Let's just say I'm intrigued with the new Wesley Snipes sci-fi thriller THE RECALL. I'm not an old man just yet, but I really can't understand what most of the press release I was just sent was saying.
I mean, I am aware of VR becoming a thing (I even own a headset myself that I never once wear ever – it's pretty cool), and I have heard rumblings of this whole three screens, ultra widescreen, immersive experience thingy, but I can't make heads or tails of what it all means to you the consumer.
So I'm just going to leave all this info here. Enjoy.
THE RECALL rundown via press release:
The Recall is breaking new ground for immersive cinema experiences, as the first movie shot natively for Barco Escape to release in the new three-screen, panoramic theaters and one of the first movies to shoot a Virtual Reality short starring the film’s lead actors.
Minds Eye Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller The Recall will premiere June 2nd, 2017 in Barco Escape’s panoramic, multi-screen theaters across North America. The Recall is breaking new ground for immersive cinema experiences as the first movie shot natively for Barco Escape to release in theaters.
On June 2nd, Minds Eye in association with SkyVR will also preview The Recall’s universe with Abduction, a 12-minute Virtual Reality short featuring Snipes that brings audiences into an alien invasion through the eyes of co-star R.J. Mitte’s (“Breaking Bad”) character. Following the VR release and a two-week exclusive theatrical window in Barco Escape, The Recall will open in select 2D theaters.
Wesley Snipes on THE RECALL:
Barco Escape is an incredible new way to watch movies and feel like you are completely inside the heart-stopping action we’re bringing you with our thriller. The Recall is setting the bar for how movies should create a mind-blowing experience for fans across all platforms.”
Kevin DeWalt, CEO and Producer at Minds Eye Entertainment:
“We jumped at the chance to create one of the first films shot natively for Barco Escape, which is changing the way movies are experienced in theaters. Our goal is to bring audiences unique, immersive experiences with The Recall. We can't wait for fans to join Wesley, RJ and our talented cast in this incredible universe director Mauro Borrelli created."
THE RECALL Synopsis:
Directed by Mauro Borelli, The Recall centers on a group of friends vacationing at a remote cabin lake house when aliens attack Earth. Charlie (Jedidah Goodacre) and his friends Brendan (R.J. Mitte), Annie (Laura Bilgeri), Rob (Niko Pepaj), and Kara (Hannah Rose May) are forced to rely on an eccentric and mysterious hunter (Wesley Snipes) with special knowledge of the attack, explaining this day has been prophesied for years.
THE RECALL hits select Barco Escape theaters in the U.S., with 30+ minutes of content in the Escape format, June 2nd. And then select 2D theaters and VOD June 16th.