Universal Pictures reveals title of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming project as The Odyssey

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IBNS-CMEDIA: Universal Pictures on Monday revealed director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming project is titled ‘The Odyssey’, an adaptation of ancient Greek poet Homer’s epic.

The multi-starrer will feature actors Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron, Variety reported.

Makers said the movie will hit the silver screen in 2026.

Sharing details about the upcoming project, Universal Pictures wrote on X: “Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology.”

Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ 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.— Universal Pictures (@UniversalPics) December 23, 2024

“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 makers wrote.

Christopher Nolan is best known for directing movies like Oppenheimer, Tenet, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Memento, among others.

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.

It is one of the oldest works of literature still widely read by modern audiences.