Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Opens In IMAX(R) Theatres On June 24, 2009 / One of the Summer's Most Highly Anticipated Blockbusters Features Scenes Filmed With IMAX Cameras

LOS ANGELES, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IMAX Corporation (NASDAQ: IMAX; TSX: IMX), DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures today announced that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, directed by Michael Bay and featuring scenes filmed with IMAX(R) cameras, will debut in a record 167 IMAX(R) theatres domestically in conjunction with the film's nationwide release in conventional theatres on June 24, 2009. Pre-release buzz is very strong for the film, one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. The film will also open in IMAX theatres internationally.

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience will feature select scenes filmed with IMAX cameras. Director Michael Bay has seamlessly integrated the IMAX footage with state-of-the-art CGI and visual effects to create an unprecedented look and feel for the sequel to Transformers. The movie sequences shot in traditional 35mm will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience(R) with IMAX DMR(R) (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The IMAX DMR scenes will appear in the traditional "letterbox" shape, while scenes shot with IMAX's cameras will expand vertically on the IMAX screen.

Every IMAX theatre is specially designed to put the audience IN the movie. The unique theatre geometry of an IMAX theatre combined with crystal clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and maximized field of view provides the world's most immersive movie experience.

"The extraordinary level of detail and intensity captured by the IMAX camera creates many exciting possibilities for us with this film," said Michael Bay, the film's director. "IMAX's all-encompassing format will take this story to a new level, and I am once again very excited to share The IMAX Experience with Transformers fans around the world."

"Michael Bay, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures have created one of the most anticipated movies of the year and we're very excited to be a part of it," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "With the recent growth of our network, we have the opportunity to reach the widest day and date IMAX audience ever, which is particularly encouraging given how great this film looks and sounds in IMAX."

"Michael Bay's innovative use of IMAX cameras has created what we believe is a mind blowing cinematic experience for moviegoers, and it has already generated an enormous buzz with moviegoers around the world," added Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "We can't wait to share Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience with IMAX audiences worldwide, which is more possible now thanks to the expanded IMAX network, in addition to the skilled marketing and distribution teams at Paramount."

DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures Present In Association with Hasbro A di Bonaventura Pictures Production A Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Production A Michael Bay Film "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Benjamin Hickey, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas and John Turturro. The film is directed by Michael Bay from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman. The producers are Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce. The executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. Based on Hasbro's Transformers(TM) Action Figures. This film has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material.

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