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Sony Pictures to Release The Amazing Spider-Man in D-BOX MFX in Select Theatres
LONGUEUIL, QC, June 4, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - D-BOX Technologies Inc. (TSX: DBO), a leader in ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nLONGUEUIL, QC, June 4, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - D-BOX Technologies Inc. (TSX:\n DBO), a leader in innovative motion technology, announced today a new\n agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment (\"Sony Pictures\") for the\n release of The Amazing Spider-Man in D-BOX MFX in select theatres worldwide.\n\n\nFor the first time in its history, D-BOX lends its immersive motion\n experience to the successful Spider-Man movie franchise. As well, joint\n social media efforts will be put in place to promote the movie in the\n D-BOX format.\n\n\nTo date, over 130 theatres worldwide are able to offer moviegoers The Amazing Spider-Man in D-BOX MFX.\n\n\n\"Appropriately, Spider-Man marks the first D-BOX title of our summer\n line-up and we are thrilled to be associated with Sony Pictures to\n launch one of the biggest anticipated blockbusters of the year,\" stated\n President and CEO of D-BOX Technologies, Claude Mc Master.\n\n\n\"We are very excited to be able to offer moviegoers the opportunity to\n experience The Amazing Spider-Man in D-BOX. This is another option for audiences looking for other\n immersive ways to experience their favorite films and this technology\n is yet another facet which enhances the thrill of this highly\n anticipated blockbuster,\" said Rory Bruer, President Worldwide\n Distribution, Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing and Distribution.\n\n\nOne of the world's most popular characters is back on the big screen as\n a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man™.  Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter\n Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys\n Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and\n Sally Field.  The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay\n written by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves from a\n story by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee\n and Steve Ditko.  Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are\n producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for\n Columbia Pictures, which will open in theaters everywhere in 2D and 3D.\n The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who\n was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his\n Uncle Ben (...