Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”

Director Christopher Nolan’s next feature, “The Odyssey” is described as a ‘mythic, action epic’, based on the ancient writings of Greek poet ‘Homer’, to be filmed around the world with new advances in IMAX camera technology, with a cast of ‘monsters’, alongside Robert Pattinson, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway,  Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o and Zendaya, releasing July 17, 2026, in theaters:

‘…written in the 8th century BC, Greek hero ‘Odysseus’, king of ‘Ithaca’, journeys home after the ‘Trojan War’, encountering deadly monsters including the female, six-headed cave-dwelling ‘Scylla’…

“‘Charybdis’, the deadly whirlpool in the Strait of Messina…

“…and ‘Polyphemus’, the cannibal ‘Cyclops’…

“…that Odysseus blinds with a burning stake.

‘He also encounters the ‘Lotus-Eaters’ tribe that eat a magical psychedelic plant that makes people forget time and their desire to return home. 

“Presumed dead, Odysseus’ wife ‘Penelope’ and son ‘Telemachus’ contend with various suitors who compete for Penelope’s hand in Odysseus’ absence.”

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