1 of 5 | Matt Damon is set to star in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of “The Odyssey.” File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s next project has been revealed.
“Christopher Nolan’s next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology,” Universal Pictures announced Monday. Advertisement
“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 screen adaptation of the ancient Greek poem about a hero’s perilous 10-year journey home after the Trojan War is expected to start filming next year.
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
It will star Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron.
Nolan’s other films include Memento, Insomnia, the Dark Knight trilogy, Interstellar, Inception, Dunkirk, Tenet and Oppenheimer. Advertisement
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Best ActorCillian Murphy attends the Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on January 14, 2024. Murphy is nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “Oppenheimer.” Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
