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We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.\n\n**Your support makes all the difference.**\n\n[_The Odyssey_](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-odyssey-review-christopher-nolan-matt-damon-b3015859.html) viewers have pointed out what a difference it makes watching [Christopher Nolan’s latest film](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-odyssey-2026-movie-christopher-nolan-b3012515.html) in an IMAX theater.\n\nThe epic retelling of the Ancient Greek myth is the first feature-length film in history to be shot entirely on 70mm IMAX film cameras.\n\nNolan [recently told _The Independent_](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-odyssey-2026-movie-christopher-nolan-b3012515.html) that he had aspired to shoot a film entirely in IMAX since he was a teenager.\n\n“It’s been a very long journey, starting with _The Dark Knight_,” [said Nolan](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-odyssey-movie-christopher-nolan-film-ranking-b3015375.html). “That was the first film where we were able to go to IMAX and say, ‘Lend us your cameras. Let’s try this on things like the introduction of the Joker, the truck flip.’ But we couldn’t do the dialogue scenes because the cameras are very, very loud.”\n\nHe added: “So knowing we were doing _The Odyssey_, I went to IMAX and said, ‘Look, if ever we’re gonna do a whole film on IMAX, this is the movie to do it with’.”\n\nUndo\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://www.searchresultoffers.com/)[New SUVs With Tiny Price Tags (Take A Look)SearchResultOffers | Search Ads | [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=alternating-thumbnails-stream-1x4:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails%20II:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=alternating-thumbnails-stream-1x4:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails%20II:)](https://www.searchresultoffers.com/ \"New SUVs With Tiny Price Tags (Take A Look)\")\n\nUndo\n\n[](https://xeviourl.cc/6b0996b2-5fd1-4bc6-a6a6-8e4077a061f3)[Beauty Update: Women Over 50 Are Trying This Mask Before Clinic Treatments Mid-Life-Journal | [Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=alternating-thumbnails-stream-1x4:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails%20II:)[Sponsored](https://popup.taboola.com/en/?template=colorbox&utm_source=eslmedia-theindependent&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=alternating-thumbnails-stream-1x4:Mid%20Article%20Thumbnails%20II:)](https://xeviourl.cc/6b0996b2-5fd1-4bc6-a6a6-8e4077a061f3 \"Beauty Update: Women Over 50 Are Trying This Mask Before Clinic Treatments\")\n\nUndo\n\nMatt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’(Universal Pictures)\n\nBut fans have pointed out that the viewing experience is very different when seeing the film on the largest screen possible.\n\nOne [viral tweet](https://x.com/rohithklv/status/2077662929143697631) compares an image of the film on an IMAX screen to a mock-up of the same scene on a traditional cinema screen:\n\nAnother user [joked](https://x.com/a24victoire/status/2077738028278157354?s=20): “How am I supposed to watch not knowing that Agamemnon helmet-mogs Odysseus only in IMAX?”\n\nOthers complained about the difficulty of seeing the film in the format Nolan intended, with one [writing](https://x.com/rom9noff/status/2077747252018192747): “It’s so unfair that there are so few 70 mm imax screens. I wish I could see that version.”\n\nAccording to [IMAX](https://www.imax.com/en/gb/movie/the-odyssey), there are only 25 theaters in the United States with the [technical capability to show _The Odyssey_](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-odyssey-reviews-christopher-nolan-matt-damon-b3016073.html) in 70mm IMAX. These locations are:\n\n**Arizona**\n\nHarkins Arizona Mills & IMAX – Tempe\n\n**California**\n\nRegal Hacienda Crossings & IMAX – Dublin\n\nTCL Chinese Theater IMAX – Hollywood\n\nRegal Irvine Spectrum + IMAX – Irvine\n\nRegal LA Live & IMAX – Los Angeles\n\nRegal Edwards Ontario Palace & IMAX – Ontario\n\nEsquire IMAX – Sacramento\n\nAMC Metreon 16 & IMAX − San Francisco\n\nUniversal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood & IMAX − Universal City\n\n**Colorado**\n\nCinemark Carefree Circle & IMAX – Colorado Springs\n\nRegal Colorado Center 9 & IMAX – Denver\n\n**Florida**\n\nAutoNation IMAX, Museum of Discovery & Science − Fort Lauderdale\n\n**Georgia**\n\nRegal Mall of Georgia & IMAX − Buford\n\n**Illinois**\n\nCinemark Seven Bridges & IMAX – Woodridge\n\n**Indiana**\n\nIMAX Theatre at Indiana State Museum − Indianapolis\n\n**Michigan**\n\nCelebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North & IMAX − Grand Rapids\n\n**Nevada**\n\nBrenden Palms 14 & IMAX – Las Vegas\n\n**New York**\n\nAMC Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX − New York\n\nCinemark Tinseltown Rochester & IMAX – Rochester\n\n**Pennsylvania**\n\nRegal UA King of Prussia & IMAX − King of Prussia\n\n**Rhode Island**\n\nApple Cinemas Providence Place & IMAX – Providence\n\n**Tennessee**\n\nIMAX, Tennessee Aquarium – Chattanooga\n\nRegal Opry Mills & IMAX – Nashville\n\n**Texas**","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-odyssey-imax-christopher-nolan-b3016431.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-odyssey-imax-christopher-nolan-b3016431.html","author":"Kevin E G Perry","author_name":"Kevin E G Perry","published_at":"2026-07-16T19:25:09.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-16T19:25:09.000Z","image_url":"https://static.the-independent.com/2026/07/14/11/59/Screenshot-2026-07-14-at-12-04-09.png","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":5,"word_count":854,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}