Over the past few years movie theaters have been eagerly rolling out new technologies to get people back into theaters, ranging from 3D and laser projectors, to shaking seats that shoot water at your face. This week J.J. Abrams' production company Bad Robot announced that it's testing one of the newest innovations, diving into "immersive cinema" with the forthcoming release of Star Trey Beyond. The film will be released in the multi-screen Barco Escape format, a modern take on the kind of ultra-widescreen spectacle made famous by things like Cinerama decades ago.

In the most basic terms, Escape is a panoramic setup that adds two additional screens to the sides of the movie theater frame you're used to seeing. The result is a movie theater experience with a 270-degree field of view that filmmakers can use for super-widescreen imagery, or treat as three discrete screens, each with their own shots and action, if desired.