear in the theater since it reopened in February following a $1.2 million overhaul that updated its aging film projectors to a new system featuring dual 4K lasers. For many attendees, this likely will be the best introduction to the new technology, which is only available in 18 theaters in the world, according to aquarium spokesperson Thom Benson.
“There were five more being rolled out in early March,” he says. “Even if those all roll out, we’ll still be one of less than two dozen theaters in the world with this technology. I think this will be a really good experience for Star Wars fans and people who just like high-energy, action/science fiction films.