Posted on 12/27/2024 12:39:22 PM PST by nickcarraway
Universal Pictures has announced on X that acclaimed director Christopher Nolan’s next film will be an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. The British director’s next project is tipped to be a “mythic action epic” and will be shot with cutting-edge IMAX films. It will be released in theaters worldwide on July 17, 2026.
The film’s cast is star-studded, as Nolan has assembled an all-star roster to do justice to one of the most influential writings in human history. Cast members for this project include Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron.
This will be Nolan’s and Universal’s follow-up for the award-winning Oppenheimer. Production on the movie is set to begin in the first half of 2025. The director is also set to write and produce with Emma Thomas.
Homer, an ancient Greek poet, wrote the Odyssey, one of the most renowned epic poems still read and studied by audiences to this day. He is also credited with writing The Iliad, another of his works that is foundational to Western literature.
Remarkably, not much is known about Homer’s life. In fact, some have even disputed his very existence, believing instead that Homer is more of a symbol for an entire ancient group of oral poets.
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The Odyssey recounts the ten-year journey back home of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, at the conclusion of the Trojan War. On his journey home to his wife Penelope, he faces numerous obstacles and challenges. The Odyssey is characterized by the exploration of themes such as heroism, loyalty, and the struggle against adversity. To say that Odysseus was unlucky during his journey would be an understatement.
This epic poem also features some of the greatest characters of Greek mythology, including gods and monsters such as Poseidon, Athena, the Cyclops, Sirens, and Scylla, a six-headed monster.
Tom Holland signed on to work with Christopher Nolan without knowing they were adapting the Odyssey Following his appearances as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Holland has become one of Hollywood’s main A-listers and a name that studios would break the bank to have on their projects.
Last week, however, Holland admitted that he signed on to the project without a clear idea as to what Christopher Nolan’s production would entail. “To be perfectly honest, I don’t really know what it’s about,” admitted Holland in an interview with The Dish podcast. He also revealed that he had met with Nolan and described his pitch for the film as “awesome.”
Now, both Christopher Nolan and Tom Holland will gear up to produce what could be a once-in-a-lifetime movie, as they aim to do justice to one of the single most noteworthy works of literature ever written.
I vote Zendaya as Penelope
And Theron as the femme fatale. I could see it.
To bad Ray Harryhauser isn’t still alive. The cyclops scene would be amazing.
Well ... Odysseus ain’t a spring chicken by the time he gets home. Neither is Penelope.
At least Nolan won’t cast Timothee Chalamet as Odysseus, Agamemnon, or Menelaus.
Unless the studio, Saudi billionnaire or money laundering Russian oligarch who finances the film insists, I suppose.
Now if the guy was doing the film of “The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel” by Nikos Kazantzakis, it would be worth watching, but like other great works of modern literature its beyond their talent (sic).
Z is at least 20 years too young for Penelope. That doesn’t mean they won’t do it, but it would be a mistake.
I don’t think I could sit through the “Argus the Dog” scene without bursting into tears.
holland may be excited that there aren’t any spoilers
IMHO don’t get my ex-wife to play the part of one of the sirens. She’s easy to resist. LOL
Zactly.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118414/
The Odyssey Trailer 1997
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The Odyssey Trailer 1997
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Starring: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbe, Vanessa Williams, George Pappas
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2paSWX2hdNI
The Odyssey 1997 - Homer
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S_l12WM_KM
in two parts:
The Odyssey (1997 miniseries PART 1) starring Armand Assante
Hellenic History Series
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Part one of a two-part miniseries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1jzQW7Volw
Part two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDSpqQ1zr8
The Odyssey
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Homer’s Odyssey is magnificently recreated for television. Homer’s engaging and edifying tale recounts the journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and mastermind of the Greek victory in the Trojan War, survives ten years of trials and temptations thrown in his way by angry gods.
Part one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwdoA0_t2vI
Part two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDSpqQ1zr8
Will Odysseus be a lesbian tranny?
Yes. And “residual limb”
Anything like the movie “Ulysses” with Kirk Douglas, or the made-for-TV mini-series version with lots of actors from the 1980s?
I hope they do justice to some of the greatest literature ever put down on paper. I have read them. Great Books! Kept me sane in my troubled teen years. Gave me a love of great Literature whereas those dull required English novels almost gave me a dislike of literature. Then the class read The Odyssey and my life changed. At the age of 14 I managed to get an adult library card at the Carlsbad NM library and my outlook on life changed for the better!
Heh, Damon and Theron are the only names I recognize.
Same!
Good chance he has to be a girlboss of some sort "for today's audience." Maybe get Rachel Zegler to play him/her. "This movie isn't about the patriarchy anymore!"
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