Hats off to doctoral student and podcaster Zhong Shu in Beijing, China, who did this fascinating and smart interview with Christopher Nolan about THE ODYSSEY yesterday, originally posted to Bilibili. A great listen/watch.

Christopher Nolan reveals that THE ODYSSEY is dedicated to the late David Keighley, IMAX’s first Chief Quality Officer. “We embarked on a 20-year journey of my desire to shoot Hollywood films on IMAX. He very gently and skillfully brought me along.”

Christopher Nolan dedicated The Odyssey to the late David Keighley, IMAX’s first chief quality officer and a longtime friend and mentor. Keighley was a pivotal figure in Nolan’s embrace of IMAX technology across more than two decades of filmmaking. Nolan has described their collaboration as a joyful, ongoing conversation in which Keighley, along with his wife, Patricia, skillfully guided him in integrating large-format filmmaking into mainstream Hollywood productions. Nolan and the broader filmmaking community regard the Keighleys as unsung heroes who helped bring IMAX to wider audiences while preserving the art of shooting on film. In a fitting tribute, a new IMAX camera used on The Odyssey was named the “Keighley” in his honor.

The great Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, passed away 11 years ago today. He was just 55 years old when we lost him. Iwata’s leadership of Nintendo and our industry will never be forgotten. I miss him every day.

Christopher Nolan has dedicated “The Odyssey” to David Keighley, Imax’s first chief quality officer and a pioneer of large-format cinema, who died after a battle with cancer last year: “David passed sadly right after we finished critical photography on this film, and after we finished his very important work of printing all our days and approving all of the photography. So I’m thrilled that he was able to finish that.”

Christopher Nolan says that ‘THE ODYSSEY’ is dedicated to the late David Keighley - IMAX's first chief quality officer. “We embarked on a 20 year journey of my desire to shoot Hollywood films on IMAX, he very gently & skillfully brought me along.” (🎥: @geoffkeighley)

XBOX is set to lay off 3,200 employees, 20% of its workforce, as part of a company reset. In addition, XBOX is spinning off and/or selling 5 of its first party studios: Arkane Lyon, Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs.

The new IMAX Keighley camera that was on display before the junket screening of THE ODYSSEY. It was way smaller in person than I expected, and it’s really simple to operate based on the layout. This is the best film camera on the planet. Hope more filmmakers give it a spin.

Christopher Nolan discusses his 2 decade collaboration with my parents on @IMAX, which culminates with the release of The Odyssey in 2 weeks. Interview by @colliderfrosty for @Collider