Why "The Odyssey" was shot entirely on IMAX film
Christopher Nolan's upcoming film, "The Odyssey," is notable for being the first feature film shot entirely on IMAX film. Actor Matt Damon, who plays Odysseus, highlighted the ambitious nature of Nolan's storytelling and the technical challenges of using IMAX. The production team developed innovative solutions to overcome the limitations of IMAX cameras, ensuring the film's success.
- ▪"The Odyssey" is the first feature film to be shot entirely on IMAX film.
- ▪The IMAX film format offers image quality up to three times higher than digital cameras.
- ▪Nolan's team created a special housing to muffle the loud sound of the IMAX camera during filming.
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60 Minutes Overtime Why Christopher Nolan shot "The Odyssey" entirely on IMAX film .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-60-minutes-overtime.jpg'); } By Will Croxton May 17, 2026 / 7:17 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Director Christopher Nolan has made some of the most spectacular films of the 21st century: "The Dark Knight," "Inception," "Interstellar," "Dunkirk" and "Oppenheimer." With each new film, the scale and ambition of Nolan's storytelling seem to reach new heights. In 2008's "The Dark Knight," the filmmaker collapsed an entire building before the Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger, sped off in a school bus.
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