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* [[Anne Hathaway]] as [[Penelope]], Odysseus's wife.<ref>https://www.cbr.com/the-odyssey-anne-hathaway-role-first-trailer-release-date-report/</ref>
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The Odyssey
Directed byChristopher Nolan
Screenplay byChristopher Nolan
Based onOdyssey
by Homer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHoyte van Hoytema
Music byLudwig Göransson
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 17, 2026 (2026-07-17)
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250 million

The Odyssey is an upcoming epic action fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan as an adaptation of the eponymous epic poem by Homer, produced by Nolan's production company Syncopy and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the Ancient Greek king of Ithaca, and follows his journey home after the Trojan War to reunite with his wife, Penelope. The ensemble cast also features Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, and Jon Bernthal.

In October 2024, Nolan was revealed to be developing his next film at Universal, after doing so with his prior film Oppenheimer (2023). Casting took place in the following months, and it was announced in December to be an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey. Filming began in late February 2025, taking place throughout Morocco, Greece, Italy, Los Angeles, the United Kingdom, Scotland, and Ireland. With an estimated production budget of $250 million, it is poised to be the most expensive film of Nolan's career and the first blockbuster to be shot entirely using IMAX film cameras.

The Odyssey is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on July 17, 2026.

Premise

The Odyssey follows Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, on his perilous journey to return home following the Trojan War, his encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch goddess Circe, and his reunion with his wife, Penelope.[1]

Cast

Production

Development and casting

Picture of director Christopher Nolan clapping at an "In Conversation" panel at the British Film Institute Southbank theatre in February 2024
Writer and director Christopher Nolan reteamed with Universal Pictures to develop The Odyssey as his follow-up to Oppenheimer

In October 2024, director Christopher Nolan was revealed to be developing his next film at Universal Pictures, after working with that studio on Oppenheimer (2023). Nolan was once again writing the script and producing the film with his wife Emma Thomas through their production company Syncopy. Matt Damon was in talks to star in the film, after collaborating with Nolan on Oppenheimer and Interstellar (2014),[5][6] and filming was slated to begin in early 2025.[5] Unlike Oppenheimer, which Universal acquired in an auction, this film was directly set up at the studio. The Hollywood Reporter debunked speculation that the film would adapt the British spy television series The Prisoner (1967–68), which Nolan previously considered in 2009.[6][7] Damon was confirmed to star later that month when Tom Holland was cast.[8] Previous Nolan collaborators Anne Hathaway—who starred in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Interstellar—and Robert Pattinson, who starred in Tenet (2020), joined the cast in undisclosed roles in November,[9][10] alongside Zendaya,[9] Lupita Nyong'o,[11] and Charlize Theron.[12]

In December 2024, Universal announced Nolan's new film as The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer's the Odyssey, an Ancient Greek epic poem. The studio described the film as a "mythic action epic" that would be filmed across the world,[1][13] and it was reported to have a $250 million budget, making it the most expensive film of Nolan's career.[14] Nolan was previously set to direct Troy (2004), based on Homer's the Iliad, but decided to direct Batman Begins (2005) instead.[15][16] Further casting took place throughout early 2025, with prior Nolan collaborators Benny Safdie,[17] Josh Stewart,[18] Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, and Bill Irwin joining alongside Samantha Morton,[19] Jon Bernthal,[20] John Leguizamo,[21] Jesse Garcia, Will Yun Lee,[22] Rafi Gavron, Shiloh Fernandez,[23] Mia Goth,[24] Corey Hawkins,[25] Nick E. Tarabay, Jimmy Gonzales, Maurice Compte,[26] Michael Vlamis, Iddo Goldberg,[27] Cosmo Jarvis,[28] and Ryan Hurst.[29] Skeet Ulrich said he unsuccessfully read for a role in the film in early February alongside two other actors.[30]

Picture of actor Matt Damon wearing a helmet and armor as Odysseus
A promotional image of star Matt Damon in costume as Odysseus was noted for the historical inaccuracies in its design.[31]

Damon was confirmed to be portraying Odysseus when a "surprise" first-look image of him in costume was released in mid-February, ahead of the start of filming later that month. This came after some rumors had circulated that Holland may be playing the role.[2] Various commentators and historians described the costume Damon wore as being historically inaccurate in terms of what armor Odysseus would have worn around the time that the Odyssey takes place.[31] Ellen Mirojnick serves as the costume designer while Ludwig Göransson is composing the musical score, after both worked with Nolan on Oppenheimer.[32][33]

Filming

Principal photography began on February 25, 2025, in Aït Benhaddou, Morocco.[34][2] Hoyte van Hoytema reunited with Nolan as cinematographer,[2] shooting The Odyssey as the first blockbuster entirely using IMAX film cameras, utilising both the lighter, quieter new version and existing technology.[13][35][36] Filming took place in the Messenia region of Peloponnese, Greece, from March 10 to 21, at Pylos, the Methoni Castle, the Almyrolakkos beach in Yialova, and Nestor's Cave in the Voidokilia beach for scenes featuring the Cyclops Polyphemus, as well as at an archaeological palace site in Acrocorinth, Corinth.[37][38][39] The production partnered with Faliro House Productions's NAF subsidiary for filming in Greece,[38] which lasted for a total of three weeks and included a retroactive 40% cash rebate for the production.[40]

By March 27, the production moved to Sicily, Italy, for filming throughout the Aeolian Islands and particularly on the island Favignana in the Aegadian Islands, which is a location mentioned in the poem.[41][32] By early May, filming was taking place on a studio soundstage in Los Angeles,[42] and by mid-June production had moved to Iceland.[43][44] Filming is also expected to take place in the United Kingdom,[41] Scotland, Ireland,[45]

Release

The Odyssey is scheduled to be theatrically released by Universal Pictures in the United States on July 17, 2026, in IMAX.[13]

See also

References

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  31. ^ a b Commentary on the revelation of Matt Damon's Odysseus costume from the following references:
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  37. ^ Filming in Pylos details attributed to the following references:
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