POSEIDON will be released in IMAX theaters worldwide on Friday (May 12, 2006), in addition to conventional theaters. Poseidon is the second IMAX DMR film release from Warner Bros. Pictures in 2006, in a series of five scheduled for the year. It represents the 10th collaboration between IMAX and Warner Bros., including the IMAX original films NASCAR 3D: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE and DEEP SEA 3-D: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE.
"POSEIDON is a thrill ride," said director Wolfgang Petersen. "We want people to feel as though they're on this ship when the giant wave hits. We want to pull them under the water and bring them back up to catch their breath. The IMAX format is so immersive, it's perfectly designed to help draw audiences into the action."
POSEIDON, which contains vfx from ILM, Moving Picture Co. and Munich-based Scanline (particularly cutting edge fluid simulation), is well suited to IMAX. In the film, a rogue wave is responsible for capsizing the Poseidon. In the real world, numerous sea vessels (both commercial and private) have been capsized by rogue waves, which are being closely studied by scientists and climatologists around the world.
Founded in 1967, IMAX Corp. (www.imax.com) is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies and the newest distribution window for Hollywood films. IMAX delivers some of the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX 3-D and IMAX DMR technology.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
