The Odyssey IMAX 70mm screening prep causes confusion as projectors loaded into theaters spark new fan outrage — as some dub Christopher Nolan's filming choice 'anti-art'
It's no secret that the new Christopher Nolan movie,The Odyssey,is the first full-length movie to be filmed solely with 1570 IMAX cameras, but it might be less known that fewer than 40 movie theaters worldwide can actually play the original film when it releases on July 17.
Most standard cinemas will show only a fraction of the shots Nolan actually filmed, due to common screen and projector ratios. If you're not following, check out the TikTok belowfor a full visual explanation:
With only 26 theaters in the US and just three in the UK able to do so, demand is incredibly high. If I wanted to see The Odyssey at the BFI IMAX, for example, I'd currently have to wait until late August — at the earliest — for a 70mm screening that isn't sold out.
Thanks to Variety, we've already heard from IMAX CEO Richard...
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