Christopher Nolan to adapt Homer's 'The Odyssey' for next movie
MANILA, Philippines — The next movie of Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan is an adaptation of Homer's famous work, "The Odyssey."
Film studio Universal Pictures made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter), calling Nolan's next film "a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology."
It added the adaptation would bring Homer's foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and confirmed a July 2026 release date.
Homer's "The Odyssey" is an ancient Greek poem originally written around the 8th century B.C. about Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War.
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.
— Universal Pictures (@UniversalPics) December 23, 2024
Odysseus' decade-long adventure sees him encountering numerous individuals, both friendly and not-as-friendly, including the Cyclops Polyphemus, the witch-goddess Circe, and the deadly singing Sirens.
Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron are confirmed to star in the film, which will start shooting next year.
Like most of his movies, Nolan will write and co-produce with his wife Emma Thomas under their Syncopy production company.
This will be Nolan's second film with Universal after "Oppenheimer," which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Nolan, and acting plums for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.
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