Christopher Nolan will bring his version of the great Homeric poem to the big screen using a stellar cast: all the details
If until a few days ago even the protagonist Tom Holland was unaware of the plot of Christopher Nolan's new film, now Universal has revealed the first epic details. And it is truly an epic in the strict sense, since the Oscar-winning British director for Oppenheimer will bring to the big screen his version of the OdysseyHomer's great epic poem about Odysseus' homecoming after the Trojan War. Along with the news of the subject, Universal also revealed some interesting previews on what we can expect from the film on its official social networks new film by Christopher Nolan.
The first details on Christopher Nolan's version of Homer's Odyssey
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is described by Universal as «a mythic action epic filmed around the world using brand-new IMAX technology. The film brings Homer's fundamental work to the big screen in IMAX format for the first time in all cinemas around the world starting from 17 July 2026.”. The film is epic, the cast is stellar che comprende Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway e Charlize Theron.
It is not the first time that Nolan – also a screenwriter and producer together with his wife Emma Thomas with Syncopy Films – has attempted a film with a historical setting. Just think about The Prestige, Dunkirk or at the very last Oppenheimer but the adaptation of the Odyssey still represents a notable change. Homer's epic poem dates back to the 8th century BC and in addition to telling the story of Odysseus, it talks about deities, monstrous creatures and legends: thematic material that the British director has never brought to the big screen until now. The Odyssey has already been adapted for film several times, as in Ulysses from 1954 with Kirk Douglas, and also the comedy by the Coen brothers Brother, where are you? it is freely inspired by the Homeric poem. [Fonte: THR]
