Why the Future of Movie Theaters May Look Wildly Different

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When Star Trek Beyond hits theaters this weekend, a handful of theaters will screen the movie in a multi-screen panoramic format called Barco Escape, featuring 20 minutes of footage created specifically for the format in conjunction with producer J.J. Abrams and director Justin Lin. This is the third major theatrical feature to utilize the Barco Escape format, in which three attached screens attempt to deliver a much more immersive experience. Here's what it looks like, and these are the theaters where you can experience Star Trek Beyond in this way. "In the first iteration of the three-screen experiences, there was a gap between the screens and your brain sort of put them together," Barco's Chief Creative Officer, Ted Schilowitz, explained to us...
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