Nolan’s Odyssey will bring “Homer’s seminal saga to IMAX movie screens” for the first time and will be a remake of the ancient Greek epic poem first written in the eighth or seventh centuries B. C.
Christopher Nolan’s next film, “The Odyssey”, is a mythical action epic filmed around the world with the latest IMAX film technology. The film introduces Homer’s foundational saga on IMAX cinema screens for the first time and will be released in theaters worldwide on July 17. 2026.
For those unfamiliar, The Odyssey follows the journey of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who travels the world for 10 years in an attempt to get home after the Trojan War. While Universal didn’t reveal any further details on Nolan’s The Odyssey, reports have already been painting a picture of the stacked cast the film will have.
Matt Damon is the first user to be in talks to star in Nolan’s next film, which marks his return to Universal after 2023’s Oppenheimer, which won seven Oscars, adding the most productive image and the most productive director.
In addition to Damon, reports imply that he could be joined by Charlize Theron, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, and Robert Pattinson.
We’re obviously excited about Nolan’s next film as we gave Oppenheimer a 10/10. In our review, we said, “A biopic in constant free fall, Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan’s most abstract yet most exacting work, with themes of guilt writ large through apocalyptic IMAX nightmares that grow both more enormous and more intimate as time ticks on.
“A disturbing and desirable vision of what humanity is capable of achieving on its own, whether its innovation or its ability to justify any atrocity. “
For more, check out Nolan’s public breakup with Warner Bros. and which film will be the most productive of 2024.
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Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? is my favorite version of The Odyssey so far. John Goodman as the cyclops is off the chain.
The only literature I was forced to read in high school, I enjoyed reading. I hope justice has been done!
This can be epic. like LOTR epic.
Except maybe I’ll make it a two-part epic and do the Iliad first.
This may go down as one of the greatest Greek epics of all time.
Bleh. You lost me with the word Zendaya. Gurl acts to save his life.
Please know more than Tenet.
I have enjoyed The Odyssey and feel that Nolan has a great chance of succeeding. The challenge is how to do justice to the entire Odyssey in a single film?
If anyone can do an epic like this justice, accurate to the original but updated for a modern audience, it’s Nolan. Can’t wait to hear details. Seems like it might be worth 2 parts, instead of one insanely long movie. But I trust him to make that decision.
I hope it’s a smart movie because it’s been a while since Nolan made a smart movie.
I’m surprised he’s making a mythological film.
Where’s Sean Bean? Not a sequel to Troy via Wolfgang Petersons!!!
I didn’t expect that from Nolan. Now I understand why he praises Gladiator II so much.
I just hope it’s a true ancient Greek epic of swords and sandals and not a modern retelling of history.
Does this mean that Matt Damon will be Ulysses? It turns out to be the right age for the role.
Exciting stuff. I do wonder if anyone will ever take on Virgil’s Aeneid. It’s pretty epic in its own right, being a Roman origin story inspired by Homer’s work, taking the perspective of the Trojans who flee Troy as the Greeks sack the city. They later go on to settle the Italian peninsula with some very Game of Thrones-like power struggles with the factions already living there.
This will be a new bankruptcy for Nolan; If you can pull it off, there probably isn’t much you can’t do.
It’s unexpected. I am very interested.
Something tells me there will be no outrage over no Greek actors…
It will be adapted for a modern audience 😉
Well, perhaps despite everything we will have a worthy successor to Kirk Douglas’ film after a hundred years.
I have a beautiful view from my apartment in Kansas, the best for this film.
I still can’t think of the PBS Wishbone screen and The Odyssey story.
Completely unexpected, but really exciting. I do wish that there was an accompanying Iliad film though
What does this have to do with armored helicopters?
Who else thinks Sean Bean should be Odysseus like in Troy?
Better be claymation or it’s pointless