Christopher Nolan
It is therefore a new adaptation of The Odyssey of Homer, a mythological story from ancient Greece, which Christopher Nolan will bring to the screen for release on July 17, 2026 with an impressive cast.
The suspense over the identity of the director’s next project is finally coming to an end with the announcement from Universal, revealed by The Hollywood Reporter. Nolan’s second feature film with the studio, after Oppenheimer (2023), will be the adaptation of The Odyssey of Homer. This work East considered, with the Iliadas one of the two founding poems of ancient Greek culture and above all as one of the greatest masterpieces of literature.
The Odyssey traces the return of Ulysses, hero of the Trojan War, who will take ten years to reach his island of origin where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus are waiting for him. During this journey, Ulysses suffers the wrath of Poseidon and will cross paths with many mythological characters.
The project is described as “a legendary action epic, using brand new IMAX film technology”. As a reminder, over the years IMAX has become the trademark of Christopher Nolan who is its fervent defender. He has used it regularly since The Dark Knight in 2008.
The Odyssey will be a real challenge for the British director. The one that got us more accustomed to science fiction (Interstellar, Inception, Tenet) or historical dramas (Dunkirk, Oppenheimer) will here bring to the screen a mythological story, in which deities and other mystical creatures coexist.
For this, he will have at his disposal an impressive cast composed of Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o et Charlize Theron.
Homer’s works have already been made into films several times. We are thinking in particular of the version of The Odyssey from 1954, with Kirk Douglas in the role of Ulysses, or even Troy (2004), starring Brad Pitt as Achilles and Eric Bana as Hector.
This new project from Christopher Nolan has it all: its size, the story it deals with and its five-star casting.
The Odyssey will undoubtedly be one of the most anticipated films of 2026.
Florian Rouaud