Tom Holland recently shared his experience filming The Odyssey with IMAX cameras on his first day working with Christopher Nolan. As the director repeatedly called for cuts, Holland began questioning whether there was an issue with his performance. However, once he learned how IMAX cameras operate during filming, he felt relieved.
Christopher Nolan’s repeated cuts left him questioning everything
In a recent conversation with Fandango, Holland revealed that Nolan’s repeated calls for cuts initially made him think the director was unhappy with his performance. He described working with IMAX cameras as an “experience” because he had never filmed with them before and did not know how they operated during production. Holland also explained that he was unaware the cameras could only record for three minutes at a time. As a result, he recalled Nolan repeatedly calling “cut” during scenes, prompting him to turn to Jon Bernthal and wonder why filming kept stopping.
He further added, “And in my head, I was like, ‘Does he not like what we’re doing? What is happening?’ And then, I remember it was actually [stunt coordinator] George Cottle that was like, ‘No, no, no, there’s only three minutes in the mag.’ I was like, ‘Oh, thank god.’ I thought I was totally shitting the bed in this scene.” In the film, the Spider-Man actor plays Telemachus, the prince of Ithaca and the son of Odysseus.
In an earlier conversation with GQ, Holland showered immense praise on Nolan’s filmmaking process. He said, “Even as someone that was there on the day and was in the film, I was absolutely blown away by the scale, the scope, his ability to navigate such an intricate and heartfelt story in the middle of this insane kind of action movie.” He considered working with Nolan as “one of his proudest achievements” while thanking the director for giving him the opportunity. Sharing his expectations about audience reception, he added, “And I really think that people are going to be floored.”
The Odyssey hits the theaters on July 17, 2026.
