The Divergent Series: Allegiant and Deepwater Horizon to Release on IMAX

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The Divergent Series: Allegiant and Deepwater Horizon will be released in IMAX.

Divergent is the most successful franchise launched since The Hunger Games with the first two Divergent films grossing nearly $600 million at the global box office.

"Lionsgate has had a great relationship with IMAX and we are very pleased to be working with them again on two of our tentpole movies, Allegiant and Deepwater Horizon," said Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger, Co-Chairmen, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.

"The IMAX format truly maximizes the impact of watching these visually moving films and gives the audience an exceptional viewing experience."

The Divergent Series: Allegiant is slated for a domestic release on March 18, 2016.

Deepwater Horizon, director Peter Berg's action-drama starring Academy Award(R) nominee Mark Wahlberg and based on the 2010 oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, will begin its roll-out on Sept. 30, 2016.

The IMAX release of each film will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology.