Christopher Nolan’s Subsequent Film Revealed as Adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan is tackling a traditional epic as his subsequent mission.

On Monday, Dec. 23, Common Photos revealed that the Oppenheimer director will probably be adapting Homer’s The Odyssey right into a star-studded characteristic set to launch in 2026.

“Christopher Nolan’s subsequent movie ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic motion epic shot internationally utilizing model new IMAX movie know-how,” the studio wrote on X. “The movie brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX movie screens for the primary time and opens in theaters all over the place on July 17, 2026.”

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The poem, informed over 24 books, follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, on his tumultuous journey house after the Trojan Battle. The story options a number of Greek legends, together with nymph Calypso, sorceress Circe, goddess Athena, because the legendary king makes an attempt to reunite together with his spouse Penelope. 

In November, a number of shops reported that Zendaya, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon will star in Nolan’s subsequent work. The film marks a number of on-screen reunions, together with the one between real-life couple Zendaya and Holland, who starred within the Spider-Man films collectively, most just lately, Spider-Man: No Method Residence in 2021. 

Zendaya and Hathaway additionally beforehand labored collectively on a Bulgari advert in 2022, whereas Hathaway and Nolan’s working relationship dates again to 2012’s The Darkish Knight Rises and 2014’s Interstellar.

In the meantime, Damon starred in Nolan’s newest flick Oppenheimer, which secured seven wins on the 2023 Academy Awards, together with Finest Image, Finest Director, Finest Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Finest Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. 

Based on Deadline, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron are additionally set to star in Nolan’s subsequent movie.

The Odyssey has been tailored for the display earlier than, most just lately within the 2024 drama film The Return, starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. Different adaptions embody the 1997 miniseries with Armand Assante and Greta Scacchi, and the 1954 Italian film Ulysses with Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano and Anthony Quinn.