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The next big thing in movies is 60-year-old IMAX tech

aired Aug 06, 2026 · 31.0m
Signal
75.2/ 100
High signal
confidence 0.99
Orig50.8
Actn100.0
Dens81.5
Dpth68.5
Clty80.5
Summary

I'm Jennifer Patterson-Tui, The Verge's senior reviewer, and today we're talking IMAX. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has already been selling out IMAX theaters, and now Spider-Man, Brand New Day, which has just had the biggest box office debut ever, is expanding to IMAX 2.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, right, imax, including: I'm Jennifer Patterson-Tui, The Verge's senior reviewer, and today we're talking IMAX.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Welcome to The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of seven-story high movie screens
  2. 02But what is it about the 60-year-old technology that is suddenly the hottest thing in movies, other than Matt Damon's biceps?
  3. 03Major moves are afoot among Google's AI leadership
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