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UPDATED AGAIN: IMAX 3D NEWS!!! SUPERMAN RETURNS - 5 different posters! Ottman's Score Reviewed with Samples Online!

Hey folks, Harry here... and the SUPERMAN RETURNS bits just continue to flow. Here's some details about SUPERMAN RETURNS - IMAX 3D!!! Glasses on, glasses off! I can't wait!

Hey harry, moriarty, how's it going? Read the site everday, blah blah blah... anyways, I've known details about the Imax 3d presentation of superman returns for a while and I haven't written in because... i thought this news was apparent. But, since i really havent seen much of it up on the site, I'd give you the run down on Superman Returns in Imax.

I happen to be an imax insider (read: projectionist) and although its been semi announced that 20 minutes of Superman Returns would be in 3D, for the longest time it was said that Episode III was going to be in imax so these things change and I only recently saw a Bryan Singer interview where he confirmed it. Originally I thought the plan was to have the last big fight/action scene be in 3D, something that i was told the Imax engineers in vancouver had perfected "9 times out of 10" which is... a great success rate if we're talking about oral hygiene.

Well, it turns out that the 3D bits will be spread out within the film, Singer said in the interview i mentioned earlier that the visual cue will coincide with Clark taking off his glasses and going into Superman mode. Sounds cool. Anyways, enough of me talking, here's the official little question/answer sheet that has been posted in my employee room for few days:

"

I. Key Messages and Q&A Reference Sheet for Box Office / Hosting Staff Get ready to experience the next step in the evolution of the world's most immersive movie-going experience - the introduction of live-action Hollywood film content in IMAX 3D in Superman Returns: An IMAX 3D Experience. This document will help you communicate infromation about the IMAX 3D version of Superman Returns to your customers so that their expectations are exceeded.

Fast Facts and Key Messages

-With Superman Returns: An IMAX 3D experience audiences will experience live-action Hollywood film content in IMAX 3D for the first time!

-Four special scenes have been selected by Bryan Singer the film's director to be shown in IMAX 3D

-Audience members will need to wear their 3D glasses for the four 3D scenes and for the movie preview trailers. (the glasses should be removed for the other portions of the movie.)

-There will be on-screen cues to direct the audience as to when they should put on and take off the glasses. The cues are:

-Green flashing glasses symbol - place glasses on

-Red flashing glasses symbol - take glasses off

Questions and Answers

Q: How much of Superman Returns: An IMAX 3D experience is shown in IMAX 3D?

A: 4 segments lasting approximately 20 minutes in total.

Q: How were the IMAX 3D scenes created?

A: These scenes were created from digitally enhanced 2D film images using patented IMAX technology. This process enables the conversion of almost any 2D film into IMAX 3D. The film's director, Bryan SInger, chose the scenes for you to see in 3D.

Q: Why were the glasses symbol chosen as the on-screen cue and not something else?

A: The Film's director selected this icon to allow for the least obtrusive cue possible and to maintain the integrity of the film.

Q: Why wasn't the whole film in 3D?

A: There wasn't enough time to convert the whole film given its production schedule. IMAX is working to improve the timing so it will be possible to fully convert entire films in the future.

Q: Which Hollywood films will be released in IMAX 3D next?

A: The next films to be released in IMAX theaters will all be full-length IMAX 3D animated features: The Ant Bully: An IMAX 3D Experience debuts on Aug 4th, Open Season: An IMAX 3D Experience debuts on Sept. 29th and Happy Feet: An IMAX 3D Experience debuts on Nov. 17th (or insert appropriate release dates for your theater.)

"

So that's it, the document is dated May 24th, 2006 if you're interested. And as far as i know, even though Ant Bully and Happy Feet were stated to be in Imax 3d for sometime, this is the first announcement i've seen about Open Season. So, my dreams of seeing Ashton Kutcher on the Imax screen will have to subside, but I'll still get to hear his glorious voice.

If you use any of this call me 'Projectionist X.'

Hey folks, Harry here... I love this deluge of various elements from the film... The posters, the commercials, the trailers and now... the first SCORE review with score samples over at Soundtrack.Net! Really beautiful music!

Hey folks, Harry here with the latest SUPERMAN RETURNS posters from around the globe. The good folks over at EMPIRE ONLINE have the world exclusive on the new International Poster for SUPERMAN RETURNS, click there to go check it out, but they had 4 other images of posters that I hadn't seen. Like this Lois and Supes romance poster... where is Summer spelt "Sommer"?






Or this IMAX poster...






then there's the Japanese poster...






but my fave has to be this badass Lex Luthor one-sheet.






For the record, I really like the new International poster that Empire has!

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Lex has chicken legs.
by R.H. Alexander
May 31st, 2006
01:24:18 PM
'This lightsaber looked a lot bigger online"
by Big Bad Clone
May 31st, 2006
01:29:49 PM
Holy Sh*t IMDB says that
by runfoodrun
May 31st, 2006
01:30:21 PM
"Where is Summer spelt "Sommer"?"
by alfiemoon
May 31st, 2006
01:31:35 PM
Atta boy, Luthor!
by durhay
May 31st, 2006
01:34:25 PM
Lex
by lycanthrope
May 31st, 2006
01:34:51 PM
Am I the only one...
by Bob of the Shire
May 31st, 2006
01:35:00 PM
Isn't that the Chinese poster?
by Mahaloth
May 31st, 2006
01:35:00 PM
obviously photoshopped
by durhay
May 31st, 2006
01:36:55 PM
Sommer
by lycanthrope
May 31st, 2006
01:37:25 PM
"I'd say about this size a giddy giddy goo"
by Big Bad Clone
May 31st, 2006
01:37:29 PM
Where are Superman's legs in the Japanese poster?
by Tony Mike Hall
May 31st, 2006
01:37:35 PM
Um... Supertwink?
by masterchappy
May 31st, 2006
01:37:43 PM
Plastic Plastic Plastic
by dino_hardbody
May 31st, 2006
01:39:46 PM
Best poster is still...
by MCVamp
May 31st, 2006
01:40:19 PM
Doesn't Harry have any tech savvy?
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
01:40:22 PM
Christopher Reeve looked much more badass in his poster
by I Dunno
May 31st, 2006
01:41:11 PM
anyone else notice a lot of 'x's' in the background
by r3sp3ctm3
May 31st, 2006
01:41:37 PM
cool posters
by Deak the Geek
May 31st, 2006
01:41:55 PM
LL
by dino_hardbody
May 31st, 2006
01:42:50 PM
RE: Plastic Plastic Plastic
by masterchappy
May 31st, 2006
01:42:52 PM
THIS GETS BETTER AND BETTER!
by gonzobob
May 31st, 2006
01:47:49 PM
Is Lex about to go clammin'?
by Reynard Muldrake
May 31st, 2006
01:48:13 PM
i notice the X's
by shalashaska
May 31st, 2006
01:48:44 PM
While I don't endorse the rampant...
by Childe Roland
May 31st, 2006
01:51:22 PM
X3 stole Supes' thunder
by Blanket-Man
May 31st, 2006
01:52:15 PM
And the LL poster? Lame...
by Tony Mike Hall
May 31st, 2006
01:53:30 PM
Visit Asheville
by Cruel Shoes
May 31st, 2006
01:53:48 PM
lycanthrope
by Some Dude
May 31st, 2006
01:54:09 PM
The problem with Superman is...
by Spice-Orange
May 31st, 2006
01:57:42 PM
OK, I think it's become quite obvious...
by Mr Nice Gaius
May 31st, 2006
01:57:57 PM
Ahhhh, I'm covered in Harry's warm, milky spunk...
by Dr_Zoidberg
May 31st, 2006
01:58:04 PM
Ohh IMAX 3D?
by Bass Ackwards
May 31st, 2006
01:59:01 PM
I look forward to tomorrow's post on the catering of SR
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
02:02:58 PM
Spider-Man anyone?
by Doom II
May 31st, 2006
02:03:34 PM
Bass Ackwards...IMAX 3D
by Kung Fu Hustler
May 31st, 2006
02:07:38 PM
The ".de" extension on the URL is Germany.
by pewterschmidt
May 31st, 2006
02:14:02 PM
r3sp3ctm3,
by raw_bean
May 31st, 2006
02:15:12 PM
Oh no. Empire doesn't let you save the Int poster
by Orionsangels
May 31st, 2006
02:16:18 PM
Ss, not Xs methinks
by AmirReza
May 31st, 2006
02:16:21 PM
Wow. More underwhelming Superman stuff...
by slone13
May 31st, 2006
02:16:43 PM
Have to say I'm not really impressed
by quadrupletree
May 31st, 2006
02:21:32 PM
Is that the Hulk's penis?
by cromulent
May 31st, 2006
02:25:16 PM
one = wonder
by cromulent
May 31st, 2006
02:26:09 PM
the .de domain might give you a hint about "Sommer"
by Rupee88
May 31st, 2006
02:26:27 PM
The Lois poster is to get the chicks and Aquaf&gs to go
by Rupee88
May 31st, 2006
02:28:18 PM
leave the tilted shots for the 60s Batman tv show
by durhay
May 31st, 2006
02:28:54 PM
lycanthrope...
by Mockingbird Girl
May 31st, 2006
02:29:48 PM
They're fine
by I Dunno
May 31st, 2006
02:29:50 PM
The exclusive one looks horrible
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
02:31:09 PM
Too Soon!
by solartaco3
May 31st, 2006
02:32:57 PM
I saw Matrix Revolutions in IMAX
by Rupee88
May 31st, 2006
02:33:10 PM
ummmm... what bad Photoshop work?
by ejcarter9
May 31st, 2006
02:33:51 PM
Sommer
by moviemaniac-7
May 31st, 2006
02:38:22 PM
These posters...
by zacdilone
May 31st, 2006
02:40:15 PM
Where is it 'sommer' right now?
by SalvatoreGravano
May 31st, 2006
02:40:25 PM
I really wish TBers would read the talkback first
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
02:45:50 PM
...is Lex wearing kinky boots?
by SalvatoreGravano
May 31st, 2006
02:46:44 PM
Singer says in this months Wired Mag...
by Toby Wan
May 31st, 2006
02:52:43 PM
chrth = bitter
by Tony Mike Hall
May 31st, 2006
02:54:30 PM
Toby Wan
by Kung Fu Hustler
May 31st, 2006
02:55:06 PM
wheres the poster of
by batzilla
May 31st, 2006
03:01:35 PM
I'm Not Sure
by THE KNIGHT
May 31st, 2006
03:03:44 PM
Someone Needs To Get Fired. ASAP!
by MyWord
May 31st, 2006
03:04:12 PM
chrth,..."Sommer" is ".de "is Germany
by Rupee88
May 31st, 2006
03:05:49 PM
Translated third poster: Return of Flying Torso US Man
by Big Bad Clone
May 31st, 2006
03:07:01 PM
Look, I'm as laidback as the next person
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
03:09:14 PM
chrth
by Kung Fu Hustler
May 31st, 2006
03:11:29 PM
KFH, I'd respond, but instead I'm going to talk to BBC
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
03:12:17 PM
It's not Japanese you dolt it's Korean South Korean.
by JUSTICE41
May 31st, 2006
03:15:43 PM
chrth
by Kung Fu Hustler
May 31st, 2006
03:15:54 PM
Chrth
by abcdefz7
May 31st, 2006
03:17:16 PM
More Spider-Man 3 casting
by Acappellaman
May 31st, 2006
03:23:32 PM
.de is.....
by thebearovingian
May 31st, 2006
03:24:12 PM
this film gets worse and worse by the day
by slappy jones
May 31st, 2006
03:24:40 PM
Surprise, surprise- none of these feature Routh talking
by Dannychico
May 31st, 2006
03:25:52 PM
Can anyone explain technically about the exclusive ...
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
03:26:34 PM
lol @ DannyChico ... nice
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
03:27:38 PM
Lycanthrope - you ass!
by Fish Tank
May 31st, 2006
03:32:32 PM
as I looked in my mirror today...
by thebearovingian
May 31st, 2006
03:34:56 PM
Looks like another boring summer event movie..
by acroyear77
May 31st, 2006
03:35:01 PM
While the movie looks awesome...
by Doctor_Sin
May 31st, 2006
03:40:22 PM
Chrth
by abcdefz7
May 31st, 2006
03:40:35 PM
About the posters -- "Sommer" better than others
by Snookeroo
May 31st, 2006
03:40:58 PM
Now that Star Wars is over summers kind of suck...
by spectrebeeyatch
May 31st, 2006
03:47:48 PM
Love all the promo stuff, except...
by Snookeroo
May 31st, 2006
03:48:58 PM
Metropolis
by angel_svn
May 31st, 2006
03:51:23 PM
abcdefz7: gotcha
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
03:57:33 PM
abcdefz7: gotcha
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
04:00:29 PM
sommer is how you spell it in
by Samuel Steamer
May 31st, 2006
04:04:56 PM
Germany
by Samuel Steamer
May 31st, 2006
04:05:39 PM
Where Are the Giant Robots?
by kevinwillis.net
May 31st, 2006
04:09:59 PM
Sommer is German
by iamghetto
May 31st, 2006
04:22:36 PM
The Luthor one is pretty cool
by spider-ham
May 31st, 2006
04:38:35 PM
I think "sommer" is German.
by CatVutt
May 31st, 2006
04:42:42 PM
love the trailers, hate the artwork..
by Cyberfury
May 31st, 2006
04:43:47 PM
CatVutt, you joke, but that used to happen
by chrth
May 31st, 2006
04:50:02 PM
In the interests of "fair reporting"...
by RobinP
May 31st, 2006
04:51:34 PM
Well, then.
by CatVutt
May 31st, 2006
05:04:40 PM
I will see this for only one reason...
by skycrapper
May 31st, 2006
05:14:55 PM
Re: JUSTICE41
by So-Crates
May 31st, 2006
05:15:57 PM
The soundtrack review
by Zeke25:17
May 31st, 2006
05:22:51 PM
I found that Poster a week or o ago and it was listed
by JUSTICE41
May 31st, 2006
05:35:04 PM
I wish it was Williams
by performingmonkey
May 31st, 2006
05:35:06 PM
I am glad Williams is not scoring this...
by Batutta
May 31st, 2006
05:39:58 PM
Yay
by Marduk
May 31st, 2006
05:58:49 PM
Mystery Poster
by So-Crates
May 31st, 2006
06:36:36 PM
Superskinnyman Returns in 3D
by Ricky Retardo
May 31st, 2006
06:41:22 PM
soundtrack.net wont work for me
by satansteve
May 31st, 2006
07:03:02 PM
soundtrack sounds great but
by quadrupletree
May 31st, 2006
08:46:34 PM
Similarly...
by Harry Weinstein
May 31st, 2006
08:59:45 PM
Sommer is Norwegian, you DOLTS!!
by TinDrummer
May 31st, 2006
09:16:00 PM
ThaSithMaster
by Mad-Maximus
May 31st, 2006
09:29:20 PM
Yup, It's Chinese, not Japanese or Korean
by Ktak
May 31st, 2006
09:37:03 PM
"An IMAX 3D Experience"
by Rupee88
May 31st, 2006
09:39:07 PM
STAR WARS 3D
by Jimmie Dimmick
May 31st, 2006
11:32:11 PM
Four 2O minute SUPERMAN action scenes?! I gotta pee!!!
by JDanielP
Jun 1st, 2006
12:37:24 AM
The IMAX version will differ from the regular one
by Rupee88
Jun 1st, 2006
01:21:07 AM
Whoa Whoa Whoa...WHY IS GODZILLA IN THE 3RD POSTER?!?!?
by Darth Bauer
Jun 1st, 2006
02:10:39 AM
Why the Int'l poster SHOULD be like...
by Darth Bauer
Jun 1st, 2006
02:22:01 AM
Soundtrack sounds super!
by Mister McClane
Jun 1st, 2006
02:43:57 AM
Lurthor looks like he's in a new Xmen film
by BendersShinyAss
Jun 1st, 2006
07:41:18 AM
get a life people
by SlightlyNerdy
Jun 1st, 2006
10:59:51 AM
MELTING OWL & UNSOCIABLE HAMMER
by Shermdawg
Jun 1st, 2006
12:05:26 PM
4D "Whenever he goes into superman mode" ??
by lettersoftransit
Jun 1st, 2006
01:37:05 PM
I'll Wait
by Mad-Maximus
Jun 1st, 2006
02:00:02 PM
Unoriginal Plot
by glodene
Jun 1st, 2006
06:00:04 PM
I like the off kilter S symbol...
by Chief Redcock
Jun 1st, 2006
11:42:03 PM
WELL SAID!
by gonzobob
Jun 2nd, 2006
06:12:55 AM
Superman Returns Talkbacks : Comedy Gold........
by Kai_Mah'gra
Jun 2nd, 2006
03:59:12 PM
Oh, and by the way......
by Kai_Mah'gra
Jun 2nd, 2006
04:02:10 PM

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