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IMAX Loads Matrix Films
The third installment, The Matrix Revolutions, will be the first live-action
film ever released simultaneoulsy on 35 mm and IMAX.
Friday, April 25, 2003
By Buzz Johnson
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Just in case there's not enough buzz around their release, now The Matrix
Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, the second and third chapters
in the Wachowski Brothers' revolutionary film trilogy, will be shown on IMAX
theatres in the spring and fall. The films, from Warner Bros. Pictures, Village
Roadshow Pictures and producer Joel Silver, will be digitally re-mastered using
IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The financial terms have not yet
been disclosed.
The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience will open shortly after the
film's 35mm release on May 15th. And, on November 5th, The Matrix Revolutions:
The IMAX Experience will be released simultaneously on giant IMAX screens
in the IMAX 15/70 format and in conventional theatres in the standard 35mm format.
This will mark the first time ever that a Hollywood live-action event film is
released concurrently in 35mm and IMAX's format. IMAX's agreement with Warner
Bros. Pictures, which will be the exclusive distributor of the films to IMAX
theatres worldwide, is also the first multiple IMAX DMR film commitment by a
major Hollywood studio.
"We're excited to give fans the opportunity to experience the world of The
Matrix in this spectacular format," said Silver, producer of the trilogy.
"Throughout the IMAX DMR conversion process, the IMAX team took meticulous care
in maintaining the technical integrity of the films. The IMAX Experience of
both The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions will add a
new dimension to the films' groundbreaking visual action and advances the Wachowski
Brothers' vision for telling the trilogy's story in multiple formats."
In addition, Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX will also distribute the first
ever 3D motorsports film, NASCAR: The IMAX Experience 3D in Spring 2004.
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