Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience to Open in Select IMAX(R) Theatres

Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience to Open in Select IMAX(R) Theatres

It Begins in IMAX on June 15th!

Tickets Are On Sale Now

LOS ANGELES, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros. Pictures will release Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience in select IMAX theatres beginning Wednesday, June 15th, concurrent with the 35mm release. Batman Begins, which explores the origins of the Batman legend, has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (digital re-mastering) technology.

This is the fifth IMAX DMR release from Warner Bros. Pictures, following the unprecedented success of The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience which has grossed more than $45 million in IMAX theatres worldwide. Moviegoers will have the opportunity to watch Batman fly across the huge IMAX screen while being surrounded by state-of-the-art digital surround sound.

Directed by Christopher Nolan (Memento) and produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Larry Franco, Batman Begins stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The story finds the disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne, in the wake of his parents' murder, traveling the world to seek the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.

"Batman is truly a larger-than-life character, and we're thrilled to give fans the opportunity to experience the breathtaking scope, gripping suspense and exhilarating action of Batman Begins in the IMAX format," said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.

"Batman Begins presents a new, never-seen before take on the origins of the Batman legend and Bruce Wayne's quest to rid Gotham city of injustice," says director and co-screenwriter Christopher Nolan. "The IMAX format provides audiences with an oppportunity to further immerse themselves in the world of Batman and amplify their experience of his extraordinary story."

The large 15/70 film frame, combined with the IMAX projection technology and remarkable sound system, will provide moviegoers with an immersive, extraordinary cinematic experience.

Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience will be playing at the following IMAX theatres:

NORTH AMERICA

UNITED STATES

Arizona Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 IMAX Theatre

California Cathedral City - Desert IMAX Theatre Dublin -- Regal Hacienda Crossings IMAX Irvine -- Edwards Irvine Spectrum IMAX Los Angeles -- IMAX Theatre at The Bridge: cinema de lux Los Angeles -- Universal CityWalk IMAX Theatre Ontario -- Edwards Ontario Palace IMAX San Francisco -- Loews IMAX Theatre at Metreon San Jose - Hackworth IMAX DOME Theater, The Tech Museum of Innovation Santa Clarita -- Edwards Valencia IMAX

Colorado Colorado Springs - Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark Carefree Circle Denver -- UA Colorado Center IMAX Theatre

Connecticut Hartford - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Buckland Hills

Florida Tampa - Lesser Channelside IMAX

Georgia Atlanta -- Regal Mall of Georgia IMAX

Idaho Boise -- Edwards Boise Stadium IMAX

Illinois Chicago -- Navy Pier IMAX Theatre Lincolnshire -- Regal Lincolnshire IMAX Woodridge -- Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Seven Bridges

Indiana Evansville -- Showplace Cinemas IMAX Theatre

Kentucky Louisville - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Stonybrook

Massachusetts Natick -- Comcast IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture Reading - Comcast IMAX 3D Theater at Jordan's Furniture

Michigan Dearborn - The Henry Ford IMAX Theatre Grand Rapids -- IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema Lansing -- IMAX Theatre Celebration! Cinema

Minnesota Apple Valley -- Imation IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo

Missouri Kansas City - AMC Studio 30 IMAX Theatre

New York Buffalo -- Regal Transit Center IMAX New Rochelle -- Regal New Roc City IMAX New York -- Loews IMAX Theatre, Lincoln Square Rochester -- Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Tinseltown USA West Nyack -- IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center White Plains - IMAX Theatre at City Center: Cinema de lux

Ohio Cincinnati - IMAX Theatre at Showcase Cinemas Springdale

Oklahoma Tulsa -- Cinemark IMAX Theatre at The Tulsa

Pennsylvania King of Prussia -- UA King of Prussia IMAX

South Carolina Charleston -- The Charleston IMAX Theatre at Aquarium Wharf

Tennessee Nashville -- Regal Opry Mills IMAX

Texas Dallas -- Cinemark IMAX Theatre at Cinemark 17

Houston -- Edwards Houston Marq*E IMAX San Antonio -- IMAX Theatre San Antonio Rivercenter

Virginia Hampton -- Riverside 3D IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Center

Washington Seattle -- Pacific Science Center's Boeing IMAX Theater

CANADA

Alberta Calgary -- Famous Players IMAX Theatre, Paramount Chinook Edmonton -- Famous Players IMAX Theatre, SilverCity West Edmonton Mall

British Columbia Langley -- Famous Players IMAX Theatre, Colossus Langley Richmond -- Famous Players IMAX Theatre, SilverCity Riverport

Nova Scotia Halifax -- Empire IMAX Theatre

Ontario Brampton - Famous Players IMAX Theatre, Silver City Mississauga -- Famous Players IMAX Theatre, Coliseum Mississauga

Toronto -- Famous Players IMAX Theatre, Paramount Toronto Woodbridge -- Famous Players IMAX Theatre, Colossus Woodbridge

Quebec Montreal -- Famous Players IMAX Theatre, Paramount Montreal

INTERNATIONAL

ASIA/PACIFIC

Japan Tokyo -- Mercian Shinagawa IMAX Theatre

Taiwan Taipei - Warner Village Miramar IMAX Theatre

EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST

Czech Republic Prague -- Oskar IMAX Theatre

France Paris - Europalaces IMAX

Russia Moscow -- Nescafe IMAX Theatre

Netherlands Amsterdam - Pathe IMAX Arena Amsterdam

Spain Malaga -- IMAX Yelmo Cineplex, Plaza Mayor Oviedo - IMAX Yelmo Cineplex, Los Prados

United Arab Emirates IMAX Theatre at Ibn Battuta Mall

United Kingdom Bradford - IMAX Cinema @ thefilmworks Bristol -- IMAX Theatre At-Bristol London - bfi London IMAX Cinema Manchester - Manchester IMAX @ The Printworks

LATIN AMERICA

Mexico Guadalajara - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Mexico City - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Monterrey - Cinepolis IMAX Theatre

Check local listings or IMAX.com for opening dates and showtimes.

About IMAX Corporation

Founded in 1967, IMAX Corporation is one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies and the newest distribution window for Hollywood films. IMAX delivers the world's best cinematic presentations using proprietary IMAX, IMAX(R) 3D, and IMAX DMR technology. IMAX DMR (Digital Re- mastering) makes it possible for virtually any 35mm film to be transformed into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. The IMAX brand is recognized throughout the world for extraordinary and immersive entertainment experiences. As of December 31, 2004, there were 248 IMAX theatres operating in more than 35 countries.

IMAX(R), IMAX(R) 3D, IMAX DMR(R) and The IMAX Experience(R) are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at http://www.imax.com/.

Source: IMAX Corporation

CONTACT: Jan Craft of Warner Bros. Pictures, +1-818-954-2279, jan.craft@warnerbros.com; or Maggie Dunn of IMAX Corporation, Los Angeles, +1-310-255-5585, mdunn@imax.com

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