# ‘That’s crazy:’ Fans blindsided as Denver theater switches ‘The Odyssey’ from 70mm IMAX to digital

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-07-21 07:29 UTC · Category: Entertainment · Sources: 16 · Current Velocity: 21

## Executive Summary
16 news sources are covering this Entertainment story right now — Newsylist is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"‘That’s crazy:’ Fans blindsided as Denver theater switches ‘The Odyssey’ from 70mm IMAX to digital" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 21 articles from 16 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include Chicago Tribune, Axios, 9News and The Denver Post. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


Synthesized from multi-source international reporting and live coverage telemetry under Newsylist open intelligence methodology.

## Verified Facts & Key Claims
### Why is "‘That’s crazy:’ Fans blindsided as Denver theater switches ‘The Odyssey’ from 70" trending?
Because 16 independent news sources published 21 articles about it in a short window — a coverage burst Newsylist classifies as a trend.

### How does Newsylist measure this trend?
Newsylist scores velocity from the rate of new articles weighted by source diversity, snapshotted hourly. The full method is public on our methodology page.

### Is this trend still active?
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## Key People, Organizations & Locations
Odyssey, New York, There, Christopher Nolan, Las Vegas, Austin, IMAX, Nashville, Denver, Building

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Tribune | Woodridge draws thousands of film enthusiasts from across the country to see ‘The Odyssey’ in IMAX 70 mm | 2026-07-23 23:33 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxOSGxSOGtQTUM0YTBLNTJEZ0l0Q2JSU0d5UjZHNHlfMm5TNmZzYUR4M0prQlVwM3pnVFFBOEU0cDBKVlQ1UFBlV2FzV0NVdkVsQ254RkxfVG95SUp6ekwxR2Q5Tmc0T2N1Y0lLX0Y4UWlWaXZ2MzdjRU5UaUFKU2VqMXM5N0s?oc=5) |
| Axios | Kansas Citians' odyssey to see "The Odyssey" | 2026-07-23 23:33 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxPUmtNQVRwTndzTW16c3h6X0Z4WGhSTmlzQS0tbzZ6OFoydkpfMjlaT2Vrc2lNTXRHemVjQ1c5M0ZEZlRrRHVrc2hSY1VIeExXTHpXWWhLVlRUSTFkY0FXVUdXejMyVHJBNFF3cE5NTnZERVBlTmZRT1F2LWlsenBhcHJRQVBhYzd6ZjdNSU1LS2ZpV2llZnJj?oc=5) |
| 9News | Denver movie theater selling IMAX 70mm tickets for ‘The Odyssey’ after projector malfunction | 2026-07-23 14:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxNcGxOcEVOdjdic01RMHByODktWEdaNUFsWFFQVXVIRmVlbm1BM2V1Qy16ZUxmckFOV3hMU2pQSG5OSGlfY19ydzJ4Mi03MnF2V19sQVIxZ3pCRGdPY0J6NnlUNnQ4YkhLYTBBUkZvNXJROE1ac1ZfNzhhX2JCeEc5QVUyTGFDSGliTFdlc2xISTlLWjlyaUpZeVo3Unl4cEZpbjZweDJTbmZaMkpWUHQ0VTZpRWgyaDNteElB?oc=5) |
| The Denver Post | Rare Colorado IMAX 70mm projector fixed, now showing ‘The Odyssey’ in Denver | 2026-07-23 14:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigwFBVV95cUxPQVdFTTkxV3BQZktoRWJsX2tteWZXYkwtU0NNN0U5NzNfTDBCbEE4WTF5VzBsRkhsOTFab2M4cmFMX01qQlU4WEQ2QkNOQkpLNlZ5YXlpM0RrdUNIWUgzYmZibmxTTVJBc1BEbGNTMXd4NjAyV0pzdE9rZFNpaVllZXRaQQ?oc=5) |
| Denverite | Denver’s only 70mm IMAX projector is back in action | 2026-07-23 14:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMie0FVX3lxTE1fN1BNM3lmLXNXdUx1Q0RKcWNtdUN2SVJSNy1lNi1kQnhHdDVqN003WFhuUGlzYmt5Sy03bUgtTmRHLUFCMkZ6TlB6bmJaOWplUEhDZmtnTkVIRkhWUHhZdjA5TU5SSks3WUwwQ2RXOFd0d0tkTGFEUE5YYw?oc=5) |
| Los Angeles Times | ‘The Odyssey’ is great but Imax 70mm snobbery is not the answer to Hollywood’s woes | 2026-07-23 13:35 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxNTk1hakJkSE1ZOGR5Tno5NHlYRHRBbG05WE5xR1Fwd05YQ2kzOGZNZHZfLVVrenRfNjQ2eFNYWlhvRkRick5jYU1vVkFpNUtoZ2t3YUdSSEVMc3BaLUh4eGpLQWtGbG4zaWo1X3BZQXVoTUpTZ2V0OFdvdENRcVRZbEVLQnBlYXZhM1J4Wi1wNEJNdTlpLTBEbjAweDdDSVR0ZTJILVNPUWZRR2JQVWZJakpPdzk?oc=5) |
| KLAS 8 News Now | Las Vegas flies in rare projectionists for The Odyssey showing at The Palms | 2026-07-23 13:35 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuAFBVV95cUxNT3YtSTFERXp2TGx4N2ttWFRpaHBPRVcyNGpDcmNjRWVvMi1zbndySnRYY2lvYXQ4WmZFUmVQRXRvZENaT3NrOVdzVEN0YUE2UkFtQ20xS2lsSmlhZGxEcmgweWJMbkpUYzczNzVCbEdlSnVjSXByOFN3MVlRdTkxRFlvRk9RSWdLRl9hUndncGl3UGRCOW01WUpmREFDdVlFVUhuMGMyZ2Rad05aRUExZjFjaTdxOE1S0gG-AUFVX3lxTFA4ZVRORGsyZS0xUzVKdmNIWWt5TGNydGc3RkxkQm5KLVJnTjRqLTBCUjdpTUxteWxVTkhCeVFyVzRWQWZUUWg0bzFHdHdBeTdWRlFraFhpSWNSblJZX0VrN3dGZU1nTUZoWnBuaWxLcnAxNXNPMnhIOE1mQ01LbVh2ZWNNaU5UeHNpa0ZGYnJ0LWo2dDFRRDRnanY) |
| Axios | You'll have to leave Washington to see "The Odyssey" in full-size IMAX | 2026-07-23 13:35 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxQUUdpeWw5blQwVUtWa1phQlRGaUVKZE5uWl8zY1dDLVhoN3d6aUVfWGRRb3dLRlZLLVhTZFlXMG16bEhfQ0RzZHplc0dBNnRTNFpoUU4zTG0tM0UxLTNQaGRnYVd6Q3FRRWVoNDFvU21zcllCRl9CSzhiUlpMeFlISTNGYk5ZREpPWnl5eWxlTm1ORTd5REpUcFBLRHhZaEQ0TzRXUHZvMnVjU3JBQVRR?oc=5) |
| KCRA | Sacramento IMAX theater says technical issues caused viewing delays for The Odyssey | 2026-07-23 13:33 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxNem50bzN3S0lhdm94OGNUMUk2SzItNWhENXhNNk5RQkdEcVVJRDIwZF9nVGhCM0tPVTdxTDlTVXlOQ05KbTRMZXFqQVR3RmtXVHlfbXptNkEySWRiczFjS1lwOUtqQXVqS0JNb05wUVNGckFwRmVjVmFONEdxNnFOVzV2YVExTFpCRHp5RFdIRHhUYXlR?oc=5) |
| TheWrap | Why Imax Isn’t Building a Bunch of New 70mm Projectors After ‘The Odyssey’ Success | 2026-07-23 12:35 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxQbnc2aThVMENSa21fN1VIWVJ3ek05ZVc2d3ZUcmgtcXZJRXN0SHBZOHdSMXRoTV8td2xsSU9WQmpZbUVIZmEwQlhIQzlsbWM4LXBndldFVTJhQ2VpTzVtRGpGTmxFR0tCanQ5RzYzemx0YWpxUm5KT1JnNWdZZ1lPVlJwZmtXSFpHUEs0V0JOaHJHRW1hdjhoZXR3?oc=5) |
| Austin American-Statesman | Austin 70mm theater cuts capacity to 'The Odyssey' | 2026-07-20 22:46 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxOMHNDY2pIZ3pEc3djT2Q5RnV3bWV5WEU1endJUXF6YS0yWnRKQUVNQmpqcmZCWlJhMXpRMzd6MXA0WE04M29tWGdkTy05SjY1VlJDRi1QalpVNFp5Z3UwaE1xMkVtVUtIVzVHUXE1R2EyWUotQ0pjRl9xaXYtdE5lNkFDakV4LVhFa0ZESEh2dTM5OXhyMDAxVQ?oc=5) |
| Yahoo | Nashville is one of only 25 cities showing 'The Odyssey' the way Christopher Nolan intended | 2026-07-20 22:46 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxNem5qQjZ4ZWIwWC02VFNQRFZDVzZUWXFEVWhnSmNBOFhwQWI3aC13Y2hPNzdwTE1tTVZIZ2l1MGhobGlQaGRIbEZZVGUtR3c1NnQyd1g0Y0R4WFZpeVFKOGpCOUVyLVVkcy1HamJXSUpVQkJoTkhtWXhrWm1KN016a0R4ZUhGb3Q1aUVzLWI3SXFUVW9MMUl5MUtPRQ?oc=5) |
| Fortune | 'The audience is telling the industry something': even IMAX is stunned by Christopher Nolan's runaway 'Odyssey' | 2026-07-20 22:46 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxPRWQ1SWRjWEFSeWU4dlpxbEx3VUxNdWdYM2hUQ29sU2NsTlRZeTZtSjduQnVYcUZBcmxjbUpOMXhNVllVU2hVNUZNaHhqTGhGa3NkQ1FYSzN6YzNPalBacDFLQ0dGenlYVFVyeUdiMTdpa2diOUJNUkl1SVk1d25rNU9OSTU?oc=5) |
| 9News | Colorado IMAX 70mm projector issues crash ‘The Odyssey’ opening weekend | 2026-07-20 22:46 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxQNGlCend3RV9nWnYxZndJdHBKN19jYnhxY1hlVkptLWdWbm1nLXpna2tkaFJKQWZZNTJOOWZVbVVGdXhfbi1IX2tsNkZBZTRYb2hvb1VWSHVPV3Z3UXQtVWxYRHNPQ1JzV1I0bmNVTEhTQ2FiSW1xbXhac0t5LWEwRWg1bUZBVVJ6bUxZcXBCdm1KeXVXNWVfLXBKOEVfNGNqcW1zRFJwOFg0RVhpV0NRb3RqRUFZTnl6eGc0ZUFfU05FV0tsekRmT0J1UVNORUU?oc=5) |
| Lohud | Only 2 New York theaters are showing ‘The Odyssey’ in 70mm IMAX. See where | 2026-07-20 22:46 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxQMUVoRjZ2NW9hNFhtX0N5LXVpd3ZLc3MxRTI4THhLUUctdi10ckhBSElUTDQ1VXFLT1dpdmhuSzByNDlIa1RzVTJCcmZ6TTJyWWVUUHNtbHVUU2d4NkR3LTFKaElBTzIxRzVjeW4wZU9keDBBYjJabTFQUmVXRFg0ejZxdEllWGdDSmI4Q3JFbXhqS0hkdVRKXzRTQmU?oc=5) |

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*Canonical Source: https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-07-21/that-s-crazy-fans-blindsided-as-denver-theater-switches-the-odyssey-from-70mm*
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