'Speed Racer' in IMAX opens on May 9, 2008 at Navy Pier in Chicago

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I just received the following press release.

GO! IN IMAX
Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience opens on Friday, May 9 at Navy Pier IMAX Theatre

CHICAGO, April 22, 2008 – Audiences will experience a high-velocity thrill ride when the high-octane, live-action family adventure Speed Racer opens at Navy Pier IMAX Theatre on Friday, May 9. From the Wachowski brothers and producer Joel Silver, the creators of The Matrix trilogy, comes the re-envisioning of an enduring classic that blends live-action with groundbreaking visual effects. Speed Racer will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. With crystal clear, larger than life images and state-of-the-art digital surround sound, IMAX will put audiences in the “fast lane” for this action-packed, totally immersive cinematic experience. Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience will debut concurrently with the nationwide 35mm release from Warner Bros. Pictures on May 9th.

“We shot ‘Speed Racer’ in pure digital cinema for super clean images and ultrahigh resolution, which will make the IMAX experience even more spectacular for audiences,” said producer Joel Silver.

About Speed Racer
From the Wachowski brothers and producer Joel Silver, creators of the groundbreaking The Matrix trilogy, comes the live-action, high-octane film Speed Racer, which follows the adventures of the young racecar driver Speed (Emile Hirsch) in his quest for glory in his thunderous Mach 5. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowski brothers on The Matrix movies and V for Vendetta, produced the film under his Silver Pictures banner. Grant Hill, Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski are also producers. David Lane Seltzer, Michael Lambert and Bruce Berman are the executive producers. The film stars Emile Hirsch; Christina Ricci; John Goodman; Susan Sarandon; Matthew Fox; Benno Fürmann; Hiroyuki Sanada; Asian pop superstar Rain, making his American feature film debut; and Richard Roundtree. Speed Racer opens in theatres and IMAX across North America on Friday, May 9. The film is a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Silver Pictures Production, in association with Anarchos Productions. Speed Racer will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and has been rated PG for “sequences of action, some violence and language.”

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About Navy Pier IMAX Theatre
Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience opens Friday, May 9, 2008 at Navy Pier IMAX Theatre, 700 E. Grand Ave., on Navy Pier. Tickets are currently on sale and are $15 for adults, $14 for seniors and $13 for children. Tickets may be purchased in advance via the website at www.imax.com/chicago or by phone at 312-595-5MAX.

About IMAX Corporation
IMAX Corporation is one of the world’s leading digital entertainment and technology companies. The worldwide IMAX network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event Hollywood films around the globe, with IMAX theatres delivering the world’s best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX® 3D, and IMAX DMR® technology. IMAX DMR is the Company’s groundbreaking digital remastering technology that allows it to digitally transform virtually any conventional motion picture into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience®. IMAX’s renowned projectors and new digital systems display crystal-clear images on the world’s biggest screens. The digital system being developed by IMAX is configured for an IMAX MPX-style auditorium, which is designed specifically to enable multiplex operators to more cost effectively enter into the IMAX theatre business. The IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences for consumers. As of September 30, 2007, there were 296 IMAX theatres operating in 40 countries. IMAX®, IMAX® 3D, IMAX DMR®, IMAX MPX®, and The IMAX Experience® are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at www.imax.com.