IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Superman Returns will be simultaneously released to both IMAX and conventional theatres on June 30, 2006. The epic action-adventure is directed by Bryan Singer (X-Men, The Usual Suspects) and marks a soaring new chapter in the saga of one of the world's most beloved superheroes. The 35mm version of Superman Returns will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience and Warner Bros. Pictures will be the exclusive distributor of the film to the growing worldwide IMAX theatre network.
"Superman Returns is going to be an epic adventure, and by also offering the film in IMAX's format, we're giving audiences a unique way to experience the return of the Man of Steel," said Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures. "The IMAX theatre network is generating impressive box office returns for Warner Bros. Pictures, and we're excited to
continue releasing more of our biggest films in IMAX's format."
"Bryan Singer is a cutting edge filmmaker, and when moviegoers experience his unique vision of Superman in IMAX theatres, they're going to feel like they are flying right
alongside the Man of Steel - an event not to be missed next summer."
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