Batman Does IMAX

Originally Published: March 1, 2005

IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Batman Begins will be simultaneously released to IMAX(R) and conventional 35mm theatres on June 17th, 2005. The film, which explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham, will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with proprietary IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology for the IMAX release. Warner Bros. Pictures will be the exclusive distributor of Batman Begins to IMAX theatres worldwide.

“Moviegoers love to experience our event movies in IMAX theatres and filmmakers rave about how their work appears on the IMAX canvas,” said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures. “We’re excited to make our eighth film commitment to IMAX with Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience.”