Sony Pictures' Ghostbusters: Afterlife is screening in CJ 4DPlex’s immersive 270-degree panoramic format ScreenX. The film opens today in the United States and continues its global theatrical release this week.
ScreenX will expand specially selected sequences of the film onto the left and right-side walls of the auditorium, surrounding audiences with extended imagery which naturally fills their peripheral vision.
CJ 4DPlex worked closely with Sony Pictures to ensure the highest quality presentation of the film and selected key scenes and exclusive imagery for the ScreenX versions.
The film will be available on more than 364 screens worldwide and more 64 screens in North America with Regal Cinemas, Cineplex, B&B, Cinepolis and CGV Cinemas.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife will feature more than 20 different motion and environmental effects enhancing the action and drawing audiences closer to the story on-screen.
"We are excited to offer movie fans around the world Ghostbusters: Afterlife in our super immersive ScreenX format,” said Don Savant, CEO and president, CJ 4DPlex America. “Utilizing our technology and the extended exclusive imagery of ScreenX Ghostbusters: Afterlife will be a visually stunning moviegoing experience."
"We are thrilled to continue the collaboration with our friends and partners at Sony Pictures as well as the filmmakers with the highly anticipated release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife in our ScreenX format," said Jongryul Kim, CEO, CJ 4DPlex.
From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe. In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. The film is written by Gil Kenan & Jason Reitman.
Based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters an Ivan Reitman film written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. Executive producers are Dan Aykroyd, Gil Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld, Michael Beugg, Aaron L. Gilbert, and Jason Cloth. The film stars Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Annie Potts and Paul Rudd.