Cameron’s Avatar will be “IMAXed”

Posted on November 7, 2008
Filed Under Actors, Actresses, Directors

Almost two years ago I posted about upcoming movie “Avatar” for the first time. Since then there have been updates now and then but now comes one huge piece of the puzzle. Dark Horizons reports that IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox have reached an agreement to release “Avatar” in IMAX®3D simultaneously with the motion picture’s premiere in conventional 3D theaters on December 18, 2009.

Avatar is of course directed and written by the brilliant James Cameron and stars among others Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. Cameron and Weaver together again… That fact alone merits the level of anticipation for this movie.

Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.

“Our goal with ‘Avatar’ is to revolutionize live-action 3D moviemaking, and I have no doubt that it will look and sound incredible in IMAX 3D,” said director James Cameron. “The larger field of view and powerful surround sound of an IMAX® theatre will completely immerse the audience in a way that cannot be experienced anywhere else.”

“James Cameron is a genius filmmaker. His vision and 3D expertise make ‘Avatar’ a natural fit for IMAX and we believe it will resonate with our audiences as well as the millions of James Cameron fans across the globe,” added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. “Every aspect of this film was meticulously designed for 3D, so when audiences experience this revolutionary film in an IMAX 3D theatre, they will feel as if they are actually IN the movie.

Well they sure can talk the talk… Let’s just hope the final result will live up to the massive hype.

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