How would you like to see The Maze Runner in a way no other movies are being seen right now? The upcoming YA adaptation will be the first Hollywood title released on Escape screens when the new format is unveiled in U.S. theaters on September 19, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
What is Escape? It's a panoramic projection using three screens, with two extending at an angle on either side from the central screen, similar to the 1950s Cinerama format.
Check out this promo video below.
With The Maze Runner, though, you won't be getting the fully intended effect of Escape. Because the sci-fi flick wasn't shot with the format in mind, Fox is working with Escape's company, Barco, to create extra material specific to these showings. Basically, the movie everyone else will see at normal theaters is going to be fully projected on the middle screen, while the right and left screens will feature computer-generated content that continues the scenery.
Only one other movie is named as being a possible Escape-format release, and that's The Devil's Double. Yes, the indie drama came out three years ago and wasn't a huge hit, but it has been used as a test subject by Barco, so it's theater ready for a rerelease.
Here are the locations where you can watch The Maze Runner in Escape next month:
Cinemark 18 & XD at the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center in Los Angeles, California.
Cinemark’s Redwood Downtown & XD in Redwood City, Calfornia.
Cinemark Paradise 24 & XD in Davie, Florida.
Cinemark West Plano & XD in Plano, Texas.
Cinemark @ Seven Bridges and Imax in Woodridge, Illinois.
