'SUPERMAN RETURNS' FOR 20 MINUTES IN 3-D.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer The Man of Steel will be in 3-D, for at least 20 minutes anyway. IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard Corp. and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . announced Thursday that "Superman Returns," out June 30 in both conventional and IMAX theaters, will be the first live-action IMAX 3-D film ever. Since only certain sequences will be in 3-D, audiences will be given visual cues when to put on and take off special glasses throughout the giant-screen showings. "We are thrilled that moviegoers will be able to experience (director) Bryan Singer's unique and exhilarating vision," said Greg Foster Greg Foster may refer to:
Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros., called releasing some of the film's sequences in IMAX 3-D "a groundbreaking moment in movies." "This is going to give fans an opportunity to be immersed in a major live-action motion picture like never before," Fellman said. Warner Bros. and IMAX have become regular collaborators in recent years with the giant screen 3-D version of the animated "The Polar Express" largely credited with boosting that holiday film's overall box office performance. Other recent films converted for IMAX screens have included "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Batman Begins." The movies are remastered for the giant screen with IMAX's DMR (Digital Media Receiver) See digital media hub. process, which allows a movie to be enlarged for an eight-story-high, 120-foot-wide screen. For "Superman," IMAX will use its proprietary 2-D to 3-D conversion technology to convert approximately 20 minutes of the film into 3-D. "(It) will envelope audiences in this story, enabling them to feel the emotion, drama and suspense in a completely new and unique way," (BODY)Singer said in a statement. "Superman Returns," based on the DC Comic Books, stars Brandon Routh Brandon Routh (born October 9, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model. He grew up in Iowa before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, and subsequently appeared on several television series throughout the early 2000s. as the superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. and co-stars Kevin Spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" , Kate Bosworth, James Marsden and Hugh Laurie. greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3758 |
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