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Fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones will get the chance to see their heroes and villains on the big IMAX screen later this month.

Two episodes of series 4 (Deadline says they’ve not been announced; Entertainment Weekly claims it’s the final two), along with a full trailer for the upcoming fifth year, are being remastered into the format, and will show in IMAX cinemas from January 23rd to 29th in the US. “The cinematic brilliance and grand scope of the series is perfect for the IMAX format,” Pamela Levine, HBO’s Chief Marketing Officer, explained. “We are always looking to provide fans with new and exciting ways to experience the show, and viewing two key episodes, along with the new trailer, on such an impressive platform makes for a great event.”

“We couldn’t think of a series more fitting than Game of Thrones to be the first presented in IMAX,” Greg Foster, senior executive vice president, IMAX Corp, added. “The scope and production quality of the show is quite remarkable, which will be highlighted even further in select IMAX locations – allowing fans, as never before, to become a part of author George R. R. Martin’s world that David Benioff and D. B. Weiss created for HBO. It has the action, storyline and epic nature that our fans seek in IMAX and we’re thrilled to team with HBO and our longtime partners at Warner Brothers to offer audiences a chance to experience it in the ultimate theatre setting joined by other fans of the series.”

There is as yet no confirmation whether the reformatted episodes will be aired in IMAX cinemas worldwide.