Oscar-winning filmmaker Sir Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”) isn’t known for making small-scale films. But his next undertaking is by far the biggest, adapting Homer’s epic “The Odyssey.” Nolan is directing and adapting the script from the 24 books that comprise the tale, plus producing with his wife, Dame Emma Thomas.
The entire film is shot in IMAX.
Written around the 8th century BC, Homer’s “The Odyssey” is a timeless work of Greek literature. It centers around Odysseus (Matt Damon), king of Ithaca, as he embarks on a 10-year voyage home after the Trojan War. Along the way, he encounters several tests of his moral endurance, including multiple mythical beings like Sirens and Cyclopes.
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“The Odyssey” also stars Anne Hathaway (“Interstellar”) as Odysseus’s wife Penelope, who’s been holding off potential suitors for her hand. Tom Holland (“Spider-Man“) plays their son Telemachus, who, in the original tale, leaves Ithaca to find his father. Himesh Patel (“Greedy People“) stars as Eurylochus, alongside Robert Pattinson (“Mickey 17“) as Antinous, Zendaya (“Dune“), Lupita Nyong’o (“The WIld Robot“), Elliot Page (“Close to You“), Charlize Theron (“Fast X“), Jon Bernthal (“The Bear“), Benny Safdie (“Happy Gilmore 2“), John Leguizamo (“Zootopia 2“), Bill Irwin (“High Tide“), Samantha Morton (“The Whale“), Jesse Garcia (“Hour of Blood“), and Will Yun Lee (“The Good Doctor“).
A 5-minute prelude trailer will start appearing before IMAX showings of James Cameron‘s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” this week.
“The Odyssey” hits theaters nationwide on July 17, 2026.
