Experience a day and a night at the Museum when Night at the Museum 2 is released at IMAX Melbourne Museum on May 21, with free entry into Melbourne Museum with every IMAX ticket.
“With our theatre housed inside Melbourne Museum, we’re in the unique position to offer moviegoers the ultimate value for money experience, by providing not only a magical movie adventure with Night at the Museum 2, but also a fantastic museum experience with free entry into Melbourne Museum,” said Richard Morrison, Manager, IMAX Melbourne Museum.
It’s both a new “night” and a new “museum” for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film, as well as new characters from history – including Amy Adams as famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, Hank Azaria as villainous Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah, Christopher Guest as Russian tyrant Ivan the Terrible and Alain Chabat as Napoleon. Owen Wilson is back as cowboy Jedediah, and Robin Williams again rides into history as Teddy Roosevelt. The centerpiece of the film is that it brings to life the Smithsonian Institution., Housing the world’s largest museum complex, the Smithsonian has a collection of more than 136 million items – ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic to Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair.
In this second instalment in the Night at the Museum saga, Larry faces a battle so epic it could only unfold in the corridors of the world’s largest museum. Now, Larry must try to save his formerly inanimate friends from what could be their last stand amid the wonders of the Smithsonian, all of which – from the famous paintings on the walls to the rocket ships in the halls – suddenly have a mind of their own.
The film has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX DMR® technology. Night at the Museum 2 will debut concurrently with the nationwide release in conventional theatres from Twentieth Century Fox.
Night at the Museum 2 is directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Bill Hader and Robin Williams. The producers are Shawn Levy, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan and the executive producers are Thomas M Hammel, Josh McLaglen and Mark Radcliffe.
This film has been rated PG.
Release date: 21 May
Where: IMAX Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens
Cost: Adults $21.00 Concession $17.50 Child $16.00 Family $60.00
Session times: www.imaxmelbourne.com.au or 03 9663 5454
* Melbourne Museum promotion valid until 21 June.
About IMAX Melbourne Museum
Designed to put viewers literally IN the film, IMAX Melbourne Museum uses state of the art technology to deliver the world’s most immersive film experience.
IMAX Melbourne Museum is the world’s third largest screen, projecting the largest 3D image in Australia. Measuring a massive 32m wide by 23m in length, the screen towers seven stories high.
With its revolutionary projection system, 15,000 watt digital audio system and customised theatre geometry, IMAX Melbourne Museum really is the ultimate film experience.
About Melbourne Museum
Melbourne Museum explores life in Victoria, from our natural environment to our culture and history.
Located in Carlton Gardens, opposite the historic Royal Exhibition Building, the award-winning Melbourne Museum houses a permanent collection in eight galleries, including one just for children.
Highlights include the exciting new Dinosaur Walk, a complete skeleton of a blue whale, the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, a living rainforest, the racehorse Phar Lap and an IMAX theatre on site. Major international exhibitions are presented in the Touring Hall.
A visit to Melbourne Museum offers rich and often surprising insights into life in Victoria.