Amazon Studios has landed worldwide rights to the U.S. naval aviation documentary "The Blue Angels," which is backed by production companies of J.J. Abrams and "Top Gun: Maverick" star Glen Powell. The film, shot with Imax cameras, chronicles a year in the cockpit with one of the world's top aviator teams, the Navy and Marine Corps flight squadron, through their intense training and aerial touring show. Abrams' Bad Robot, Powell’s Barnstorm Productions, Zipper Bros Films and Dolphin Entertainment produced the...
Megan
Colligan
EVP / President, IMAX Entertainment
Colligan has been leading the charge for the Imax Live initiative, which aims to expand the large-format movie exhibitor’s programming — and audience base — by going beyond its bread-and-butter Hollywood tentpole features to include events such as concerts, esports tournaments and standup comedy. In recent months, the company has presented live concerts, including “Brandi Carlile: In the Canyon Haze — Live From Laurel Canyon,” as well as screenings accompanied by live filmmaker and/or cast Q&As for the likes of Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back — The Rooftop Concert” and “Jurassic World Dominion.” Imax began 2022 with approximately 100 of its theaters in North America wired for live events and is expected to end the year with as many as 250 of its 1,700 locations worldwide fully hooked up.