The highly anticipated Marvel Studios production is set to be released through Disney on May 4 and will now be digitally remastered into IMAX 3D format for a worldwide day-and-date release.

Joss Whedon wrote and directed the all-star adaptation featuring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L Jackson.

As previously announced, Disney’s John Carter is also part of IMAX’s 2012 slate and will open on Mar 9.