Keegan-Michael Key Officially Heads to IMAX With New Space-Time Adventure [Exclusive]
Keegan-Michael Key will narrate *Einstein’s Incredible Universe*, an IMAX and giant-screen documentary exploring space-time and the ideas of physicist Albert Einstein. The project marks a science-focused role for the actor, known for comedy and for hosting *Brain Games*.
Directed by Daniel Ferguson, the film will take viewers through Einstein’s thought experiments, supermassive black holes and gravitational waves. Cosmic Picture plans to release it in spring 2027, though no specific date has been announced; Ferguson said Key’s improvisation and ability to convey both complex ideas and humour made him a good fit.
- Keegan-Michael Key will narrate an Einstein-focused IMAX documentary.
- The film explores thought experiments, black holes and gravitational waves.
- Cosmic Picture is planning a spring 2027 release.
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Albert Einstein was a physicist whose work reshaped how scientists understand gravity, space and time. His theory of relativity predicts effects such as gravitational waves: ripples in space-time that can be detected when massive objects, such as black holes, move or collide.
IMAX and giant-screen documentaries use large-format images to present subjects on a cinema-sized scale. Keegan-Michael Key is an actor and comedian who has also hosted the science programme Brain Games; director Daniel Ferguson is making the film about Einstein’s ideas and the wider universe.