American movie theaters woefully unequipped to screen Gemini Man the way Ang Lee intended
It’s almost like a punchline to one of those very lengthy joke setups: Ambitious filmmaker spends millions of dollars and countless man hours making a blockbuster action flick that utilizes advanced digital technology, resulting in a film with very specific standards for proper theatrical viewing—only to discover that not a single movie theater in America is equipped to meet those standards. The filmmaker is Ang Lee, the movie is Gemini Man (the one with the two Will Smiths), and the intended screening experience is 120 frames-per-second high frame rate 3D in 4K. According to this enlightening piece from Polygon, there are no American theaters equipped to meet these standards. The real kicker is that only a handful of theaters are capable of screening the film in the next-best format: 120 frames-per-second high frame rate 3D in 2K. Alternately, some theaters will show the film in 4K, but without the 3D or high frame rate. The Aristocrats!