is now slated to open up ticket sales about a year before the film's release., with a superstar cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Elliot Page, and Mia Goth.

The hype is already building up for the film, as The Odyssey released a trailer that ran before many showings of Jurassic World Rebirth. This trailer showed Odysseus lost at sea, and set up part of the main conflict at hand. Even though the adaptation won't be released for another year, there is a lot yet to be revealed.

Another development has been made before The Odyssey's release, however. According to the Harkins Theaters website, While an exact date was not listed, it is thought that tickets will open in the coming days or weeks for AMC and IMAX theaters with IMAX screens.

While presales happen, this is unusual since . As such, if these tickets are to go on sale within the next few days, they are doing so a full year before the film releases in theaters.

While this is an atypical timeframe to have tickets available, this strategy exemplifies how The Odyssey is an event movie. It's unlikely that anyone can buy film tickets more than a couple of months in advance, but the mere fact that this is being made available shows that these theaters view this film as special.

This method is also likely to Pre-sales are usually a good indicator of how well a movie will fare by the time it hits theaters. In this case, the Nolan film had an incredibly long time to amass presales. Thus, it is more likely to have a big opening, with potential momentum to follow.

It's worth noting that , which makes sense since the adaptation is filmed in that premium format. Nolan commonly films his movies in IMAX, bringing a unique movie-watching experience, especially in the 70mm format. It's quite possible that the listing is simply to reserve times and screenings for the movie nearly a year ahead of its release.

Theaters have good reason to think that The Odyssey might do well in theaters. , and most Nolan films have been similarly high-performing. People want to see his movies in premium formats, and they know that they will sell out, so some level of advance booking will be necessary.

If successful, this will truly show that Nolan can make a hit out of anything. Most of the time, the top box office hits are superhero films or technology-heavy sci-fi like Dune: Part Two or Avatar. But Nolan is different. He can make a hit out of a biographical feature or out of a time-bending film about an important day in war history. If he can do it with these films, he can do it with a modern interpretation of a classic text with

Source: Harkins Theatres