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IMAX® Transforms Vienna State Opera House For July 23 World Premiere Of Paramount Pictures And Skydance's Mission: Impossible - Rogue NationVIENNA, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX), Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB), and Skydance today announced that the fifth installment of the blockbuster franchise, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, will premiere July 23 at the State Opera House in Vienna, which is being specially transformed into an IMAX® theatre for this one-night global event. The film begins its worldwide roll-out in IMAX theatres on July 31. For the red-carpet event and screening, the historic Vienna State Opera House is receiving a makeover of IMAX proportions exclusively for this premiere. During the past three days, IMAX's team has equipped the opera house with an IMAX screen measuring approximately 56 feet by 37 feet, IMAX's proprietary dual-projection system and a custom sound system configured and tuned to optimize the playback of the film's IMAX soundtrack in this unique environment. This marks the second time IMAX has transformed an iconic venue for a one-night-only global premiere following Paramount's Transformers: Age of Extinction in June 2014. Attending the world premiere in Vienna is Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation director Christopher McQuarrie; stars Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson; and producers Bryan Burk, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. Representing IMAX at the premiere event will be CEO Richard L. Gelfond, along with IMAX President EMEA Andrew Cripps. Commenting on the event, Gelfond stated, "We could not be more excited to partner with our friends at Paramount Pictures, Skydance, and Tom Cruise to give Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation an exclusive world premiere event that is worthy of its epic scope and scale. The film is the kind of summer action-packed thrill ride that deserves to be seen in the most awe-inspiring way possible – in IMAX." The IMAX release of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie. About Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation The film is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, with a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and story by Christopher McQuarrie and Drew Pearce. Based on the television series created by Bruce Geller. Produced by Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. Jake Myers is an executive producer. Paramount Pictures will distribute "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION" on July 31, 2015. About IMAX Corporation IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles, with offices in London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. As of March 31, 2015, there were 943 IMAX theatres (820 commercial multiplexes, 18 commercial destinations and 105 institutions) in 63 countries. IMAX®, IMAX® 3D, IMAX DMR®, Experience It In IMAX®, An IMAX 3D Experience®, The IMAX Experience® and IMAX nXos® are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information about the Company can be found at www.imax.com. You may also connect with IMAX on Facebook (www.facebook.com/imax), Twitter (www.twitter.com/imax) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/imaxmovies). About Paramount Pictures Corporation About Skydance This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on IMAX management's assumptions and existing information and involve certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in IMAX's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. For additional information please contact:
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