If you’re looking for a little bit of that “ Top Gun: Maverick ” spectacle and thrill at the movie theater this summer, you’re in luck. A groundbreaking new documentary, “ The Blue Angels,” is flying onto IMAX screens for one week, through May 22.
Using IMAX-certified cameras mounted on a helicopter, the filmmakers were granted unprecedented access to the U.S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, both on the ground and in “the box,” the tightly guarded performance airspace. Unlike in a Hollywood movie, there were no staged recreations, second takes or computer-generated shots. And they had about “5% of the budget” “Top Gun” had, those involved estimated.
The film was the brainchild of Rob Stone and Greg “Boss” Woolridge, a former Blue Angel and subject of a 1994 film about one of their historic tours in Europe. COVID-19 derailed plans to follow their 75th anniversary season, but a silver lining would emerge in the delay. By that point, aerial coordinator Kevin LaRosa II had worked several times with actor Glen Powell, on “Top Gun” and “Devotion.” Powell, he’d learned, had grown up with a Blue Angels lithograph in his childhood bedroom.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
New Asteraceae species discovered in SW ChinaChinese explorer crosses Taklamakan Desert on foot in 61 daysBlind fish species found in China's underground streamChina's environment improves steadilyAG600 large amphibious aircraft advances toward certificationAngels beat Rangers 9Xi sends congratulatory letter to 8th ChinaLPGA monitoring health issues after 10 players withdraw from Mizuho Americas OpenMeyers, Peña homer as Astros beat Brewers 5China develops first 100 kg vehicle
3.1502s , 6491.59375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by ‘The Blue Angels,’ filmed for IMAX, puts viewers in the ‘box’ with the elite flying squad ,World Wonders news portal