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 ‘gods and monsters’, alongside Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, Jon Bernthal, 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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