Sam Nowland

Inception (2010)

Rocky in Project Hail Mary, 2026

Projectionist POV: PROJECT HAIL MARY in IMAX 70mm film. Opening weekend of packed houses loving this film and getting to see it in this very special format. #FilmedForImax 📸 @taylorumphenour

@taylorumphenour @IMAX @projecthailmary @AmazonMGMStudio @RyanGosling I wish I could see it in 70mm in my state... This looks absolutely incredible!

‘PROJECT HAIL MARY’ has opened with $80.6M domestically. Second-biggest opening for a non-franchise, behind ‘Oppenheimer’ ($82.4M). Read our review: bit.ly/DFMary

The cinematography of The Martian, 2015 (DP: Dariusz Wolski)

Interstellar (2014)

Projectionist POV: PROJECT HAIL MARY in IMAX 70mm film. Opening weekend of packed houses loving this film and getting to see it in this very special format. #FilmedForImax 📸🎥

Movies Are Moments

Tenet (2020) dir. Christopher Nolan

Arrival (2016)

Ryan Coogler says the first movie he ever saw in IMAX was The Dark Knight (2008) “I saw it opening night at 4 a.m… I don’t know if any other films in IMAX have ever made me feel the way Christopher Nolan made me feel.”

Blade Runner (1982) director: Ridley Scott

BATMAN RETURNS is an Excellent Film

PROJECT HAIL MARY in IMAX 70mm, taken by projectionist Taylor Umphenour. This is what the movies were made for.

The dust storm chase in Mad Max Fury Road (2015) is straight-up apocalyptic cinema. Still one of the most jaw-dropping sequences ever put on a screen.

Michael Giacchino wrote the main theme for The Batman (2022) before a single frame was even shot. This allowed director Matt Reeves to use the 4-note motif on set and in early camera tests to establish the film's moody tone.

‘DUNE: PART TWO’ and ‘PROJECT HAIL MARY’ are the only sci-fi films this decade to earn an A CinemaScore, both shot by Greig Fraser.

The Matrix (1999) had people out of their seats when Neo saves Trinity with that helicopter drop, one of those moments burned into the brain forever.

Mission essentials have arrived. Prepare accordingly. #ProjectHailMary