Walk with giants at the Museum of Civilization’s IMAX® Theatre

April 17, 2013, Gatineau, Quebec — The Canadian Museum of Civilization’s IMAX^® Theatre invites moviegoers to travel back in time, 20,000 years ago, to the great Pleistocene Ice Age, when titans ruled untamed continents and humans walked with giants.

Starting on April 19, Titans of the Ice Age 3D will bring this harsh and beautiful era to life; a world buried in our ancestral memory, populated by saber-toothed cats, giant sloths, dire wolves and immense woolly mammoths. Travel across monumental glaciers and sweeping grasslands. Roam the mammoth steppe with baby Lyuba, a female woolly mammoth calf recently exposed by the melting Siberian permafrost, one of the best preserved mammoths in the world. Discover the story of Zed, one of the most complete Columbian Mammoth skeletons ever uncovered.

Narrated by Academy Award^® winning actor Christopher Plummer, Titans of the Ice Age 3D transports viewers to the otherworldly frozen landscapes of the northern hemisphere. 

“Titans of the Ice Age 3D has all the ingredients for a giant screen wildlife spectacle,” said Andy Wood, Producer.  “Audiences will experience the world of these prehistoric animals with a realism that only this canvas can provide. 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, and we are really proud to have worked with a distinguished team of scientists and partners to tell its story. The end result is a film that is both highly entertaining and revealing.”

Stunning backdrops shot on location at Yellowstone National Park, the Northern Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains and Alaska provide the scenery on which the drama of the Pleistocene unfolds. State-of-the-art, ultra-HD computer generated images allows Ice Age mammals to populate this world in photorealistic detail alongside Paleolithic humans, played by native Iñupiat and Yup’ik Alaskans.

Titans of the Ice Age 3D captivates audiences with a vision of a changing world, leading us to consider the possible fates of today’s living mammals. 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.

For film schedules, please visit our website at www.historymuseum.ca/imax or call 819-776-7010.

Tickets are now on sale at the Museum Box Office.
Individual prices: $11 adults; $9 seniors and students (with valid ID);
$7 children 3 to 12; $35 families, plus applicable taxes.
Members of the IMAX^® Club enjoy unlimited access for one year: $35 to $45

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Media contacts:

Stéphanie Verner
Media Relations Officer
Telephone: 819-776-7169 
Email: stephanie.verner@historymuseum.ca

Patricia Lynch
Manager, Media Relations, Partnerships and Special Events
Telephone: 819-776-7167
Email: patricia.lynch@historymuseum.ca