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Zendaya Channels Athena in Winged Gown at The Odyssey New York Premiere

The star-studded premiere reinforced Christopher Nolan’s critics-first rollout for an IMAX-shot adaptation and built momentum ahead of the film’s July 17 release.

Overview

  • The New York premiere at AMC Lincoln Square on Tuesday, July 14, assembled the principal cast and produced high-profile fashion moments that framed Zendaya as Athena.
  • Early critical reactions from a critics-first international rollout have been broadly positive and press coverage calls the film Nolan’s most ambitious visual project to date.
  • Universal marketed The Odyssey as an IMAX-first event shot on bespoke IMAX 70mm cameras, a strategy that has driven strong premium-format presales and higher ticket prices in some markets.
  • Zendaya’s angel-winged Matières Fécales gown was the product of years of planning with stylist Law Roach while Anne Hathaway attended visibly pregnant in a Grecian maternity look with differing designer attributions across outlets.
  • Box-office and awards interest are high, with fans traveling for IMAX 70mm screenings and the film’s opening on July 17 likely to show how premium-format demand affects ticket access and weekend grosses.