, Glen Powell’s Barnstorm Productions, Zipper Bros Films, and Dolphin Entertainment produced the documentary.follows the newest class of the storied Navy and Marine Corps flight squadron through intense training and into a season of heart-stopping aerial artistry, and the veterans on the team who, this year, will take their final flights,” according to a description of the project. “It marks the first time the iconic blue and yellow F/A-18 Super Hornets will be featured in Imax.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team performs at the 2023 NAF El Centro Air Show at Naval Air Facility El Centro on March 11, 2023.“This fascinating and layered documentary is wholly representative of the kind of work ethic, teamwork, and perseverance that goes into being a Blue Angel,” said Brianna Oh, head of documentary features at Amazon Studios. “We are incredibly honored to join this talented filmmaking team in bringing their story to audiences around the world.
The documentary is produced by award-winning filmmakers Glen Zipper via Zipper Bros Films, Mark Monroe via Diamond Docs, and Sean Stuart via Sutter Road Picture Company. Bad Robot Productions’ J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella also produced, along with Glen Powell via BarnStorm Productions. Rob Stone, Greg Wooldridge, Imax’s Megan Colligan and John Turner, and Dolphin Entertainment’s Bill O’Dowd and Emerson Davis executive produced.