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Christopher Nolan's Odyssey Becomes First Ever Modern Spectacle to Be Shot Entirely on IMAX Cameras
- Christopher Nolan is producing The Odyssey, the first major feature shot entirely on IMAX film cameras, scheduled for July 17, 2026.
- Nolan challenged IMAX to improve camera design and film processing to enable shooting 100 percent of The Odyssey with IMAX cameras.
- IMAX developed lighter, 30 percent quieter cameras and faster processing techniques to meet Nolan's requirements and support this ambitious project.
- Jim Orr praised The Odyssey at CinemaCon as an extraordinary and unique film achievement that he believed Homer himself would be proud to see.
- The Odyssey is expected to set new standards in large-format filmmaking and influence future epic productions with its groundbreaking IMAX approach.
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Christopher Nolan's Odyssey becomes first ever modern spectacle to be shot entirely on IMAX cameras
Christopher Nolan is pushing the boundaries of cinematic scale once again with The Odyssey, which is currently in production and set to become the first film shot entirely using IMAX cameras. According to Variety, the epic marks Nolan’s most ambitious visual project to date and continues his long-standing collaboration with cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, who won an Academy Award for his work on Oppenheimer. The film, an adaptation of Homer’s…
Christopher Nolan’s Exciting New Epic Will Achieve A Historic First
Universal PicturesChristopher Nolan may be the most vocal champion of IMAX the world has ever seen. The director has used IMAX cameras in most of his films, with each addition to his oeuvre more readily embracing the big-screen format. Nolan tells stories on an epic scale, so it only makes sense for him to pursue and perfect the most epic filmmaking techniques at his disposal. Nolan’s last project, Oppenheimer, took his love for IMAX even furthe…
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey will be shot entirely on IMAX
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is to be the first movie of its kind, being shot entirely using IMAX cameras, according to IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond. Talking at the Cannes film festival, Gelfond recalled discussions he’d had with The Odyssey director Nolan about the struggles of making a fully-IMAX’d film. “A year before Chris started filming…
channelnews : Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ to Be First Blockbuster Filmed Entirely on IMAX Film
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic The Odyssey will become the first major feature film shot entirely using IMAX 65mm film cameras, marking a historic milestone in cinematic technology and storytelling. Scheduled for release in July 2026, The Odyssey will showcase the full IMAX 1.43:1 aspect ratio throughout, avoiding the shifting frame formats seen in Nolan’s previous...
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