Christopher Nolan's next starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya is titled The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer's epic

Christopher Nolan's next stars Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron.

Updated on: Dec 24, 2024, 07:34:34 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Christopher Nolan's upcoming multi-starrer film is titled The Odyssey, Universal Studios revealed on Monday. The film is an adaptation of ancient Greek poet Homer's genre-defining epic, the studio further added in a post on X (formerly Twitter). (Also read: Tom Holland responds to a question on details of his next film with Christopher Nolan: 'I don't know anything about it')

Christopher Nolan's next is an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey.

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

“Christopher Nolan’s next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026,” the studio announced on Monday in a message posted to X.

Nolan's film boasts of a powerful star cast led by Tom Holland, which also includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron. There had been speculations about what Nolan's film is about, with reports claiming everything from a tale of two helicopter pilots to a vampire saga. However, it has now been revealed that the film will adapt the popular story, originally written in the 8th century BC.

The Odyssey is expected to start shooting early next year and is slated for a release in the summer of 2026.

All about Homer's epic

Odyssey, the ancient Greek poem, tells the story of the King of Ithaca, Odysseus, and his journey back home after the Trojan War. Seen as a companion piece to Iliad, the story focuses on Odysseus' perilious and tragic journey and deals with themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning, and the struggle against divine will.

While Nolan's film will be the most high-profile adaptation of the epic, there have been previous films and shows that have brought Odyssey to the screens. The 1954 Italian film Ulysses was directed by Mario Camerini and starred Kirk Douglas, while the 1997 miniseries The Odyssey was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starred Armand Assante. Most recently, Ralph Fiennes played Odysseus in Uberto Pasolini’s The Return, released earlier this month. The Coen Brothers’ O Brother, Where Art Thou?, released in 2000, also drew inspiration from the poem.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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