Nolan is also behind epic films including “Inception,” “The Dark Knight,” “Dunkirk” and his most recent film “Oppenheimer,” which scored big at last year’s Oscars when it took home the trophy for best picture. Nolan won that award as a producer, and also took home the Academy Award for best director.

Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon and more are set to star in the adaptation of the Greek epic Christopher Nolan is tackling a classic epic as his next project. On Monday, Dec. 23, Universal Pictures revealed that the Oppenheimer director will be adapting Homer’s The Odyssey into a star-studded feature set to release in 2026.

For months, it’s been rumored that director Christopher Nolan is working on a new star-studded movie and Universal confirmed that it’s a film adaptation of Homer’s "The Odyssey."

Christopher Nolan's new film is 'The Odyssey,' an adaptation of the epic Homer poem for Universal, the studio has revealed.

Nolan's follow-up to "Oppenheimer" is set to star Matt Damon, Zendaya, and Anne Hathaway. Now, voyager, sail thou forth to seek and find an advance ticket for a theater near you. Director Christopher Nolan's next movie has officially been revealed as The Odyssey,

This will be Nolan's first movie since his Oscar juggernaut Oppenheimer. The post Christopher Nolan’s next movie will adapt Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ appeared first on The Manual.

“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,” the statement read.

After months of speculation about Christopher Nolan's follow-up to his critical and box office hit "Oppenheimer," which won him the Best Director Oscar, Universal Pictures unveiled before the holidays on X that he will be bringing Homer's "The Odyssey" to the big screen.

And while it has been adapted to a film a few times prior, director Christopher Nolan is taking a crack at it, and as a classical literature fan I am so excited. It is my hope, knowing Nolan’s repertoire,

Interstellar, Christopher Nolan's magnificent 2014 film that presents a journey across the universe, is coming to Netflix.