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Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience Hurtles into IMAX Cinema, Millennium Point Birmingham audiences will experience a high-velocity thrill ride when the high-octane, live-action family adventure Speed Racer opens at IMAX Cinema, Millennium Point on Friday 9 May 2008. From the Wachowski brothers and producer Joel Silver, the creators of The Matrix trilogy, comes the re-envisioning of an enduring classic that blends live-action with groundbreaking visual effects. Speed Racer will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. With crystal clear, larger than life images and state-of-the-art digital surround sound, IMAX will put audiences in the "fast lane" for this action-packed, totally immersive cinematic experience. Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience will debut concurrently with the nationwide 35mm release from Warner Bros. Picture. "We shot ‘Speed Racer' in pure digital cinema for super clean images and ultrahigh resolution, which will make the IMAX experience even more spectacular for audiences," said producer Joel Silver. Speed Racer follows the adventures of the young race car driver Speed (Emile Hirsch) in his quest for glory in his thunderous Mach 5. Joel Silver, who previously worked with the Wachowski brothers on The Matrix movies and V for Vendetta, produced the film under his Silver Pictures banner. Grant Hill, Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski are also producers. The film stars Emile Hirsch; Christina Ricci; John Goodman; Susan Sarandon; Matthew Fox; Benno Fürmann; Hiroyuki Sanada; Asian pop superstar Rain, making his American feature film debut; and Richard Roundtree. Speed Racer opens in cinemas across the country on Friday 9 May 2008. Speed Racer is a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, of a Silver Pictures Production, in association with Anarchos Productions. Speed Racer will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. This film has been rated PG. Running Time- 120 minutes. http://speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com/ For film times and to book tickets visit file://www.imax.ac/ or call 0121 202 2222. |
