The movie 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' meets audiences in special theaters.
On the 18th, the film 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' (directed by Kim Byeong-woo, provided by Lotte Entertainment and Smilegate, distributed by Lotte Entertainment, produced by Realize Pictures, co-produced by MYM Entertainment, Smilegate Realize, and The Present Company) announced the confirmation of a special release in various formats alongside IMAX, including 4DX, Dolby Atmos, and GX Cinema.
'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' is a fantasy action movie where the world within the story becomes reality on the day the 10-year serialized novel concludes, and the only reader, 'Kim Dok-ja,' along with the protagonist 'Yu Jung-hyuk' and his comrades, strives to survive in a world of destruction. It has been adapted into a film from the popular web novel of the same name.
The IMAX special poster released to commemorate the special theater debut captures the dramatic confrontation between 'Kim Dok-ja' (played by Ahn Hyo-seop) and 'Yu Jung-hyuk' (played by Lee Min-ho) on the Dongho Bridge in a ruined city, representing the fresh worldview that only 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' can showcase, as they precariously stand on the destroyed bridge against a backdrop of a crimson sunset.
Additionally, the IMAX logo, which can vividly convey this huge story, enhances expectations for an immersive experience that only special theaters can provide. Notably, 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' portrays a worldview never before experienced, raising anticipation for the unique experience that the grand sound and overwhelming scale of the IMAX format can provide. The close-ups maximizing the characters' emotions and the tension-filled scenes featuring creatures will create a sense of extreme reality in the vast IMAX auditorium. The perfect combination of an ultra-large IMAX screen, clear high resolution, and three-dimensional sound is set to deliver an unforgettable cinematic experience of the expansive worldview and spectacular action of 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet,' ensuring audiences will not want to take their eyes off the screen even for a moment.
The 4DX poster released alongside shows the tail of a monster brushing against the collapsing Dongho Bridge, intuitively expressing the strength of the 4DX format that allows viewers to experience the fantasy worldview as if it were vivid reality. The moment of a massive collision, with water splashing and the bridge breaking apart as if being sucked into the river, is condensed into one shot, inducing peak tension simply by viewing. The 4DX version of 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' dynamically mobilizes the audience's senses during major action sequences, such as the subway overturn scene and the appearance of creatures, with the entire seat vibrating in rhythm with character movements, air shots emitted during weapon activation, and lighting effects. The protagonist 'Yu Jung-hyuk' (played by Lee Min-ho), the only reader 'Kim Dok-ja' (played by Ahn Hyo-seop), and their companions 'Yu Sang-ah' (played by Chae Soo-bin), 'Lee Hyun-seong' (played by Shin Seung-ho), 'Jung Hee-won' (played by Nana), 'Lee Ji-hye' (played by Jisoo), and 'Lee Gil-young' (played by Kwon Eun-sung) display unique skills and spectacular fantasy action sequences, creating a cinematic experience where viewers feel as if they are directly clearing the scenario.
The Dolby Atmos screening has also been confirmed to deliver more realistic and sophisticated sound for the various situations experienced in the story's world that has become reality. Additionally, in the sound-specialized cinema GX Cinema, audiences can enjoy the action and scale of 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' with a different level of intense and clear sound. The super-large screen format Superplex vividly brings the vast worldview of the original work to life on the screen with overwhelming screen size.
As 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' confirms various special screenings ahead of its release, it has entered the full-fledged ticketing race. Armed with an overwhelming worldview and unprecedented fantasy action that can only be experienced in theaters, 'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' is already stirring up excitement at the box office with a queue for special screenings before its release. The visual splendor maximized in special theaters, along with the dynamic effects fully utilizing the characteristics of each format, is set to offer an experience where audiences feel as if they are diving directly into the story. Accordingly, the choices for theater-goers have significantly increased, allowing movie fans to enjoy the grand journey of the world within the novel in various forms that match their viewing preferences.
'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' will be available in theaters nationwide on the 23rd.
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