That’s right, it won’t just be just any ol’ IMAX theater that will be graced by the first eight minutes of The Dark Knight Rises, just the ones on this highly exclusive list. Reserve your tickets now Batfans.
So it was previously believed that any IMAX theater with the right projection equipment would be able to host the prologue to The Dark Knight Rises before prints of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, but today a press release was issued with no less than 43 theaters that will showcase the footage.
Thanks to our friends at Batman-News.com for the complete list!
Austin, TX…………………………………IMAX Theater Austin Austin
Boston, MA………………………………..Jordan’s IMAX Natick
Boston, MA………………………………..IMAX 3D Theatre in Reading Reading
Calgary, AB………………………………..Scotiabank Theatre Chinook 16 + IMAX Calgary
Chantilly, VA-Washington, DC …..Udvar-Hazy Center IMAX Chantilly
Chicago, IL…………………………………Navy Pier IMAX Theatre Chicago
Des Moines, IA…………………………..SCI IMAX Dome Theater Des Moines
Detroit, MI………………………………..Henry Ford IMAX Dearborn
Edmonton, AB……………………………Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton + IMAX Edmonton
Harrisburg, PA…………………………..The Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts IMAX Harrisburg
Houston, TX……………………………….Houston Marq*e Stadium 22 + IMAX Houston
Indianapolis ……………………………….White River IMAX Indianapolis
Los Angeles, CA…………………………..Irvine Spectrum 20 + IMAX Irvine
Los Angeles, CA…………………………..RAVE 18 + IMAX Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA…………………………..Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX Ontario
Los Angeles, CA…………………………..Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX Universal City
Madison, WI………………………………..Star 18 Fitchburg with IMAX Fitchburg
Miami, FL……………………………………AutoNation IMAX Fort Lauderdale
Minneapolis, MN…………………………Great Clips IMAX Apple Valley
Montreal, QC………………………………Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal + IMAX Montreal
Nashville,TN……………………………….Opry Mills Stadium 20 + IMAX Nashville
New York, NY……………………………..Lincoln Square 13 with IMAX New York
New York, NY……………………………..Palisades IMAX West Nyack
Omaha, NE………………………………….Star Cinema 16 with IMAX Council Bluffs
Orlando, FL…………………………………Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX Orlando
Ottawa, ON…………………………………Silvercity Gloucester + IMAX Gloucester-Ottawa
Palm Springs (Los Angeles)…………Desert IMAX Theatre-Cathedral City
Philadelphia, PA…………………………..IMAX & the Tropicana-Atlantic City
Philadelphia, PA…………………………..Tuttleman IMAX – Franklin Institute-Philadelphia
Phoenix, AZ…………………………………Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX-Tempe
Providence, RI…………………………….Providence Place 16 with IMAX-Providence
Quebec City, QC…………………………..IMAX Le Theatre At Quebec-Quebec City
Sacramento, CA…………………………..Esquire IMAX-Sacramento
San Antonio, TX…………………………..IMAX at RiverCenter-San Antonio
San Francisco, CA………………………..Metreon 16 with IMAX & ETX-San Francisco
Seattle, WA………………………………….Boeing IMAX – Pacific Science Center-Seattle
Tampa, FL…………………………………..Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)-Tampa
Toronto, ON………………………………..Coliseum 12 Mississauga + IMAX-Mississauga
Toronto, ON………………………………..Scotiabank Theatre Toronto + IMAX-Toronto
Toronto, ON………………………………..Colossus 18 Woodbridge +IMAX Woodbridge-Vaughan
Vancouver, BC…………………………….Colossus Langley + IMAX Langley
Vancouver, BC…………………………….Silvercity Riverport 18 + IMAX Richmond
Have no fear, Brits! Accompanying the list were four UK theaters which will run the footage on December 21st.
BFI London | London | ||||||
National Media Museum IMAX Bradford | Bradford | ||||||
Glasgow Science Centre IMAX Cinema | Glasgow | ||||||
Odeon Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks | Manchester |
Here’s the rest of the release-
BURBANK, Calif. –Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises”—the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy—is one of the most anticipated films of 2012, but moviegoers won’t have to wait until next year to see the six-minute opening sequence of the film. The film’s prologue will be unveiled exclusively in select 70mm IMAX® theatres worldwide. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
The Prologue will be released in North America on December 16, and in the UK on December 21, 2011. Additional international dates vary by territory and will be announced soon.
In making the 2008 blockbuster “The Dark Knight,” Nolan was the first to use IMAX® cameras in a major motion picture release, and, as now, audiences were given an advance look at that film’s prologue months prior to the Summer 2008 opening. Nolan employed the extremely high-resolution cameras even more extensively on “The Dark Knight Rises”—including the film’s prologue—to achieve unprecedented crispness and clarity and a truly immersive experience for the moviegoers.
Christopher Nolan stated, “Our experience on ‘The Dark Knight’ shooting and projecting IMAX 15 perf 65mm/70mm film was inspiring. The immersive quality of the image goes beyond any other filmmaking tool available, and in revisiting Gotham, we were determined to shoot even more of the movie in this unique format. Giving the fans an early look at an IMAX sequence is a great way to draw attention to what I believe will be an incredible way to experience our story when it comes out next summer.”
So what do you think? Will you be at one of these select theaters on December 16th? Do you live in a region where it will be impossible to view the prologue without taking a six hour plane ride? Are you booking your tickets for your six hour plane ride now?
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