Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster is being mixed in Dolby Atmos for its US release.
The Weinstein Company releases it theatrically on 800 screens in the US on Aug 23.
“The Grandmaster is a Chinese kung fu story that is not only about physical fighting,” the director said, “but also about such intangibles as chi, the mind, and the spirit, which are never easy concepts to express. I have been extremely impressed by the powerful enhancements to storytelling that Dolby Atmos makes possible. The Grandmaster in Dolby Atmos will use sound to transport audiences right into the film action.”
The US version of The Grandmaster was mixed in Dolby Atmos by Kantana Sound Studio in Bangkok, Thailand, the first mixing studio equipped with Dolby Atmos in Southeast Asia. Traithep Wongpaiboon, Senior Vice President, Kantana Sound Studio, added: “Dolby Atmos is the most powerful sound technology we have ever used. With Dolby Atmos, the sound moves around and above the audiences, creating a soundfield so realistic that film audiences feel as if they are in the center of the action.”
“We are delighted that internationally renowned director Wong Kar Wai chose to mix his latest picture in Dolby Atmos for the US release,” said Mike Chao, Managing Director, Greater China, Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby Atmos brings a natural lifelike audio experience to movie theatres, giving filmmakers creative freedom to place and move sounds anywhere in the auditorium, including overhead, for added realism and impact.”
The Jet Tone production stars Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang.
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