Overview
- The film opens in mid‑July with early IMAX screenings selling out and premieres and press events scheduled ahead of a wide release.
- IMAX engineers worked with director Christopher Nolan and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema to build a bespoke 70mm IMAX camera and a low‑noise housing named Keighley that made continuous IMAX filming of dialogue scenes possible.
- Shooting ran roughly six months with 91 production days across Morocco, Greece, Sicily, Iceland, Scotland and Universal Studios, using real ships, an 18‑metre cyclops animatronic and extensive practical effects on a production reported near $250 million.
- Nolan adopted plain, colloquial language and U.S. accents to make the epic feel immediate, and the film features a star ensemble including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron.
- IMAX’s decision to list the camera system in its technology catalog could let other filmmakers use the format more broadly and may strengthen theatrical‑first releases and renewed public interest in Homer’s Odyssey.