Titans of the Last Ice Age 3D, opens at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theater on Friday transporting guests to the otherworldly frozen landscapes that supported vast numbers of these prehistoric animals.
“Audiences will experience the world of these prehistoric animals with a realism that only this canvas can provide,” said Andy Wood, the film’s producer. “The Pleistocene has been an incredibly popular subject in commercial films and pop culture over the past decade – kids love mammoths! But the historical accuracy has often been lacking.
Titans of the Ice Age 3D presents a veritable depiction of this fascinating epoch that is both highly entertaining and revealing.”
Filmmakers spent several years researching and scouting numerous locations where Ice Age fossils have been found in abundance. The resulting project explores the prehistoric struggles of survival. “While we recreate early humans and Ice Age animals in a realistic manner, we also visit museums and Ice Age fossil sites like the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles and Hot Springs, South Dakota,” said David Clark, the film’s director. “The film entertains by bringing the past Ice Age back to life, but also educates as our audience will learn much about life in the late Pleistocene Epoch and what happened at the end of that period.”
"Titans of the Ice Age 3D captivates audiences with a vision of a changing world, a time of new ecological pressures-leading us to consider the possible fates of today’s living mammals. As our climate continues to warm and human encroachment threatens the existence of thousands of species, could the megafauna of our millennia-elephants, bison, tigers be lost to time like their Ice Age cousins? Titans of the Ice Age 3D provides a bigger-picture perspective on the relationship between climate, the Earth, its resources and inhabitants, offering a cautionary tale that is more relevant today than ever," officials said.
Titans of the Ice Age 3D runs approximately 40 minutes and contains some scenes that may be intense for young viewers. Official trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzzTX3DYMNs
Go to: http://www.tnaqua.org/imax/titans-of-the-ice-age for showtimes and to purchase tickets online.