According to a new X-post from Universal Pictures, filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s next project “is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.”
The film will star Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron. The studio plans to start production in the first half of 2025. Nolan will co-write and produce the film with Emma Thomas under the Syncopy banner.
Tom Holland admitted last week that he signed on to the project without knowing many details. “To be perfectly honest, I don’t really know what it’s about,”Holland recently said on “The Dish” podcast. “I’m super excited, but it’s been pretty quiet about the project. I met with [Nolan] and it was awesome. He kind of loosely pitched what it is, and I’m sure when he’s ready he’ll announce what it’s about”
Homer’s ancient Greek poem follows King of Ithaca throughout his dangerous return home after the Trojan War, where he encounters the likes of the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe. How Nolan’s take on the story will differ from previous versions is to be seen though more information is likely to come as production is expected to start early next year.
‘The Odyssey’ opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.
