It's happening already—Christopher Nolan's next movie is coming, after the whirlwind that was Oppenheimer. And while the biopic did win countless awards, it’s time for the next movie in Nolan’s career – and it’s going to be an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. Here is what we know so far about the epic.
What Is The Odyssey’s Release Date?
The Odyssey is currently set to come out on July 17, 2026, as confirmed by Universal.
It’s a shame it won't be on the 2025 movie schedule, and we have to wait another year for it to be released. However, maybe it's a blessing in disguise – July 2025 already has plenty of movies coming out, including the next Jurassic World film, the new Superman movie and more. I can wait until next year for what is sure to be the brilliance of this movie.
What Is The Odyssey About?
Nolan’s next movie will be an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, which is the story of Odysseus and his journey home after the Trojan War. It’s an ancient Greek poem, and one of the most important texts of literature that we have from the past.
We have no idea who will play which characters just yet, except for the main character (more info on the cast below), but man, it’s been a while since we’ve gotten an adaptation of this story.
We also know that The Odyssey will be shot using “brand new IMAX film technology,” as confirmed by Universal.
The Odyssey Cast
Stars a-plenty here! Here is who we know will star in the upcoming The Odyssey. Let’s start off with the lead, and then move to the giant ensemble cast:
Matt Damon as Odysseus
Matt Damon will star as Odysseus in The Odyssey. Damon has worked with Nolan before, in one of my favorite Christopher Nolan movies, Interstellar. He also held a role in the enormously large cast of Oppenheimer, so it's not that much of a surprise that one of the first stars to be set to work on this film is someone with whom Nolan has worked previously.
Other than his work with Nolan, Damon is a massive star and has appeared in many other major movies, such as The Martian (which is one of the best movies to watch on Max), The Last Duel, Good Will Hunting, Air, Stillwater, and the Jason Bourne movies, among others.
Additional The Odyssey Cast Members
There is a huge cast list from several sources for The Odyssey. Here is who else you can expect to see:
- Tom Holland
- Zendaya
- Anne Hathaway
- Lupita Nyong’o
- Robert Pattinson
- Charlize Theron
- Jon Bernthal
- Benny Safdie
- Elliot Page
- Himesh Patel
- Bill Irwin
- Samantha Morton
- John Leguizamo
- Jesse Garcia
- Will Yun Lee
- Rafi Gavron
- Shiloh Fernandez
- Corey Hawkins
- Mia Goth
- Nick Tarabay
- Jimmy Gonzales
- Maurice Compte
- Michael Vlamis
- Iddo Goldberg
- Cosmo Jarvis
- Ryan Hurst
Good. Lord. With a cast like this, I think it might be hard to keep track of everyone. Is this going to be bigger than the Oppenheimer cast? I’m already eager to see who they’ll play!
Christopher Nolan Will Direct – And Also Wrote The Film
Christopher Nolan will, of course, direct, but he also wrote the screenplay for this upcoming movie, as well.
The filmmaker has pretty much written all of the films that he has directed, except for one – Insomnia, which Hillary Seitz wrote. Aside from that, he has taken the lead on most of his movies.
Filming Has Begun
The last thing we know is that filming for The Odyssey began in February 2025, according to The Wrap, and is currently ongoing. John Leguizamo, one of the cast members, spoke to MSNBC in March 2025 and said that the director’s process is more like filming “an indie movie” rather than a huge motion picture:
Dude, you know the thing is, okay he’s got a crazy budget, it’s not small, but he runs [it] like an indie film because he’s not doing it by committee, he’s not doing it by what the studio says. He’s like an indie filmmaker but with crazy money.
Now this just makes me more excited. Jesse Garcia recently spoke to CinemaBlend about how the process is very “intimate,” but also so big, and noted that we’re truly going to see things that we have never seen on the big screen. Gosh, can 2026 get here sooner?
I need to see all the filming updates for this movie, stat. Now I just need to know who’s playing who, please.
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