IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Marvel Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), today announced that Marvels Thor: The Dark World, starring Chris Hemsworth, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and released into IMAX theatres across North America beginning Nov. 8.
Chris Hemsworth has previously played Thor, the god of Thunder, in two highly successful Marvel films: 2011s Thor and 2012s Marvels The Avengers, which collectively grossed nearly $2 billion at the global box office. In this latest adventure, Academy Award winners Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins will also reprise their roles along with Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander and Rene Russo. Alan Taylor (TVs Game of Thrones, Mad Men, The Sopranos) has directed from a story by Don Payne and Robert Rodat, and a screenplay by Christopher L. Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely.
Thor: The Dark World opened in some international IMAX territories this past weekend, generating approximately $5.3 million in 136 IMAX theatres. The film will also open in additional international IMAX territories, including China.
Marvels dynamic characters and action-driven stories always create excitement among moviegoers, said Greg Foster, CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. Were very happy to continue our wonderful partnership with Marvel and Disney and present another installment of the iconic Thor series in the immersive IMAX 3D format.
The IMAX release of Marvels Thor: The Dark World will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX 3D Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAXs customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
About Thor: The Dark World
Marvels Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvels Thor and Marvels The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos...but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. To defeat an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor sets upon his most dangerous and personal journey yet, forced into an alliance with the treacherous Loki to save not only his people and those he loves but our universe itself.
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Marvels Thor: The Dark World is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, from a story by Don Payne and Robert Rodat and screenplay by Christopher L. Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and is based on Marvels classic super hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book Journey Into Mystery #83 in August, 1962.
Thor: The Dark World is presented by Marvel Studios. The executive producers are Louis DEsposito, Victoria Alonso, Craig Kyle, Alan Fine, Nigel Gostelow and Stan Lee. The Film Releases November 8, 2013, and is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
For more information about Thor: The Dark World, please visit Marvels official website at http://marvel.com/thor
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the worlds most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com.
About The Walt Disney Studios
For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel; and Touchstone Pictures, which includes the distribution of live action films from DreamWorks Studios. Through the Home Entertainment division, innovative distribution methods provide access to creative content across multiple platforms. Original music and motion picture soundtracks are produced under Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records, while Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Broadway theatrical productions, Disney on Ice and Disney LIVE!. For more information, please visit http://www.waltdisneystudios.com
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture and equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world youve never imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theatres to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and, as such, IMAXs network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe.
IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles, with offices in London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. As of Sept. 30, 2013, there were 785 IMAX theatres (653 commercial multiplexes, 19 commercial destinations and 113 institutions) in 55 countries.
IMAX , IMAX 3D, IMAX DMR , Experience It In IMAX , An IMAX 3D Experience , The IMAX Experience and IMAX Is Believing are trademarks
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IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Marvel Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), today announced that Marvels Thor: The Dark World, starring Chris Hemsworth, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and released into IMAX theatres across North America beginning Nov. 8.
