Dolby Labs highlighted that there are a number of new movies optimised for Dolby Cinema are being released around the holiday and into 2017. The titles include Sony Pictures’ Passengers, due out December 21, 2016; Warner Bros. Pictures’ Live by Night, due out January 13, 2017; Paramount Pictures’ xXx: Return of Xander Cage, due out January 20, 2017; and Focus Features’ The Coldest City, due out July 28, 2017.
Other titles include Lionsgate’s La La Land, released on December 16, 2016; Legendary/ Universal Pictures’ The Great Wall, due out February 17, 2017; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, due out March 17, 2017; Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, due out May 5, 2017; Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, due out May 26, 2017, Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonder Woman, due out June 2, 2017; and Disney’s Pixar’s Cars 3, due out June 16, 2017.
“When I first experienced Dolby Vision, I saw details the camera captured but had never been able to see before on screen, which is a game changer for me as a director,” said Ben Affleck. “Live by Night is shot and scored in a way that will truly be appreciated by the audience when experienced in Dolby Cinema with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos sound.”
There are now more than 50 Dolby Cinemas, globally and the latest titles bring the total to 64 so far.