[NEWS] Korea’s CJ Entertainment to Release Sector 7 in IMAX(R) 3D

First Korean Local Language Production To Be Digitally Re-Mastered for IMAX

SEOUL, Korea, Jul 7, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) (TSX:IMX), and CJ Entertainment, a leading Korean film production and distribution company, today announced that the highly anticipated underwater action thriller, Sector 7, will be digitally re-mastered into the IMAX 3D format and released to IMAX(R) theatres in Korea day-and-date on Aug. 4. Director Kim Ji-Hun’s adventure tale features an all-star cast that includes Ha Ji-Won, Ahn Sung-Kee, Oh Ji-Ho, Lee Han-Wi, Cha Ye-Ryeon, Park Cheol-Min, Song Sae-Byeok, Park Jung-Hak.

Sector 7 will be the first Korean language film to be released in the IMAX format. IMAX currently has 10 theatres in operation playing DMR content in Korea, with additional new theatres scheduled to open in the future, making it the Company’s fifth-largest market globally and one of its fastest-growing. Some of these theatres are among IMAX’s highest-grossing in the world. Local language films account for approximately 50 percent of all cinematic content shown in Korea.

“Audiences in Korea embrace the IMAX brand and presenting Sector 7 in IMAX 3D will offer our patrons the full impact and intensity of the film,” said Katharine Kim, CEO of CJ Entertainment. “IMAX theatres in Korea have been very successful, and presenting our local films into the IMAX format will help us build on this momentum and give audiences what they crave.”

“IMAX is a global brand and the success of other local-language titles — including the Chinese blockbuster Aftershock — has shown that the demand from fans around the world for the IMAX Experience is growing,” said Greg Foster, IMAX Chairman and President of Filmed Entertainment. “CJ CGV has long been a supportive partner of IMAX and by presenting Sector 7 in IMAX 3D, we are able to bring this highly-anticipated action tent-pole film to fans in Korea and offer them our fully immersive presentation.”

Sector 7 will launch Aug. 4 in the following IMAX theatres in Korea:

CGV Daegu
CGV Gwang-ju
CGV Ilsan
CGV Incheon
CGV Seomyun
CGV Sangam
CGV Wangsipni
CGV Yongsan
CGV Suwon
CGV Taejon

About Sector 7

In Sector 7, an underwater oil field located south of Jeju Island, Hae-jun is working as a marine equipment manager on an oil prospecting ship called Eclipse. Joining the crew is Jeong-man, a former colleague of Hae-jun’s father, assigned to Eclipse as captain. Though his job is to oversee the withdrawal of the ship, he suggests conducting some drilling one last time.

After 3 weeks of preparation, Hae-jun takes new recruit underwater, but he sinks to the bottom of the sea when his equipment fails. Shortly after, crew members begin to turn up, one by one, dead,. What the few survivors soon discover is a transparent underwater creature they encountered once before. The viral monster infiltrated the ship through the drilling pipe and has been feeding on the crew to survive. For Hae-jun and his colleagues, a fight for their lives begins.

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Source: Bigmoviezone