DENVER, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- By popular
demand, Fathom Events, BY Experience and National Theatre Live
announce the addition of two celebrated titles to the 2018 event
cinema line-up. This includes director Marianne Elliot's production of "The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" (originally
recorded in 2012) in U.S. cinemas on Tuesday, June 12 and director Danny Boyle's 2011 staging of
"Frankenstein" presented in cinemas in two versions on
Monday, October 22 with
Benedict Cumberbatch as
Creature and on Monday, October 29
with Jonny Lee Miller as
Creature. The events were captured live from the National Theatre
in London during their original
runs.
Tickets for U.S. screenings of all NT Live titles can
be purchased at www.FathomEvents.com or participating theater box
offices.
All showings of "NT Live: The Curious Incident of the
Dog in the Night-time" and "NT Live: Frankenstein" will
broadcast at 7:00 p.m. local time in
more than 500 U.S. movie theaters through Fathom's Digital
Broadcast Network (DBN). For a complete list of theater locations,
visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants
are subject to change).
Based on the acclaimed novel by Mark
Haddon and directed by Tony Award® winning
director Marianne Elliot,
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" follows
fifteen-year-old Christopher. He stands beside Mrs. Shears' dead
dog, which has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes
after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each
fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered
Wellington. He has an
extraordinary brain and is exceptional at math while ill-equipped
to interpret everyday life. His detective work, forbidden by his
father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his
world.
Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire,"
"Trainspotting"), "Frankenstein" has become an international
sensation, seen by over 750,000 people in cinemas around the world.
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of
Mary Shelley's world-famous
novel, "Frankenstein" makes its way back to cinemas. In this
new adaptation, Olivier Award winners Benedict
Cumberbatch ("12 Years A Slave," "Sherlock") and
Jonny Lee Miller
("Elementary" on CBS, "Trainspotting") alternate in the roles of
Victor Frankenstein and the
Creature. National Theatre Live filmed "Frankenstein" twice
so audiences could experience Cumberbatch and Miller in each
role.
"We are proud to once again partner with BY Experience and NT
Live to bring these two stunning productions to audiences
nationwide," Fathom Events Chief Content and Programming Officer
Gordon Synn said. "Both of these
live recordings are great examples of the West End's top
performances. Theatre fans now have the opportunity to witness
beautiful stage adaptations of two highly-acclaimed novels in their
local cinema."
For artwork/photos related to "NT Live: The Curious Incident
of the Dog in the Night-time," click here.
For artwork/photos related to "NT Live: Frankenstein,"
click here.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the leading event
cinema distributor with participating theaters in all 100 of the
top Designated Market Areas®, and ranks as one of the
largest overall distributors of content to movie
theaters. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC),
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group
(NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), Fathom Events
offers a variety of one-of-a-kind entertainment events in theaters
such as live performances of the Metropolitan Opera, top stage
productions including Newsies! The Broadway Musical and
George Takei's Allegiance, major
sporting events such as Mayweather vs. McGregor, epic concerts with
artists like Lady Antebellum and Sammy
Hagar, the yearlong TCM Big Screen Classics series,
inspirational events such as Is Genesis History? and IN OUR HANDS:
The Battle for Jerusalem, and
popular anime franchises like Pokémon and Dragon Ball Z. Fathom
Events takes audiences behind the scenes for unique extras
including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews with
cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. Fathom Events'
live digital broadcast network ("DBN") is the largest cinema
broadcast network in North
America, bringing live and pre-recorded events to 917
locations and 1,440 screens in 181 DMAs. For more information,
visit www.fathomevents.com.
About BY Experience
BY Experience kicked off the
digital revolution of live events to movie theaters and other
locations globally with David
Bowie's 2003 Reality album launch and since then, over 35
million tickets have been sold worldwide for cinema events BY
Experience has distributed globally. Current cinema series credits:
Distribution Representative, The Met: Live in HD (Worldwide; since
2006), the UK's National Theatre Live (Ex-UK; since 2009), Bolshoi
Ballet (North America; since
2014). BY Experience has executive produced and/or distributed
several diverse programs for cinema including numerous rock
concerts, radio programs, fine art exhibits other specialty content
events including TED Talks/TED Cinema Experience (2016, 2017) and
national theatrical re-releases of classic and in some cases fully
restored films such as "The Breakfast Club" (30th anniversary),
"My Fair Lady" (50th), "Oklahoma!" (60th), and "Fantasia" (75th). BY
Experience distributes to over 70 countries, to over 3,000 movie
screens. www.byexperience.net.
About National Theatre Live
National Theatre Live
launched in June 2009 with a
broadcast of the National Theatre production of Phèdre with
Helen Mirren. The company has since
broadcast more than 60 other productions live, from both the
National Theatre and from other theatres in the UK. NT Live
broadcasts have now been experienced by over 8 million people in
over 2,500 venues around the world, including over 700 venues in
the UK alone. Recent broadcasts include Follies with Academy Award
nominee Imelda Staunton, Yerma with
Olivier award winner Billie Piper,
Angels in America with Academy Award nominee Andrew Garfield and Tony award winner
Nathan Lane, Who's Afraid of
Virginia Woolf? with Olivier award
winner Imelda Staunton and Tony
award nominee Conleth Hill,
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead with Daniel Radcliffe and Hedda Gabler with Golden Globe winner
Ruth Wilson. The biggest single
broadcast to date is Hamlet with Benedict
Cumberbatch at the Barbican, which has been seen by over
800,000 people. In 2014 the National Theatre recorded its first
production on Broadway, Of Mice and Men with James Franco and Chris
O'Dowd, captured at the Longacre Theatre.
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