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Nolan's “The Odyssey” Opens, First Full 70 mm IMAX Epic

7/17/2026

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Nolan Launches 70mm

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” opened on July 17, 2026, and was shot entirely with new 70 mm IMAX cameras, the first feature filmed wholly in that format.
Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star as characters confronting monsters such as the Cyclops and Circe’s set pieces, which use practical visual effects, not CGI.
The 2-hour-52-minute R-rated film, scored by Ludwig Göransson, was called ambitious but lacking Inception’s suspense.

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Nolan Slams Rehashes

Christopher Nolan condemned Hollywood’s risk-averse habit of recycling stories, saying audiences want something new.
He said his IMAX fascination began at age 16 after visiting Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry Omnimax Theater.
Nolan disclosed he was hired to direct the 2004 Troy starring Brad Pitt, where he first conceived the Trojan horse that reappears in The Odyssey.

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Nolan Launches 70mm

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” opened on July 17, 2026, and was shot entirely with new 70 mm IMAX cameras, the first feature filmed wholly in that format.
Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star as characters confronting monsters such as the Cyclops and Circe’s set pieces, which use practical visual effects, not CGI.
The 2-hour-52-minute R-rated film, scored by Ludwig Göransson, was called ambitious but lacking Inception’s suspense.

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