Christopher Nolan might be the best current A list director for this kind of project. His films are serious; he’s avoided the really cringeworthy stuff and does high budget blockbuster projects with discipline and integrity. Thank goodness they didn’t give this project to Ridley Scott, who has done some great films in the past but who has gone off the rails (House of Gucci, Napoleon, Gladiator 2). I have hopes for this one. Mixed feelings about the cast announced so far.
I would watch a Michael Fassbender Odyssey.