According to Paramounts format guide released for Nolans Interstellar Warner Bros. UK, 7. 0mm film projection offers brighter, clearer image, with three times the resolution of standard projection formats. Christopher Nolan with an IMAX camera on Interstellar Warner Bros. More. In the late 1. IMAX developed their high resolution film format running the 7. IMAXs giant purpose built venues. IMAX has at the time mostly specialised in using its own cameras, which are still said to be unmatched in the digital realm, for documentaries. It wasnt until Nolans The Dark Knight in 2. Hollywood films. To take advantage of the way Dunkirk was filmed, Warner Bros. U. S. and Canada presenting Nolans latest on 7. IMAX film. Outside of North America, the number of these venues is much more scattershot. In the UK and Ireland, there are six venues that are currently confirmed to be showing Dunkirk in Nolans preferred formats. Three of the largest purpose built classic design IMAX venues in the country the BFI IMAX and the Science Museum IMAX in London, as well as the Vue Printworks IMAX in Manchester will show Dunkirk on IMAX 7. Due to the limited amount of such prints available for the UK, other purpose built and film capable IMAX venues such as the Bradford Media Museum will be presenting the film digitally on their Xenon system without filling the full screen the same way as the widespread multiplex IMAXs, that have previously been the cause of much controversy. There are also two state of the art IMAX venues with laser projection Cineworld Leicester Square in London and Cineworld Sheffield which might not be as tall as the venues showing Dunkirk on celluloid, both sporting 1. Xenon venues, but are still some of the largest in the country, with the London venue as wide as the BFI IMAX both 2. Read More. Dunkirk IMAX poster Warner Bros. More. If IMAX isnt your thing, the Odeon Leicester Square which is hosting the films world premiere next Thursday is set to be the only venue in Lodnon to show it in 7. Interstellar, The Hateful Eight and Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice in the format. In Cambridge, the Arts Picturehouse will show a 7. Filmhouse in Edinburgh will also show it in the format and if you are in Ireland, the Irish Film Institute in Dublin will also present screenings from a 7. You may lose out on the immense full image of the IMAX 7. IMAX shows, will crop the IMAX footage to a constant widescreen aspect ratio of 2. Londons BFI IMAX BFIMore. There are also several venues showing the film on 3. August and September its likely the 7. Picturehouse Central. Other non IMAX venues in the UK are set to show the film in regular digital formats, with 4. K in some venues. In a statement timed to tickets going on sale in 7. U. S., Christopher Nolan said the immersive quality of the 7. It certainly sounds like 7. IMAX and 7. 0mm film are the ultimate ways to check out Nolans latest and luckily in the UK, we will have cinemas providing that unparalleled experience. Tickets for Dunkirk in all formats are set to go on sale across most UK venues tomorrow. Watch the latest Dunkirk trailer belowRead more. Behind the scenes at the BFI IMAXThe Batman director praises Nolan. The Last Jedi scenes shot in IMAX.