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IMAX Corporation and Columbia Pictures today announced that the highly-anticipated action-adventure Spider-Man 4, will be released to IMAX(R) theatres simultaneously with the film’s worldwide release on May 5, 2011.

The fourth installment of the successful “Spider-Man” franchise, based on the Marvel Comicbook character, will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. The film will be distributed by Columbia Pictures domestically and by Sony Pictures Releasing International overseas.

To date, the “Spider-Man” motion pictures have generated more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office receipts.

In Spider-Man™ 4, based on the legendary Marvel Comics series, For the story, I imagine the film continuing Peter and Mary Jane's relationship, possible taking it to the next stage. Meanwhile Spider-Man comes into conflict with a former electronics engineer called Adrian Toomes. Toomes has created an electro-magnetic flying harness which gives him the ability to fly through the air, and also acts as a lifesupport which enhances his physical abilities. Suffering from poor health and advanced age, Toomes becomes the supervillain Vulture as he steals the money and technology he needs to improve the effects of the harness and extend his own life. During his time as a Supervillain, The Vulture would take a jaded cat burglar called Felicia Hardy, now known as Black Cat, as his partner, and together they would battle Spider-Man as they tried to steal the necessary parts for Toomes' harness.

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