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Christopher Nolan Details All-IMAX Odyssey in Rare 60 Minutes Interview

The CBS profile spotlights his all-IMAX, hands-on process for a true big-screen event.

Overview

  • Nolan sat for a 60 Minutes segment that aired Sunday, using the interview to unpack his Odyssey adaptation and to tee up Universal’s July 17, 2026 theatrical release.
  • He called the production one of the hardest of his career and said the team pushed the film to its limits.
  • He confirmed an all-IMAX shoot using about two million feet of film, which coverage reports is the first feature made entirely on IMAX stock.
  • Footage from the interview shows him cutting and gluing IMAX reels by hand at a film lab, underscoring his choice to finish on analog film for ultra-large, high-detail images.
  • Matt Damon stars as Odysseus with Anne Hathaway as Penelope, joined by a high-profile ensemble after a location-heavy shoot across Morocco, Greece, Italy, Iceland, and Scotland.