Christopher Nolan has decided to make his next epic a little more literal by going into the past and adapting that of Homer The Odysseyaccording to a New post on X from Universal Pictures.
The reveal came after fans speculated for months about the filmmaker's successor Oppenheimerwhich brought Nolan his first Oscar for Best Director and the award for Best Picture, as well as five other awards. Despite assumptions made by “Helicopter film” To “Contemporary vampire thriller“Nothing comes close to the truth of Nolan's take on one of the most famous tales in human history.
But while Nolan's choice of adaptation may be ambitious, he's certainly already assembled a cast that lives up to the hype. While we don't know what roles anyone is actually playing, we do know that Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o and Charlize Theron are on board, and there's still plenty of time for more stars to emerge join the production.
The original story of The Odyssey follows the mythical hero Odysseus on his arduous, chaotic ten-year journey back from the Trojan War. On the way he meets all sorts of strange and dangerous creatures, but then returns home and is greeted by numerous suitors vying for his wife's hand. Of course, regular Nolan followers can probably already find areas of the story to speculate on when it comes to how his non-linear style might play out.
According to Universal's tweet, we can (unsurprisingly) expect the film to be shot using state-of-the-art IMAX cameras – arguably a Nolan standard at this point – and that it will be shot “all over the world,” in case you thought so , Nolan would join in forfeiting his status as a stalwart to film his biggest and oldest epic to date on location.
The Odyssey is scheduled to be released on July 17, 2026.
