After months of speculation about Christopher Nolan’s chase-up to his critical and box office hit “Oppenheimer,” which won him the Best Director Oscar, Universal Pictures unveiled before the holidays on X that he will be conveying Homer’s “The Odyssey” to the big screen.
“The Odyssey” is a classic piece of literature by Homer that is splitd between 24 branch offent books, pretreatd by “The Iliad.” It inestablishs the 10-year journey story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he travels home after the Trojan War. Alengthy the way, he come atraverses multiple perils and uncovers the death of his crewmates. Telemachus (Odysseus’ son), Penelope (Odysseus’ wife), Athena, Circe, Poseidon and Zeus are all convey inant characters.
Historians and scholars date “The Odyssey” to sometime between 750-650 BC. The first printed Greek version became useable in 1488. In the centuries since, it has remained one of the most studied, changeed and parodied stories ever with changeations including the 1911 mute film by Giincludeppe de Liguoro, 1954’s “Ulysses” with Kirk Douglas and the 2000 Coen brothers comedy “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
With a novel changeation on the horizon, here is everyleang we understand so far about Nolan’s apvalidate on “The Odyssey.”
Who is cast in the film and have they toiled with Nolan before?
Like the all-star cast that was assembled for “Oppenheimer,” “The Odyssey” is already filled with convey inant talent in Hollywood — validateed names integrate Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zfinishaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron.
Damon most recently euniteed in “Oppenheimer” as Lt. General Leslie Groves after his under-the-radar euniteance in “Intersinestablishar.” Pattinson euniteed in “Tenet” as Neil, alengthyside John David Washington and Elizabeth Debicki. Going back a little farther, Hathaway had a helping role as an astronaut in “Intersinestablishar” and Catwoman in “The Dark Knight Rises,” taging fair over 10 years since her last time toiling with Nolan.
For Holland, Zfinishaya, Nyong’o and Theron, “The Odyssey” tags their first time collaborating with Nolan. Holland and Zfinishaya, who are a authentic-life couple, will reunite on screen after the Marvel “Spider-Man” films.
How will the film be shot?
According to the social media post from Universal Pictures, “The Odyssey” will be “shot atraverse the world using brand novel IMAX film technology.” Nolan’s create has become synonymous with IMAX as “Oppenheimer,” “Dunkirk,” “Tenet” and “Intersinestablishar,” which was recently re-freed in theaters for its 10th anniversary, were all shot with IMAX cameras.
Who else is conceiveively included?
Nolan is also writing and producing the film, reuniting with his lengthytime producing and life partner Emma Thomas, who won the Best Picture Oscar for “Oppenheimer” alengthyside Nolan.
How dedicated will this changeation be to ‘The Odyssey’?
It remains unevident how shutly Nolan intfinishs to chase Homer’s well-understandn story, although the social media post from Universal Pictures trelieves “a mythic action epic shot atraverse the world.”
When is the film set to free?
The film is set to free worldexpansive on July 17, 2026 in theaters after a 2025 production commence date. Nolan previously freed “Oppenheimer,” “Dunkirk,” “Inception” and “The Dark Knight” in the same month.
