3D Entertainment Films To Produce IMAX Theatre Film 'Air Racers
3D: Forces of Flight'
If you've ever wondered what it
might be like to compete in the Reno Air Races, this may be the
closest thing to getting into the cockpit. 3D Entertainment Films
said Wednesday that it will be producing "Air Racers 3D: Forces of
Flight" alongside the film's original partners, Pretend
Entertainment and Stereoscope. Under this new joint venture,
Jean-Jacques Mantello ("OceanWorld 3D," 2009; Jean-Michel
Cousteau's 3D film trilogy, 2003-2008) will direct. This follows
last year's announcement that 3D Entertainment Films' distribution
arm had acquired the all-media distribution rights to the project,
which is now scheduled for release at IMAX theatres in both 3D and
2D in the summer of 2011.
"Air Racers 3D: Forces of Flight" will put moviegoers and fans
in the middle of the highly competitive action and have them
soaring through the air at more than twice the speed of a NASCAR
race. The film will chronicle the preparation for and competition
in the world's fastest motorsport, celebrate the history of flight
and explore the science of today's air racing technology, human
physiology, neurology and the underlying physics that pilots depend
on.
Filming Air Racers 3D Photo Used With
Permission
"This new alliance with Pretend Entertainment, Stereoscope and
the Reno Air Racing Association has allowed our company to assume
the leadership on the production component of 'Air Racers 3D:
Forces of Flight'," said Francois Mantello, Chairman and CEO of 3D
Entertainment Films. "We are highly confident that we will have the
film on track for release at IMAX theatres in the US and
internationally beginning next summer."
Principal photography on the film resumed last week at the 47th
edition of the Reno National Championship Air Races and will
continue in November when the production team will recreate certain
segments of the race and shoot aerial footage from the cockpit.
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"Thanks to a unique technical set-up involving no fewer than
three 3D camera rigs and an expert team of aerial photographers to
maneuver them, we were able to capture the drama, sound, emotion,
dangers, thrills and excitement of the race," said 3D Entertainment
Films' Jean-Jacques Mantello, who has taken over the reins as
director. "Audiences worldwide will discover what are
unquestionably the fastest-moving machines in motorsport and see on
the world's largest IMAX theatre screens what it's like to race at
500 mph a mere 50 feet off the ground." He further explained, "The
script is finished and we plan to begin the 3D post-production
process before Christmas both in Los Angeles and in Europe."
"Pretend Entertainment is extremely excited about this new
partnership with 3D Entertainment Films. Our passion and experience
producing aviation stories coupled with the Mantello Brothers' 3D
filmmaking expertise ensures that this film will wow giant screen
audiences around the world," said Christian Fry, co-founder of
Pretend Entertainment.