tv echo February 13 Share February 13 (edited) Great director and great cast... Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan’s Next Film – ‘The Odyssey’: Release Date, Cast And More By Dessi Gomez Feb 10, 2025 https://deadline.com/feature/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-news-1236284537/ Quote The film is currently set for a release in Imax July 17, 2026. * * * As one of the foundational poetic texts of Western literature, the story follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca on his dangerous journey home after the Trojan war. The ancient Greek epic illustrates a true hero’s journey as the titular figure faces Polyphemus the Cyclops, Sirens, the nymph Calypso and the witch goddess Circe in the treacherous oceans that separate him from his island home and wife Penelope, who unravels a wedding train that she weaves evey night in the event that one of the suitors who have taken over her home ends up marrying her should her husband not return. * * * Matt Damon was one of the first stars on the stacked roster of talent to be announced as in talks for a role in Nolan’s next project. Deadline exclusively reported the news in October 2024 along with the expected release date and studio behind the film — Universal. Next came Tom Holland’s attachment later on in October. The Spider-Man actor will co-star. Early on in November, Deadline broke the news that Holland’s partner and recent fiancée Zendaya as well as one of Nolan’s previous collaborators Anne Hathaway will also costar. Lupita Nyong’o’s casting came about days later. Later on in November came the news that Robert Pattinson was in talks to board the project. Benny Safdie and Charlize Theron were the latest additions as of the end of November 2024. Jon Bernthal’s casting was exclusively reported by Deadline in January 2025. Casting additions made to the epic film at the end of January 2025 included Himesh Patel, Elliott Page, Bill Irwin and Samantha Morton rounding out the cast. Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee’s casting was exclusively reported by Deadline Feb. 10. Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ to include stunning Cape Jason scenes in Türkiye By Koray Erdogan Feb 13, 2025 https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-to-include-stunning-cape-jason-scenes-in-turkiye-118986/ Quote Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan is set to film part of his highly anticipated new movie The Odyssey in Türkiye. The movie, scheduled for release in 2026, will feature scenes shot at Cape Jason, a stunning peninsula in Ordu. Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ to Shoot Cyclops Scene With 6x6 Mechanical Puppet Jordan Rulmy Feb 11, 2025 https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/2/11/c8vo4k8o0dxaa4w3xl407p2chj24iq Quote According to Greek media, “The Odyssey” will be partially filmed in Greece. Locations include Nestor’s Cave, Voidokilia Beach, Almyrolaka Beach, Methoni Castle, and Acrocorinth. The Greek Ministry of Culture has authorized filming under strict preservation conditions. More intriguingly, the Polyphemus/Cyclops scenes in “The Odyssey” will be sticking with authenticity, and shot at the legendary Nestor Cave and Voidokilia Beach. A 6x6m mechanical anthropomorphic puppet will be built inside the Cave. Edited February 13 by tv echo 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/
Spartan Girl February 13 Share February 13 Dare I hope this will be the one Greek epic adaptation that actually tries to be accurate? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8579896
BetterButter Monday at 05:51 PM Share Monday at 05:51 PM 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583567
scarynikki12 Monday at 07:41 PM Share Monday at 07:41 PM On 2/13/2025 at 9:25 AM, Spartan Girl said: Dare I hope this will be the one Greek epic adaptation that actually tries to be accurate? Impossible. The story is so detailed it should be a five season series so at best we’ll get a decently done truncated version. More likely we’ll get some Troy nonsense where no gods exist and poor Odysseus spent ten years just trying to get back to Penelope rather than having affairs all over the place. I do expect they’ll keep Scylla and Charybdis and cyclops scenes so I hope those are good. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583660
Spartan Girl Monday at 07:46 PM Share Monday at 07:46 PM So Damon is Odysseus. I think we all saw that coming. Now tell us who everyone else is playing because the cast is ridiculously huge. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583664
scarynikki12 Monday at 09:23 PM Share Monday at 09:23 PM 1 hour ago, Spartan Girl said: So Damon is Odysseus. I think we all saw that coming. Now tell us who everyone else is playing because the cast is ridiculously huge. Ah I missed the blurb about the movie. Looks like the famous moments should remain which is nice. Do we know who Tom is playing? My first assumption is Telemachus but I’d love to see him play Polyphemus. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583765
GHScorpiosRule Monday at 09:33 PM Share Monday at 09:33 PM 1 hour ago, Spartan Girl said: So Damon is Odysseus. I think we all saw that coming. Now tell us who everyone else is playing because the cast is ridiculously huge. The FUCK???🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 8 minutes ago, scarynikki12 said: Ah I missed the blurb about the movie. Looks like the famous moments should remain which is nice. Do we know who Tom is playing? My first assumption is Telemachus but I’d love to see him play Polyphemus. Matt-who-I-Hate-with-the-Heat-of-a-1000-Nuns-Damon is the only one credited with who he’s playing on iMDB. Nada for Tom and everyone else. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583777
Enigma X Monday at 09:48 PM Share Monday at 09:48 PM The Odyssey is one of my favorite epic poems. I am already disappointed to read Matt Damon will be in it. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583794
Spartan Girl Monday at 10:24 PM Share Monday at 10:24 PM 34 minutes ago, Enigma X said: The Odyssey is one of my favorite epic poems. I am already disappointed to read Matt Damon will be in it. Cant say I’m fond of him either, but the rest of the cast is promising and Christopher Nolan is a great director, so I’m willing to give it a shot. Again, I’m not expecting this to be 100 percent accurate, I just want it to be better than Troy. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583824
scarynikki12 Tuesday at 12:02 AM Share Tuesday at 12:02 AM I think Matt Damon can do a good job as Odysseus PROVIDED he doesn’t attempt any kind of accent. I wonder who Zendaya is playing? I assume Calypso or Circe but who knows? Maybe a siren, a human hybrid Scylla, or maybe we’ll even see the visit to Sparta and she’s playing Helen. I do enjoy Nolan casting her and Tom which has me thinking he ships them and it’s fun picturing him browsing the fan photos and videos of them and Awwing l. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583914
GHScorpiosRule Tuesday at 12:08 AM Share Tuesday at 12:08 AM 3 minutes ago, scarynikki12 said: I think Matt Damon can do a good job as Odysseus PROVIDED he doesn’t attempt any kind of accent. Get out of my head! I was just going to post, boy he better not attempt an accent! Just do a Dustin Hoffman from the Medici series-speak in his normal American accent!😂😂😂 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583917
scarynikki12 Tuesday at 12:12 AM Share Tuesday at 12:12 AM 2 minutes ago, GHScorpiosRule said: Get out of my head! I was just going to post, boy he better not attempt an accent! Just do a Dustin Hoffman from the Medici series-speak in his normal American accent!😂😂😂 I'm hoping Nolan decides Damon's Boston accent should be even more pronounced. Hell, have every actor playing a character from Ithaca sound cliche Boston. Could be fun. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8583918
tv echo Tuesday at 01:07 PM Author Share Tuesday at 01:07 PM (edited) Social media links for this movie (don't know if they're official official, but Universal Pictures retweeted a post by them)... https://x.com/odysseymovie https://www.instagram.com/theodysseymovie/ ETA: I think I read somewhere that Tom Holland is probably playing Telemachus (adult version of Odysseus' son), but I can't find that article now. More speculation: Anne Hathaway as Penelope. Zendaya as Athena. Charlize Theron as Calypso. Lupita Nyong'o as Circe. Robert Pattinson as Poseidon. Edited Wednesday at 01:55 PM by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8584353
scarynikki12 Tuesday at 07:55 PM Share Tuesday at 07:55 PM It occurred to me earlier that this is the perfect movie for Tom Holland. The story is literally thousands of years old so his tendency to accidentally spoil whatever movie he’s working on won’t be an issue. 1 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/151870-the-odyssey-2026/#findComment-8584585
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