#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE SCREENING PASSES TO SEE “THE FOUNDER”

Elevation Pictures + Mr. Will want to take Readers to see Michael Keaton in THE FOUNDER, the story behind the rise of a little burger corporation you may have heard of! Screenings take place as follows:

Toronto

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Varsity (55 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M4W 1A5)

Ottawa

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Cineplex Cinemas Ottawa (3090 Carling Ave, Nepean, ON K2B 7K2) *TBC

Vancouver

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Vancouver (900 Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3G5)

Victoria

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: SilverCity Victoria (3130 Tillicum Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 6T2)

Halifax

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS B3J 3R4)

Edmonton

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Theatre (West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St NW #3030, Edmonton, AB T5T 4M2)

Calgary

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Scotiabank Chinook (6455 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary, AB T2H 0K4)

Winnipeg

Date: January 18, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Polo Park (Polo Park Shopping Center, 817 St James St, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3L3)

 

Synopsis:
Directed by John Lee Hancock (SAVING MR. BANKS), THE FOUNDER features the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. Writer Robert Siegel (THE WRESTLER) details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire. The film also stars Laura Dern as Ray Kroc’s first wife Ethel; John Carroll Lynch as Mac McDonald and Nick Offerman as Dick McDonald.

 

Trailer:

Artwork:

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Elevation Pictures release THE FOUNDER Friday, January 20, 2017.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

#FIRSTLOOK: TRAILER FOR “THE FOUNDER” STARRING MICHAEL KEATON

Now this we’ve always wanted to know about. THE FOUNDER tells the story of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc and how he helped transform it to the worldwide success it is.  It’ll be hitting theatres this summer!

 

Synopsis:

The Founder is a drama that tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.

See the Trailer:

 

Elevation Pictures release THE FOUNDER on Friday, August 5, 2016.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)