Nolan Unveils New IMAX Tech for July 17 'The Odyssey' Release
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Updated · Rotten Tomatoes · Jul 6
Nolan Unveils New IMAX Tech for July 17 'The Odyssey' Release
3 articles · Updated · Rotten Tomatoes · Jul 6
Summary
Christopher Nolan said The Odyssey pushed him to develop quieter IMAX cameras so intimate character scenes could be filmed in the large-format system for the first time.
Matt Damon, who plays Odysseus, said his first reaction to the script was disbelief at its scale, while framing his job as mastering his role to free Nolan to manage the production's many moving parts.
Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland joined Damon in describing the challenge of pairing character work with close-up performance in front of IMAX cameras on a mythic, effects-heavy adaptation of Homer's epic.
The film follows Odysseus' return from the Trojan War and opens in theaters on July 17, with Nolan pitching its mix of epic spectacle and unusually personal IMAX scenes as the key novelty for audiences.