India, July 18 -- Christopher Nolan's epic adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey is still one year away from release in theatres, but tickets are already available. Or at least, they were - briefly. In a promotional step as bizarre as it was audacious, the tickets for the first screenings of The Odyssey in IMAX in select screens in the US went on sale on Thursday, one year before the film's release. And they were snapped up within minutes, if not seconds.

The film, starring Matt Damon and Tom Holland, along with a large ensemble cast, is set to premiere on July 17, 2026. On Thursday, to mark one year to release, the IMAX tickets of the film went on sale in cities like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London, among others. On Thursda...