Christopher Nolan is understood for making films epic in scale, however this subsequent one has has lined up actually matches to a tee. Though the general public began studying about Nolan’s subsequent film for Common Photos final October, beginning with him re-teaming with Oppenheimer’s Matt Damon, it was in December that we realized this might be a movie adaptation of The Odyssey. Whether or not you’re a literature fan hyped for Homer’s epic poem to be translated to the large display screen or just get pleasure from Nolan’s films, there’s certain to be plenty of buzz surrounding this flick. Now a selected, non-casting element for The Odyssey has lastly are available, and goats are concerned.
Phrase’s are available from Selection that Christopher Nolan plans to start manufacturing on The Odyssey in Sicily in roughly two months, particularly on the island of Favignana, identified in historic occasions as Aegusa, which interprets to Goat Island. The publication’s sources have additionally heard there may additionally be some capturing on the Eolian islands in the identical area, however the “bulk” of the Sicily shoot will probably be on Favignana. Filming may also happen in the UK and Morocco.
What’s particular about Favignana is that students imagine that is the place Homer envisioned Odysseus and his crew landed together with his crew and barbecued some goats in The Odyssey. Christopher Nolan may have simply shot this sequence on any island on this planet remotely matching the outline given within the authentic textual content, however as a substitute he’s going out of his solution to shoot scenes on the very land the place Homer positioned his protagonist someday within the eighth century BCE. That’s the type of dedication I like seeing from the filmmaker.
Like its supply materials, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey will chronicle Odysseus’ 10-year journey to return house after combating within the Trojan Struggle for that very same period of time. The King of Ithaca’s journey contains his crewmates being killed and working into risks like The Cyclops and the Sirens, whereas again house, his spouse Penelope and his son Telemachus are compelled to cope with a gaggle of suitors making an attempt to win Penelope’s and in marriage since Odysseus is regarded as useless.
To this point, along with Matt Damon, The Odyssey’s solid contains Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Jon Bernthal. Nonetheless, none of their roles have been introduced but. Selection’s article additionally mentions that Nolan will shoot The Odyssey utilizing “brand-new IMAX know-how.” As we get nearer to the beginning of principal images, hopefully we’ll study who these aforementioned actors will probably be taking part in, in addition to who else will probably be becoming a member of them.
The Odyssey is about to return out in theaters on July 17, 2026. In the meantime you may stream Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s newest film, with a Peacock subscription.