Sir Christopher Nolan’s next film will be The Odyssey, it has been announced.
The 54-year-old filmmaker was known to be working on a mystery project with the likes of Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o for release in 2026.
Now Universal has confirmed that it is adapting Homer’s epic poem, which follows Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War.
The studio said in a statement: “Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Odyssey is a mythical action epic filmed around the world using new IMAX film technology.”
“The film brings Homer’s founding saga to IMAX screens for the first time and opens in theaters around the world on July 17, 2026.”
The poem has been adapted several times over the years, notably with Ulysses, starring Kirk Douglas and released in 1954, while it also inspired films such as ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ of the year 2000.
Sir Christopher Nolan’s next film will be The Odyssey, it has been announced
The filmmaker, 54, was known to be working on a mystery project with the likes of Anne Hathaway (pictured), Charlize Theron, Matt Damon, Tom Holland and Zendaya.
Anne recently admitted that it “fills her with so much joy” to work with Nolan on his next film after previously starring in his 2012 film “The Dark Knight Rises” and 2014’s “Interstellar.”
She told Women’s Wear Daily: “I have so many feelings about it that I don’t even know how to express them.”
It fills me with so much joy… I love Chris and Emma Nolan so much, and being invited into their world is one of the best places you can find.
“Being invited twice really felt like something, three times I felt like I would have been greedy, so I never let myself expect that to happen, and that excited me, to be completely honest.” It makes me feel like I’m doing something right.”
And Spider-Man star Tom recently admitted he feels “honoured” to be teaming up with Nolan for his next project, saying it was the “phone call of a lifetime” when he was presented with the opportunity to take part in the next movie. .
Speaking on Good Morning America, he said: “All I can say is I’m incredibly excited.
“And obviously it’s an honor, but that’s all I can say because, to be honest, that’s all I know.”
When asked if Nolan was the kind of director Holland would say yes to “without having seen it,” he responded, “100 percent, without a doubt.”
The studio said in a statement: “Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Odyssey is a mythical action epic filmed around the world using new IMAX film technology.”
Robert Pattinson will also reportedly appear in the upcoming film.
The 28-year-old star admitted that getting a call about the project reminded him to sign up to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man, whom he has played in six films.
He said: ‘When the opportunity arose, it was the phone call of a lifetime.
“It reminded me of when I got the call about ‘Spider-Man’ 10 years ago. It’s amazing to me. I’m super proud and very, very excited.”
The Odyssey is one of two poems attributed to Homer and is considered one of the most important works in the Western canon.
Composed around the 8th or 7th century BC. C., is still widely read to this day.