Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ would be the “epic of all epics”, claims stunt performer

The director’s adaptation of Homer’s epic Greek poem has begun filming and is because of be launched into cinemas in July 2026. It stars Matt Damon within the lead function because the heroic Ithacan king Odysseus on his 10-year journey house from the Trojan Warfare.

Anticipation is excessive amongst movie followers and in an interview on the Motion For Everybody podcast, stunt performer James Newman has raised the joy ranges additional nonetheless.

“They’re by no means going to make a film like this once more,” he stated. “I believe it’s going to be an epic of all epics. It’s going to be Nolan at his finest. No holds barred.”

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Explaining what he believes units Nolan aside from his friends, Newman added: “He undoubtedly fights a battle that lots of people aren’t preventing. The coordinator got here to us with scout photos of areas, and it’s simply throughout Europe as a result of Odysseus’ journey is loopy, it’s like 10 years lengthy.”

“They discovered areas and Nolan would go like, ‘OK, this cave, has anybody ever filmed right here earlier than?’ And the native man is like, ‘No.’ [Nolan] is like, ‘OK, nice, we’re going to movie right here.’ This untouched place. He needs to be the primary particular person there to do it, he needs to really feel like nobody has ever touched floor right here. And each location is a hike.”

In addition to Damon, The Odyssey will star Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Anne Hathaway in central roles, with Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal additionally set to play supporting characters.

In January, Elliot Web page, Himesh Patel, Invoice Irwin and Samantha Morton had been additionally added to the solid whereas newer additions embrace Mia Goth, Corey Hawkins, Jesse Garcia, Will Yun Lee, Rafi Gavron, Shiloh Fernandez, Nick E Tarabay, Jimmy Gonzales, Maurice Compte, Michael Vlamis and Iddo Goldberg. Shōgun star Cosmo Jarvis was additionally added to the solid as filming started in Morocco in March.

Behind the scenes, Nolan appears to be like set to proceed his 10-year working relationship with Oscar-nominated director of pictures Hoyte van Hoytema and will probably be writing/ producing the movie alongside longtime accomplice Emma Thomas. Ludwig Goransson can also be rumoured to be scoring the undertaking after creating the celebrated music for Tenet and Oppenheimer.