Cillian Murphy, the Academy Award-winning star of Christopher Nolan‘s 2023 epic Oppenheimer, is not a part of Nolan’s upcoming The Odyssey, however that does not imply he is not excited to observe the director’s tackle the traditional Greek mythology story. Nolan’s subsequent film is about for launch in lower than one 12 months, on July 17, 2026. At present in manufacturing, it is the director’s fourth solo effort as author/director since he stopped collaborating on scripts together with his brother Jonathan. It additionally seems like one among his most bold motion pictures, with a reported price range of as much as $250 million.
Murphy was current on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant, the place he spoke to Selection on the press junket of his newest film, Steve. Since successful the Greatest Actor Academy Award for his work on Oppenheimer, Murphy has seen his profession develop exponentially. Regardless that he is a much bigger star now, he is nonetheless able to getting labored up over an upcoming film, and he is very enthusiastic about what’s coming subsequent from Nolan:
“Is there a trailer? I’ve ROMO: Reduction of lacking out. No, I am unable to wait to see it. If any director on the planet may deal with The Odyssey, it’ll be Christopher Nolan. I’m so excited to see it. He’s one in one million. He is been an enormous a part of my life as an actor. I am unable to wait to see what he does with it.”
The Odyssey is a sixth century B.C. epic poem credited to the Greek poet Homer; like quite a few different Greek works of mythology, it has been tailored a number of occasions. Standouts embrace the 1954 model starring Kirk Douglas, Ulysses, in addition to the Coen brothers’ manufacturing of O Brother, The place Artwork Thou? Nolan’s adaptation is, by far, essentially the most bold movie venture primarily based on the centuries-old poem.
“Indie Filmmaking on a Very Completely different Finances”: Wait, What?
Murphy wasn’t the one one to just lately deal with Nolan’s The Odyssey. Corey Hawkins, additionally recognized for his work in Straight Outta Compton and The Final Voyage of the Demeter, joined the manufacturing earlier this 12 months, formally changing into a part of an enormous solid that additionally options Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Jon Bernthal, and Zendaya, amongst others.
Hawkins spoke to Display screen Rant on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant, the place he is selling his newest venture, The Man in My Basement. The actor was very cautious to not spoil any particulars about The Odyssey, however he made an attention-grabbing remark about Nolan’s directing model. Hawkins stated Nolan has approached the movie like “indie filmmaking,” which is a bit odd contemplating that since rising from the indie ranks, he is turn into recognized for multi-million-dollar budgets:
“Apparently sufficient, Mr. Nolan, Chris, could be very, I might say indie filmmaking on a really totally different price range, however there have been loads of similarities, really. Simply the effectivity by which he works. He is only a grasp of element and I can not look forward to individuals to see this film.
“It truly is… It may be epic in a special form of means. You study a lot from him. I am making an attempt to not say all of the issues that I am not alleged to say.”
The Odyssey
- Launch Date
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July 17, 2026
- Producers
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Emma Thomas