The Pirates, directed by Seok-hoon Lee, tells the story of a pitched battle among the strongest thieves for the great seal of Choseon. The film is the fourth Dolby Atmos title mixed and released in Korea, following
Mr. Go, Genome Hazard, and
Kundo: Age of the Rampant. Audiences will be able to experience the next-generation Dolby
® sound format when Lotte Entertainment releases
The Pirates in Korea on August 6.
“We are very excited that The Pirates is mixed and released in Dolby Atmos, the most powerful sound technology we have ever used,” said Seok-hoon Lee, the film’s director. “With Dolby Atmos, the audiences will experience immersive feeling at the scene of roaring giant whale or fierce marine battle.”
“We are very proud that Dolby Atmos has been selected for The Pirates, one of the most anticipated movies of this summer. The Pirates is the fourth Dolby Atmos title mixed and released in Korea in the short period of time since the first film, Mr. Go, debuted in July 2013 and the recent release of the film Kundo: Age of the Rampant,” said Jay Kim, Country Manager, Dolby Korea. “Dolby will bring the full range of our technology and innovation to support the development of Korea’s motion picture industry.”
Movie patrons who would like to experience Dolby Atmos can visit
iwantdolbyatmos.dolby.com/kr or check with their local cinema for select showtimes when tickets become available
.
About Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos makes it easy for filmmakers to place or move specific sounds anywhere in the movie theatre, including overhead. As a result of this multidimensional sound, audiences feel as if they are inside the film, not merely watching it.
Introduced in April 2012, Dolby Atmos has been embraced by all the major Hollywood studios, seven Academy Award® winning directors, and 16 Academy Award winning sound mixers, among others. More than 650 Dolby Atmos screens have been installed or committed to in more than 40 countries with more than 150 exhibitor partners. More than 120 films from 12 different countries have been or are scheduled to be released with Dolby Atmos sound since the first film debuted in June 2012.
Dolby Atmos has received technical achievement awards from both the Hollywood Post Alliance and the Cinema Audio Society. As the inventors of the only object-based audio format used in the cinema today, Dolby is working closely with the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers in driving adoption of standards for object-based audio.
About The Pirates
The Pirates is an action adventure film about a pitched battle among the strongest thieves for the great seal of Choseon. The Pirates is Korea’s fourth Dolby Atmos title, following Mr. Go, Genome Hazard, and the recently released film Kundo: Age of the Rampant. Korean director Seok-hoon Lee directs the film, starring Son Ye-jin and Kim Nam-gil, the nation’s top actors.