Lionsgate has announced that The Hunger Games will get a one week run in IMAX. The huge fan base that The Hunger Games has, will be incredibly excited about this! To be able to experience this film in such an epic way will make all us fans feel like we are there, competing with Katniss, Peeta and the rest of the tributes.

The film will be digitally remastered and put into IMAX format and then released in digital theatres in North America on the films release date March 23, 2012.

Joe Drake of Lionsgate said, “with this news, the release of The Hunger Games has truly become an epic event…The Hunger Games and IMAX are a match made in heaven – fans love this book because its world is so vividly imagined and seeing the film in IMAX will make them feel as if they have landed right in the middle of the action. It is the ideal way for fans to experience this film for the first time”. The Chairman and President of IMAX Greg Foster said, “The Hunger Games is one of the most popular properties in recent memory and we’re excited to offer this passionate fan base the opportunity to experience this exciting adventure in the most immersive way, we’re proud to kick off our relationship with Lionsgate around this highly anticipated film that will make a strong addition to our 2012 film slate”.

In case you missed it, the Super Bowl commercial has already been released online. Watch it here: