“ROBOCOP”CHARGES INTO PHIL IMAX THEATERS
Movie release
IMAX
Corporation along with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. and Sony Pictures
Entertainment, recently announced that the upcoming film “RoboCop” will be
digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released into IMAX®
theatres worldwide, incuding the Philippines where it will open Feb. 5.
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| Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures |
IMAX cinemas are located in SM Mall of Asia, SM North EDSA,
SM Southmall, SM Cebu, SM Clark, SM Lanang and SM Aura.
In
“RoboCop,” the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the
center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the
military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now
OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and
they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a
loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime
and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance
to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in
every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never
counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.
“RoboCop”
is directed by Jose Padilha and stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael
Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson, as well as Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley,
Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
The screenplay is by Joshua Zetumer, based on the 1987 motion picture written
by Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner. The film is produced by Marc Abraham
and Eric Newman, with Bill Carraro and Roger Birnbaum serving as executive
producers.
Greg
Foster, CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX
Corp. said, "Jose Padilha has re-imagined this story in an exciting new
way and we're thrilled to partner with MGM and Sony to bring it to audiences
worldwide in the most immersive format – IMAX."
Rory
Bruer, president of Worldwide Distribution for Sony Pictures, added, "IMAX
and `RoboCop' are the perfect match. What a great way to see this visceral,
action-packed film."
The
IMAX release of “RoboCop” will be digitally re-mastered into the image and
sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Media
Remastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX's
customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique
environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
For
more information about “RoboCop,” please visit RoboCop.com and join the
conversation on social media using #RoboCop.
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