Contagion Coming to IMAX
LOS ANGELES, Sep 6, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that the thriller Contagion, from Academy Award(R) winning director Steven Soderbergh will open in 257 domestic IMAX(R) theatres Sept. 9, 2011, simultaneously with its North American wide release. The film will also open in at least 30 IMAX theatres internationally. Additional international playdates are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
The film brings together a stellar ensemble cast, including Academy Award(R) winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose, Inception); Academy Award(R) winner Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, the Bourne films); Oscar(R) nominee Laurence Fishburne (What's Love Got to Do With It, The Matrix); Oscar(R) nominee Jude Law (Cold Mountain, Sherlock Holmes); Academy Award(R) winner Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love, Iron Man); and Academy Award(R) winner Kate Winslet (The Reader, Titanic).
Contagion: The IMAX Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) through proprietary IMAX DMR(R) technology. With crystal clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and theatre geometry that maximizes field of view, IMAX provides the world's most immersive movie experience.
About Contagion
Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh from an original screenplay by Scott Z. Burns, Contagion also stars Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle and Sanaa Lathan. It is produced by Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher and Gregory Jacobs, with Jeff Skoll, Michael Polaire, Jonathan King and Ricky Strauss serving as executive producers. The creative filmmaking team includes production designer Howard Cummings, editor Stephen Mirrione, costume designer Louise Frogley and composer Cliff Martinez.
A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a Double Feature Films/Gregory Jacobs Production, Contagion will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film is rated PG-13 for disturbing content and some language.
For downloadable general press information, please visit www.contagionmovie.com.
Contagion: The IMAX Experience is scheduled to play day-and-date at the following IMAX(R) theatres beginning September 9th:
UNITED STATES Alabama Hoover -- Rave Patton Creek 15 + IMAX Huntsville -- Rave Valley Bend 18 + IMAX Tuscaloosa -- Cobb Hollywood 16 Cinemas + IMAX Alaska Anchorage -- Regal Tikahtnu Stadium 16 + IMAX Fairbanks -- Regal Goldstream Stadium 16 + IMAX Arizona Glendale -- AMC Westgate 20 with IMAX Mesa -- Dickinson Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre Phoenix -- AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX Phoenix -- AMC Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX Tempe -- Harkins Arizona Mills 25 with IMAX Tucson -- AMC Loews Foothills 15 with IMAX Arkansas Little Rock -- Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre California Alhambra -- Regal Edwards Alhambra Renaissance Stadium 14 + IMAX Aliso Viejo -- Regal Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 + IMAX Arcadia -- AMC Santa Anita 16 with IMAX Brentwood -- Rave Brentwood 14 + IMAX Burbank -- AMC Burbank 16 with IMAX Camarillo -- Regal Camarillo Palace Stadium 12 + IMAX Covina -- AMC Covina 30 with IMAX Cupertino -- AMC Cupertino Square 16 with IMAX Dublin -- Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 + IMAX El Cajon -- Regal Parkway Plaza Stadium 18 + IMAX El Dorado Hills -- Regal El Dorado Stadium 14 + IMAX Emeryville -- AMC Bay Street 16 with IMAX Escondido -- Regal Escondido Stadium 16 + IMAX Fairfield -- Regal Fairfield Stadium 16 + IMAX Fresno -- Regal Fresno Stadium 22 + IMAX Irvine -- Regal Irvine Spectrum 21 + IMAX Lancaster -- Cinemark 22 + IMAX Long Beach -- Regal Long Beach Stadium 26 + IMAX Los Angeles -- AMC Century City 15 with IMAX Los Angeles -- Rave 18 + IMAX Los Angeles -- AMC Universal Citywalk Stadium 19 with IMAX National City -- AMC Plaza Bonita 14 with IMAX Ontario -- Regal Ontario Palace Stadium 22 + IMAX Orange -- AMC 30 At The Block with IMAX Riverside -- AMC Tyler Galleria 16 with IMAX Rowland Heights -- AMC Puente Hills 20 with IMAX San Diego -- AMC Mission Valley 20 with IMAX San Diego -- AMC Palm Promenade 24 with IMAX San Diego -- Regal Mira Mesa Stadium 18 + IMAX San Francisco -- AMC Loews Metreon 16 with IMAX San Jose -- AMC Eastridge 15 with IMAX Santa Clara -- AMC Mercado 20 with IMAX Santa Clarita -- Regal Valencia Stadium 12 + IMAX Simi Valley -- Regal Civic Center Stadium 16 + IMAX South Gate -- Regal South Gate Stadium 20 + IMAX Stockton -- Regal City Centre Stadium 16 + IMAX Temecula -- Regal Temecula Stadium 15 + IMAX Torrance -- AMC Del Amo 18 with IMAX Woodland Hills -- AMC Promenade 16 with IMAX Colorado Colorado Springs -- Cinemark Carefree Circle + IMAX Denver -- Regal Colorado Center 9 + IMAX Highlands Ranch -- AMC Highlands Ranch 24 + IMAX Westminster -- AMC Orchard 12 with IMAX Westminster -- AMC Westminster Promenade 24 with IMAX Connecticut Manchester -- Rave Buckland Hills 18 + IMAX Milford -- Rave Connecticut Post 14 + IMAX Plainville -- AMC Loews Plainville 20 with IMAX District of Columbia Washington -- AMC Georgetown 14 with IMAX Florida Altamonte Springs -- AMC Altamonte Mall 18 with IMAX Aventura -- AMC Aventura 24 with IMAX Brandon -- AMC The Regency 20 with IMAX Destin -- Rave Destin Commons 14 + IMAX Fort Myers -- 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