A first-of-its-kind panoramic movie theater screen — where moviegoers can immerse themselves with cinematic moments “literally surrounding them” — is coming to a Chicago suburb.
Beginning this week, SCREENX, a 270-degree “panoramic movie experience” will open in suburban Addison at Marcus Addison Cinema, according to a news release. It’s the first, and only, SCREENX auditorium in the state of Illinois. the release added.
The movie screen is “the world’s first multi-projection cinema technology,” the release said, with select movie scenes that extend onto the left and right walls of the auditorium.
“Not only are there a wide array of fantastic films coming to the big screen this summer, moviegoers in Illinois will now be among the very first to experience a totally new way to enjoy these great films,” Mark Gramz, president of Marcus Theatres said in a release. “With the growing success of SCREENX, we are thrilled to introduce yet another innovative way to experience the sights, sounds, and emotions found only on the big screen.”…