Michael Jackson's THRILLER Will Get an IMAX 3D Release!
In celebration of Michael Jackson's birthday, IMAX has announced that they will be hosting an IMAX 3D release of his legendary groundbreaking music video Thriller! IMAX and Jackson’s estate are have partnered up to digitally re-master Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D in IMAX 3D for the first time. The exclusive engagement will run for one week only, beginning September 21st in domestic IMAX theatres—ahead of showings of Amblin’s film The House with a Clock in Its Walls. Seems appropriate. The press release goes on to say:
In creating Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D, which had its world premiere at the 74th Venice Film Festival, the original iconic short film, directed by John Landis and written by Landis and Michael Jackson, was not reedited or recut in any way. Optimum Productions brought Landis in and together they supervised an elaborate and labor-intensive process that began with the original 35mm film negative from Michael’s archives and resulted in a 3D conversion of the acclaimed film using the latest available technology. Additionally, all of the audio, including Michael’s music, Elmer Bernstein’s score and sound effects, were adapted to 5.7, 7.1 and Atmos standards in order to create the highest quality audio experience for in theater viewing.
This sounds like it will be an awesomely fun experience, especially for Michael Jackson fans. It'll also be a good opportunity to introduce a younger audience to Thriller that may have never seen it.
Just in case you want to watch Thriller, I've included the music video below for you to watch. But, it will be a lot cooler to see in IMAX 3D!