LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX
Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) and The Walt Disney Studios, a division of
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), today announced that
Zootopia, Walt Disney Animation Studios' 55th feature-length
animated film, will receive a special one-week domestic engagement
in IMAX® 3D theatres beginning March 4. The film will also have an IMAX release
in select international markets starting Feb. 12, including China on March
4.
Zootopia, about an optimistic bunny, Officer Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin), who teams up with the
fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick
Wilde (Jason Bateman), to
solve a mystery, is directed by Byron
Howard (Tangled, Bolt) and Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph, The
Simpsons) and co-directed and co-written (along with
Phil Johnston, Wreck-It
Ralph) by Jared Bush (Penn
Zero: Part-Time Hero).
Commenting on the announcement, Dave
Hollis, Executive Vice President, Theatrical Distribution,
The Walt Disney Studios, said, "Zootopia features some of
the richest and most inventive environments ever created for an
animated film, and we are thrilled that moviegoers around the world
will have a chance to experience it in IMAX® 3D."
"We are excited to team with Disney and the talented filmmakers
at Walt Disney Animation Studios on what is sure to be another
animated Disney classic," said Greg
Foster, Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. and CEO
of IMAX Entertainment. "Zootopia is a visually stunning and
layered film — not to mention a whole lot of fun — that we believe
will resonate with IMAX audiences of all ages worldwide."
The IMAX® 3D release of Zootopia will be shown
in its digitally re-mastered format, which includes the image and
sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with
proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) 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.
About Zootopia
The modern mammal metropolis of
Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat
neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it's
a melting pot where animals from every environment live together —
a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to
the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic
Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she
discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big,
tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps
at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering
with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick
Wilde, to solve the mystery. Directed by Byron Howard (Tangled, Bolt) and
Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph,
The Simpsons), co-directed and co-written (along with
Phil Johnston, Wreck-It
Ralph) by Jared Bush (Penn
Zero: Part-Time Hero), and produced by Clark Spencer (Wreck-It Ralph), Walt
Disney Animation Studios' comedy-adventure Zootopia opens in
theaters on March 4, 2016.
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX, an innovator in
entertainment technology, combines proprietary software,
architecture and equipment to create experiences that take you
beyond the edge of your seat to a world you've never imagined. Top
filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theatres to
connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and, as
such, IMAX's network is among the most important and
successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films
around the globe.
IMAX is headquartered in New
York, Toronto and
Los Angeles, with offices in
London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. As of September 30, 2015, there were 1,008 IMAX
theatres (887 commercial multiplexes, 19 commercial destinations
and 102 institutions) in 66 countries. On Oct. 8, 2015, shares of IMAX China, a subsidiary
of IMAX Corp., began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under
the stock code "HK.1970."
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Experience It In IMAX®, An IMAX 3D
Experience®, The IMAX Experience® and IMAX
nXos® are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More
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This press release contains forward looking statements that
are based on IMAX management's assumptions and existing information
and involve certain risks and uncertainties which could cause
actual results to differ materially from future results expressed
or implied by such forward looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties are discussed in IMAX's most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
For additional information please contact:
Media:
IMAX Corporation - New York
Ann Sommerlath
212-821-0155
asommerlath@imax.com
Entertainment
Media:
Principal Communications Group - Los Angeles
Melissa Zukerman/Paul Pflug
323-658-1555
melissa@pcommgroup.com
paul@pcommgroup.com
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Investors:
IMAX Corporation
– New York
Jessica
Kourakos
212-821-0110
jkourakos@imax.com
Business
Media:
Sloane &
Company – New York
Whit Clay
212-446-1864
wclay@sloanepr.com
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