US EditionDenis Villeneuve's 'Dune Messiah' Aims to Become Second Hollywood Film to Be Shot Entirely in IMAX
BUDAPEST, JUL 7 – Denis Villeneuve will use new lighter and quieter IMAX cameras to shoot Dune: Messiah, making it only the second film fully captured in this format after Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.
- IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond confirmed that Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Messiah will be shot entirely on IMAX cameras, making it only the second film to do so after Nolan's The Odyssey, with filming starting this week in Budapest.
- In response to director demand, IMAX developed new 70mm film cameras that are 30% quieter, lighter, and more efficient, enabling full-length feature shooting, as Villeneuve prepares for Dune: Messiah.
- Both films will be shown in full-frame IMAX 1.43:1 aspect ratio, following Nolan’s use of upgraded systems to shoot every frame of The Odyssey in IMAX.
- IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond confirms Dune: Messiah will be shot entirely on IMAX cameras, positioning it as a landmark visual event amid high audience demand.
- Beyond this film, the use of IMAX's advanced cameras could revive 70mm projection in premium theaters worldwide, with Gelfond hopeful Villeneuve will shoot his next Bond film in the format.
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