“Odyssey”, the new film by Christopher Nolan, will be the most expensive of his career

Next movie Christopher Nolan will Odysseyadaptation Odyssey from Homer. The project was officially announced on Christmas Eve after many weeks of absolute secrecy. In fact, the film was supposed to be a spy genre, not a historical epic. Now, little by little, new information has emerged about what we should expect.

For starters, an insider Jeff Snyder discovered that Odyssey This will be the most expensive film of my career Christopher Nolan. Director Oppenheimer took advantage of the resounding success of its previous project to now have more resources than ever. His most expensive film so far was The Dark Knight Rises. The third part of his trilogy Batman It cost Warner Bros. up to $250 million.

But if information about Sneijder are correct, Universal is ready to leave even more in the budget Odyssey. This fact alone is a good indication of the scale the film hopes to achieve. In fact, it will be very interesting to see how he decides to do this. Nolanwhich typically uses much more practical effects than digital ones. Since this is a journey across the sea with different monsters and creatures of all kinds, expectations are high.

According to the company itself, Odyssey will be filmed around the world using the new IMAX film technology. Nolan will return to IMAX cameras again, as he did in Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, Dogma And Interstellar. But this time the director will try to further expand the technical capabilities, which will also make the film production process more expensive.

what is this about Odyssey Christopher Nolan?

Odysseyin Spanish Odyssey– a classical poem divided into 24 books and probably written in the 8th century BC by a Greek Homer. It talks about the trip home Odysseusking of Ithaca, for ten long years after the Trojan War. On his way, the hero will have to face numerous obstacles that the gods put before him, overcoming them thanks to his incredible courage and cunning.

Besides, his wife is at home Penelope and his son Telemachus They will have to face her constant admirers, since the king is believed to be dead. Other recurring characters Odyssey they are a sorceress Circe or gods Athena, Zeus And Poseidon.

That would be the plot Odysseywhich has had countless film and television adaptations, both live-action and animated. Already in times George Mélièsback in 1911, they began to produce short and medium-length films based on fragments Odyssey. Christopher Nolan Now he will join this list of directors with the firm intention of surpassing them all and offering the public the largest and most ambitious experience yet. For this you will be very well surrounded.

Cast and release date Odyssey

As usual in the movies Christopher Nolan, Odyssey It will look absolutely luxurious. Some of the main names involved: Matt Damon, Volume Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson And Charlize Theron. Of these, it is expected that Damon be a great protagonist who will give life Odysseusalthough this has not yet been confirmed.

For an actor Odyssey This is the third time we have worked with you. Nolan after Interstellar And Oppenheimer. In case Hathaway This will be the third time after his roles in Interstellar And The Dark Knight Rises. Pattinsonfor his part, worked with the director on Dogma. The others will debut with Nolan for the first time in a new film.

Odyssey It will be released in theaters on July 17, 2026.