We can finally say that we know what Christopher Nolan’s next movie will be about. Universal Pictures shared the first real details about the long-awaited pic in a tweet.
The film is called The Odyssey and will take the legendary director to the legendary action genre.
Mythic action isn’t exactly something you’d associate with Nolan, but given that The Odyssey in question is Homer’s. current Odyssey, you can see why. According to Universal, the film will be released in theaters on July 17, 2026.
Most interestingly, it will be filmed “using new IMAX film technology,” although it’s unclear what that actually means. The Odyssey will be filmed in various locations around the world, which seems to suggest a lot of real-world action, rather than studio or studio filming, and production is reported to begin in the first half of 2025.
While that’s the extent of Universal’s tweet, we know that The Odyssey already has an all-star cast including Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Lupita Nyong’o, according to industry reports .
The Odyssey is one of the most recognizable (and adapted) epic poems in Greek culture. It is certainly no stranger to cinema, having been adapted several times, most famously in 1954’s Ulysses. However, not all adaptations follow the entire epic, as some tend to be loosely based on it, borrowing certain themes or filming only certain sections of the poem: O Brother, Where Art Thou? of the Coen brothers. It is one of those projects.
Considering how secretive Nolan likes to be with his projects, it’s not likely we’ll hear any official details until much closer to release. Even then, they’ll be more than a little vague, especially if we assume it won’t be a straightforward adaptation.