I was halfway through booking a 70mm IMAX ticket when the site showed sold out. You feel the small panic: one screening, one format, and suddenly the experience is rare. I want you to understand why Letterboxd’s move matters to fans who chase versions of a film.
Here’s the short version: Letterboxd will let users log which format they saw The Odyssey in — a first for the site — and that changes how collectors and cinephiles catalog viewings. I’ve tracked anniversaries, festival runs, and limited prints; this is different because it treats format as part of the movie’s identity, not just a screening note.
To celebrate the forthcoming release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Tom Holland announces a special treat for the Letterboxd community.
The Odyssey is in theaters worldwide July 17. pic.twitter.com/78FG5Z5QJU
— Letterboxd (@letterboxd) June 8, 2026
The line outside the IMAX last week told me demand isn’t theoretical
People were camping for seats because Nolan shot The Odyssey entirely on 70mm IMAX — a technical stunt that turned scarcity into status. If you’re the kind of person who keeps score of screenings, you know that formats change what you take away from a film. Letterboxd letting you mark “70mm IMAX” is the difference between a flat log entry and a collectible moment.
How will Letterboxd record different screenings?
The announcement is light on specifics. Will Letterboxd create separate entries like “The Odyssey — 70mm IMAX” or a dropdown on the main film page? The company teased details via its X/Twitter post with Tom Holland helping spread the word, which is a clever use of star power to nudge the community and generate trust.
A server full of formats means the movie behaves like a set of collectibles
I watched a friend exit a Dolby Vision screening raving about blacks and glare control; another returned from 4DX coughing from motion. These small differences add up: IMAX 70mm, standard 70mm, regular IMAX, 35mm, Dolby Vision, 4DX, D-Box, and theater-branded systems like RPX and XD. For a film like Nolan’s, each print can feel like its own edition.
Which premium formats will The Odyssey be shown in?
The list is long: 70mm IMAX (the rarest), 70mm standard, IMAX, 35mm, Dolby Vision, 4DX, D-Box, plus RPX and XD at various chains such as AMC and Regal. You could see the film a dozen times and genuinely have different experiences each time — like collecting stamps from a country that prints a new one every month.
A bulletin-board of past releases makes fans compare notes in real time
Phil Lord and Chris Miller encouraged format checklists for Project Hail Mary, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s audience did similar for last year’s Best Picture winner One Battle After Another. Those were grassroots lists; putting the checklist inside Letterboxd centralizes the data so your timeline becomes a map of how the film was consumed.
That has consequences for critics, historians, and communities: reviews and reactions will start pairing with format tags. If you leave a review after a 4DX run, your words will carry a different context than someone who wrote after a 70mm showing.
Letterboxd’s move is a small product change with big cultural reach: it makes format visible and reportable where most cinephiles already keep records. It also hands theaters and chains — think AMC, Regal, and independent 70mm houses — a new way to brag about their programming.
A handful of implementation questions will shape how people use it
I keep an eye on platforms like Letterboxd and tools like Box Office Mojo because the way metadata is structured changes behavior. Will formats be searchable? Will they appear on your profile statistics? Those design choices determine whether this becomes a gimmick or a persistent part of cinephile practice.
Expectation management is simple: Letterboxd will share specifics soon, and ticket vendors (Fandango, theaters’ own sites) already reflect format availability. If you want the absolute rarest impression, prioritize 70mm IMAX seats now — others will follow.
For those who love tracking and comparing, this is a clear invitation to be methodical. The new feature could turn a watchlist into a ledger and your feed into a field guide for variations — like a band’s rare pressing that collectors argue about for years.
Tickets for premium formats of The Odyssey are on sale now, with more standard screenings opening later; are you going to chase every version or pick the one that feels definitive?