SAN FRANCISCO — Dolby Laboratories (www.dolby.com) has announced that Disney, Lionsgate, and Twentieth Century Fox will release four live-action and animated feature films for Dolby Cinema around the world. Featuring Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, Dolby Cinema is a premium cinema offering for exhibitors and moviegoers that combines high-end image and sound technologies.
The first of the new titles joining the Dolby Cinema slate will be Twentieth Century Fox’s Deadpool, in theaters today. Additional titles scheduled to deliver audiences the total cinema experience include Disney’s Zootopia, in theaters March 4th; Lionsgate’s The Divergent Series: Allegiant, in theaters March 18th; and Lionsgate’s Now You See Me 2, in theaters June 10th.
“With the announcement of the new slate of highly anticipated animated and live-action stories, audiences will get to experience a variety of theatrical titles with vivid imagery and immersive sound when visiting a Dolby Cinema,” says Curt Behlmer, senior VP, content solutions and industry relations, Dolby Laboratories. “Collaborating with the world’s leading creatives in Hollywood, we are able to provide an extraordinary cinema experience to audiences around the world.”
In addition to Disney’s previously announced live-action film The Jungle Book, due out April 15th, the Walt Disney Animation Studios feature Zootopia will be released for Dolby Cinema. The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a melting pot where animals from every environment live together.
Dolby Cinema features the Dolby Vision projection system, which uses state-of-the-art optics and image processing to deliver high dynamic range with enhanced color technology and a contrast ratio that far exceeds that of any other image technology on the market today. The result is a richer, more detailed viewing experience that delivers strikingly vivid and realistic images and makes viewers feel like they are in the movie’s world.
Dolby Cinema also includes the Dolby Atmos sound technology, which moves audio around the theatre, even overhead, with amazing richness and depth. The combination of Dolby® technologies with the design and comfort of the Dolby Cinema will make audiences feel closer to the onscreen action than ever before.