Christopher Nolan to adapt Homer’s Odyssey with Hollywood casting

After exploring the confines of the cosmos in Interstellarthe meanders of time in Tenet modern history in Oppenheimer iconic director Christopher Nolan tackles a mythological era with an ambitious adaptation of The Odyssey of Homer.

Monday, December 23, in a short text published on social networks, Universal Studios put an end to the suspense: “ Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odysseyis an epic and legendary action film that will be shot across the planet using brand new technology IMAX . The film will bring the seminal saga of Homer to IMAX screens for the premiere, and will be released in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026 », can we read. For several months, so many mysteries have hovered around the new film by the 54-year-old filmmaker.

A Nolan-style casting

The names of several prospective actors have been revealed: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Lupita Nyong’o. Christopher Nolan has also established himself as a director capable of bringing together the most popular actors. In Inceptionhe directed Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. With Interstellarit boasted the talents of Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, not forgetting Michael Caine.

For several weeks, the American press has been playing a guessing game to find the script for Christopher Nolan’s next film. Some evoked a story between a father and his son, others that of a vampire in the 1920s. After winning ten Oscars, by exploring the world of the Second World War in Oppenheimer et Dunkirk, the British filmmaker is tackling a peplum. Odysseus’s famous epic journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Cunning and courageous, he will face for ten years a series of tests imposed by the gods and mythological figures. With its labyrinthine stories, its crossed temporalities and the quest for identity, The Odyssey provides a perfect playground for Christopher Nolan. Always attracted by stories where man confronts the unknown.