Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Revealed as Adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey with Huge A-List Cast
Christopher Nolan is tackling a classic epic as his next project.
On Monday, Dec. 23, Universal Pictures revealed that the Oppenheimer director will be adapting Homer’s The Odyssey into a star-studded feature set to release in 2026.
“Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology,” the studio wrote on X. “The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.”
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The poem, told over 24 books, follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, on his tumultuous journey home after the Trojan War. The story features several Greek legends, including nymph Calypso, sorceress Circe, goddess Athena, as the legendary king attempts to reunite with his wife Penelope.
In November, multiple outlets reported that Zendaya, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon will star in Nolan’s next work. The movie marks several on-screen reunions, including the one between real-life couple Zendaya and Holland, who starred in the Spider-Man movies together, most recently, Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021.
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Zendaya and Hathaway also previously worked together on a Bulgari ad in 2022, while Hathaway and Nolan’s working relationship dates back to 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises and 2014’s Interstellar.
Meanwhile, Damon starred in Nolan’s latest flick Oppenheimer, which secured seven wins at the 2023 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.
According to Deadline, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron are also set to star in Nolan’s next film.
The Odyssey has been adapted for the screen before, most recently in the 2024 drama movie The Return, starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. Other adaptions include the 1997 miniseries with Armand Assante and Greta Scacchi, and the 1954 Italian movie Ulysses with Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano and Anthony Quinn.
