Game of Thrones Headed to IMAX For Special Preview

MovieBob

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Game of Thrones Headed to IMAX For Special Preview


HBO sensation will become first TV series to be shown in IMAX theaters

Super-sized IMAX [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/8877-The-IMAX-Experience] movie screens have been used to show everything from documentaries to Batman movies, but no TV show has ever been afforded the distinction - until now.

The HBO megahit Game of Thrones [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/game%20of%20thrones] will later this month make the jump to movie screens with an exclusive IMAX engagement that will make it the first small-screen series to appear in the format. The centerpiece of the presentation will be an exclusive preview of the series upcoming fifth season, along with the final two episodes of the recently-concluded season four.

A total of 150 IMAX screens nationwide will host the event from January 23 to 29. Richard L. Gelfond, the chief executive of IMAX, says that he sees the move as part of the IMAX brand's overall goal of "innovating in the way that content is displayed." Other new (for IMAX) ventures will include the upcoming joint presentation (with Netflix) of the sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.


Source: New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/business/game-of-thrones-takes-a-trailer-of-its-new-season-to-imax.html]


[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/movies-and-tv/]

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newwiseman

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I actually like the idea, not that I have the money to go. On a more cynical note I present how I think this happened.

HBO executive #1 "How do we profit more from this insanely popular show?"
HBO executive #2 "Sell tickets" /sarcasm
HBO executive #3 "That could work, call it a special event"
HBO executive #2 "We can put it on IMAX" /sarcasm
HBO executive #1 "This guy needs a raise"
 

EnglishBlues

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Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa, hold up a second...

...there's a sequel to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" coming?
 

Vault101

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EnglishBlues said:
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa, hold up a second...

...there's a sequel to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" coming?
Yeah I know...I was surprised when I heard that
 

Dragonlayer

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Now I imagine that bit from the Simpsons where the sound effects of a cinema are so intense they cause audience members heads to explode, only it's the never ending gratuitous nudity in Westeros.
 

Remus

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Now where might I find a list of locations showing these screenings? Cuz the last 2 episodes were pretty sweet and I wouldn't mind this at all.
 

chozo_hybrid

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I hope they do this outside the US, they aren't blind to how popular the show is worldwide I would hope.