After months of hypothesis about Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to his crucial and field workplace hit “Oppenheimer,” which gained him the Finest Director Oscar, Common Footage unveiled earlier than the vacations on X that he will likely be bringing Homer’s “The Odyssey” to the massive display screen.

“The Odyssey” is a basic piece of literature by Homer that’s divided between 24 completely different books, preceded by “The Iliad.” It tells the 10-year journey story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he travels house after the Trojan Struggle. Alongside the way in which, he encounters a number of perils and discovers the dying of his crewmates. Telemachus (Odysseus’ son), Penelope (Odysseus’ spouse), Athena, Circe, Poseidon and Zeus are all main characters.

Historians and students date “The Odyssey” to someday between 750-650 BC. The primary printed Greek model grew to become accessible in 1488. Within the centuries since, it has remained one of the crucial studied, tailored and parodied tales ever with diversifications together with the 1911 silent movie by Giuseppe de Liguoro, 1954’s “Ulysses” with Kirk Douglas and the 2000 Coen brothers comedy “O Brother, The place Artwork Thou?”

With a brand new adaptation on the horizon, right here is all the things we all know to date about Nolan’s tackle “The Odyssey.”

Who’s solid within the movie and have they labored with Nolan earlier than?

Just like the all-star solid that was assembled for “Oppenheimer,” “The Odyssey” is already crammed with main expertise in Hollywood — confirmed names embody Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron.

Damon most lately appeared in “Oppenheimer” as Lt. Common Leslie Groves after his under-the-radar look in “Interstellar.” Pattinson appeared in “Tenet” as Neil, alongside John David Washington and Elizabeth Debicki. Going again somewhat farther, Hathaway had a supporting function as an astronaut in “Interstellar” and Catwoman in “The Darkish Knight Rises,” marking simply over 10 years since her final time working with Nolan.

For Holland, Zendaya, Nyong’o and Theron, “The Odyssey” marks their first time collaborating with Nolan. Holland and Zendaya, who’re a real-life couple, will reunite on display screen after the Marvel “Spider-Man” movies.

How will the movie be shot?

In line with the social media publish from Common Footage, “The Odyssey” will likely be “shot the world over utilizing model new IMAX movie know-how.” Nolan’s craft has change into synonymous with IMAX as “Oppenheimer,” “Dunkirk,” “Tenet” and “Interstellar,” which was lately re-released in theaters for its tenth anniversary, have been all shot with IMAX cameras.

Who else is creatively concerned?

Nolan can also be writing and producing the movie, reuniting together with his longtime producing and life associate Emma Thomas, who gained the Finest Image Oscar for “Oppenheimer” alongside Nolan.

How trustworthy will this adaptation be to ‘The Odyssey’?

It stays unclear how carefully Nolan intends to observe Homer’s well-known story, though the social media publish from Common Footage teases “a mythic motion epic shot the world over.”

When is the movie set to launch?

The movie is ready to launch worldwide on July 17, 2026 in theaters after a 2025 manufacturing begin date. Nolan beforehand launched “Oppenheimer,” “Dunkirk,” “Inception” and “The Darkish Knight” in the identical month.