UPDATE: “The Brutalist” is coming to Imax. Tickets for early-access screenings in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 18 can be found for buy. The movie will then increase to Imax screens throughout the U.S. all through January.

PREVIOUSLY: A24 has introduced the primary 70mm screenings of “The Brutalist,” which launches within the specialty format on Dec. 19 in New York Metropolis and Los Angeles.

Tickets can be found for buy for the Village East Cinemas in New York and the Vista Theatre in L.A. Extra cities and dates will probably be introduced quickly.

“The Brutalist,” a three-plus-hour epic directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody, was filmed in VistaVision, a high-resolution format with a wider area of view, permitting for enhanced readability when projected in 70mm. The film carries 4 miles of celluloid movie, which weighs a whopping 259 kilos.

Attendees of the 70mm engagements will obtain a collectible brochure and postcard set showcasing the work of László Toth, the fictional architect performed by Brody, who’s on the heart of the movie. All tickets additionally include a commemorative poster.

“The Brutalist,” Corbet’s third movie after “The Childhood of a Chief” and “Vox Lux,” is being hailed as a serious Oscar contender. In his evaluation for Selection, chief movie critic Owen Gleiberman praised the movie, writing that “it’s paced with a lovely stateliness and overflows with incident and emotion.”

The movie, which carries an impressively small $10 million price ticket, follows a visionary architect and Holocaust survivor who makes an attempt to rebuild his life in post-war America. Initially pressured to toil in poverty, László quickly wins a contract that modifications the course of his life. “The Brutalist” made its world premiere on the Venice Worldwide Movie Competition on Sept. 1. Its restricted launch within the U.S. is on Dec. 20, forward of a large launch in January.