Imax and Pathé Stay in partnership with Mercury Studios and Queen Movies will launch Queen Rock Montreal globally for 4 days in January digitally remastered for Imax.
The movie of a reside live performance in Montreal in November of 1981, directed by the late Saul Swimmer, will hit 450+ Imax areas globally for 4 days beginning Jan. 18 within the UK, Canada, France, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico and different markets — showcasing Freddie Mercury, Brian Might, Roger Taylor and John Deacon performing “We Will Rock You”, “Any person To Love”, “Beneath Strain”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “One other One Bites the Mud”, “We Are The Champions”, and songs from album The Sport.
“I don’t suppose we fairly realized it on the time, however this movie has preserved one of many highest peaks in Queen’s touring life, on stage within the previous glory days. The director was very a lot targeted on Freddie, and this now stands as in all probability essentially the most valuable intimate seize ever of Mr. Mercury at his full superior energy,” stated Brian Might.
Added Roger Taylor, “Get pleasure from. We have been younger!”
The movie captures a pivotal second within the band’s historical past when Queen returned for the fourth time to Montreal’s 18,000-seat Discussion board for 2 exhibits Nov. 24 and 25, 1981. They’d change into an enormous world sensation fueled by the discharge of The Sport and single “Beneath Strain”. It follows a extremely profitable re-release this 12 months of the Speaking Heads 1984 live performance movie Cease Making Sense by A24, which premiered at Imax theaters. AMC Leisure has Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie and upcoming Renaissance: A Movie By Beyoncé.
Govt producers embrace Geoff Kempin and Alice Webb for Mercury Studios and Jim Seashore and Matilda Seashore for Queen Movies.
