Christopher Nolan’s next film is an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey

The The speculation may finally be over. Universal took to social media on Monday to give moviegoers everywhere a gift: the first official description Christopher Nolan’s next film. It is called Odyssey which yes, one An adaptation of Homer’s poem.

“Christopher Nolan’s next film Odyssey is a mythical action epic shot around the world using the new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s seminal epic to IMAX movie screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.

It was written by Homer centuries before the birth of Christ. Odyssey is a continuation In the Illiad. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus on his way home after the Trojan War. A sprawling adventure featuring mythical creatures, battles and more, it’s a story adapted for every era, seemingly every setting. But coming from Nolan, you can be sure that this will be the biggest, most faithful and massive adaptation yet. Moreover, it’s a far cry from previous rumors about the movie, such as the one reported by this website, which is a period film about helicopter cops or vampires. Hey, at least it’s a period movie.

Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o star, but no word on who is playing who. But let’s speculate a little. We think — and this is entirely from my io9 colleague Sabina Graves — that it would make sense to cast Matt Damon as Odysseus, Holland as his son Telemachus, Hathaway as Penelope, Theron as Athena, and Pattinson as Poseidon (or the Cyclops). , Nyong’o as Circe and Zendaya as Calypso. But still pure speculation.

And what is the studio’s “new IMAX film technology”? Sounds interesting. But it’s not as interesting as the biggest story of Nolan’s entire career, and possibly his second Oscar.

OdysseyDirected by Christopher Nolans, it opens on July 17, 2026.

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