I Am Legend IMAX audiences will be treated to the first glimpse of the upcoming Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Warner Bros Pictures will screen the six-minute opening prologue of the film in IMAX 2D immediately before I Am Legend begins. The opening sequence features the introduction of Heath Ledger as The Joker.
According to the press release issued by Warner Bros, the release of this opening sequence in IMAX theaters will be world premiere of the first footage shot with "extremely high resolution IMAX® cameras."
Writer/director/producer Christopher Nolan was quoted as saying, "I’ve always found the IMAX format to be completely astounding in terms of the crispness and clarity of the image and sound, as well as the sheer size and scope. I knew that if you could shoot scenes of a feature film in that format—not just blow up a 35mm film to fit those screens but actually to shoot with IMAX cameras—you could achieve an incredibly immersive experience. No one had ever done it before, but with a lot of careful preparation by our director of photography, Wally Pfister, and the help of the IMAX technicians, the results are beyond our expectations. When you watch the finished product, it’s like being on an amazing roller coaster. It’s literally larger than life.”
The Dark Knight Official Synopsis
In the new film, Batman (Christian Bale) raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
The Dark Knight hits theaters on July 18, 2008.
Source: Warner Bros Pictures
