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Christopher Nolan has wanted to adapt Homer's epic poem The Odyssey into a film for about 20 years.
The upcoming Nolan film will be the first Hollywood movie shot entirely on IMAX 70 mm film.
The production was filmed across six countries over 91 shooting days, often involving physically demanding location work.
Matt Damon is cast as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, and Robert Pattinson as one of Penelope’s suitors.
The camera crew operates with the speed and coordination of a Formula 1 pit crew to reset massive IMAX cameras during action scenes.
The filmmakers aim for the audience to be impressed by both the film’s epic scope and its sustained emotional core.

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Nolan's Longstanding Vision

Nolan explains that adapting The Odyssey has been a personal goal for roughly two decades, and he finally received the green light to pursue it.

Star-Studded Casting

The cast includes Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, and Robert Pattinson as a suitor, each describing their connection to the roles.

IMAX 70 mm Production

The film will be the first Hollywood feature shot entirely on IMAX 70 mm, demanding a specialized camera crew that works like an F1 pit crew to handle the massive equipment.

Global Filming Schedule

Shooting took place in six different countries over 91 days, with crews tackling challenges such as mountain hikes and sea shoots to capture the epic journey.

Audience Impact

Nolan and the cast hope viewers will be blown away by the scale, scope, and emotional depth of the story, delivering a wild yet heartfelt adventure.

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The Odyssey (Nolan film adaptation)

0:01After years of war,0:03no one could stand between my men 0:06and home.0:10Not even me.0:12>> Three, two, one, action.0:15>> For Academy Award-winning director 0:17Christopher Nolan, Homer's ancient poem 0:20The Odyssey is a story he's wanted to 0:22tell for [music] 20 years.0:25So, when the call comes from Christopher 0:27Nolan, who said yes before reading the 0:30script?0:31>> I think everyone.0:32>> [laughter]0:33>> Except Rob.0:35>> I did. I 0:36literally why I said this and I 0:37>> [laughter]0:39>> It's nothing to do with Chris. It's like 0:40terrifying to go into that massive scale 0:43thing.0:43>> It's a massive [music] undertaking 0:46both in scale 0:48and scope.0:49>> Describe why each of these actors was 0:52the right fit solve Homer's epic puzzle.0:55>> Not 0:56>> Just so you know, we've all been too 0:57scared to ask that question.0:59>> I don't think about actors when I'm I'm 1:01writing the script. You try and discover 1:03the character in the writing and then 1:07think, "Okay, who's going to play 1:09Odysseus?"1:09>> Let's go home.1:11>> Academy Award-winner Matt Damon stars as 1:14the hero Odysseus,1:16who after planning the legendary Trojan 1:18horse trap to win the war,1:21embarks on [music] a dangerous 10-year 1:24journey home.1:25>> I did like yelp and shriek when Chris 1:27said it was The Odyssey. It was not a 1:30very low-key reaction. I was not calm.1:33>> [laughter]1:34>> Academy Award-winner [music] Anne 1:35Hathaway plays Odysseus's loyal wife 1:38Penelope.1:39>> I think his king is coming back.1:41>> No, he's not.1:42>> Who fights off the suitors [music] who 1:43have moved into her home.1:45>> I thought about the fury that she would 1:48feel of basically having a prolonged 1:51home invasion and to not have the 1:54ability to say, "Get out of my house.1:58>> Unless maybe you will come back.2:01>> What if I can't?2:02>> Describe the experience of the Odyssey,2:05Matt.2:06>> Oh, man.2:07Uh 2:09really challenging. On balance, just the 2:12the best experience of my career because 2:15it was the the biggest and the hardest 2:17and what it took to do this 2:20and do it all in IMAX.2:22>> To bring the epic [music] tale to life,2:24it's the first Hollywood film shot 2:26entirely on IMAX [music] 70 mm film. The 2:29result, the film projects huge images 2:32making you feel like you are inside the 2:34action.2:36>> When you're shooting intense dramatic 2:37[music] scenes, we're in the middle of 2:39it. You're having to say to Tom Cruise,2:40say to him, "Okay, everybody freeze.2:43We're going to reload the camera."2:45>> The camera department are more akin to 2:48an F1 pit crew in the way that they were 2:50able to reset the camera. It was like 2:53watching excellence unfold in front of 2:55you.2:56>> My dad is coming home.2:58>> Tom Holland plays [music] the son 3:00Telemachus, searching for the father he 3:02never met.3:03>> There's one scene in particular which is 3:06super emotional. And it was actually I 3:09found quite easy because it was all on 3:11the page and we had done the work and 3:13we'd been on this adventure already.3:15We'd built a relationship. I felt really 3:17proud to be there. You know, we'd hiked 3:19up the mountain together as a unit, as a 3:22family. So, it actually came quite 3:24naturally.3:26>> In her first Nolan film, Zendaya plays 3:28the Greek [music] goddess of wisdom,3:30Athena, who protects Odysseus.3:33>> Every day I was there, I wanted to try 3:35my best to [clears throat]3:36compartmentalize my excitement and a 3:38little bit of anxiety and fear, too, cuz 3:40you want to do a good job.3:41>> Zendaya, how did you get tipped off to 3:43your role in this film?3:45>> Um 3:46I 3:47luckily had um a a little tip off from 3:51someone I know quite well.3:52>> I was given permission. the 3:53>> Yeah.3:54>> [laughter]3:56>> The real-life couple shared the 3:58excitement of being in their first Nolan 4:00film.4:01>> It was funny because when he got the 4:02call, I was just over the moon for him.4:04Like my my heart was so full. I was just 4:06excited about this journey that you were 4:08going to go on and really didn't kind of 4:10put myself into that equation at all.4:12So, it was a quite a 4:14pleasant surprise.4:16>> A huge amount of gratitude for letting 4:17him allow me to tell Z about [laughter]4:20this opportunity. It's probably the most 4:22special day.4:23>> Zendaya.4:24>> Often referred to on set as perfect.4:27To the chagrin of other people on the 4:29cast.4:30>> Sorry, guys.4:30>> Still recovering.4:31>> Still recovering.4:32>> It's a touchy subject.4:33>> Is it true your first take you got a 4:35perfect from Chris Nolan?4:37>> I was I don't know if it was the first.4:40I don't know. I I I felt incredibly 4:42encouraged.4:43>> So, Matt and Tom, you witnessed this.4:45>> Oh, yeah.4:46>> What was that real-time reaction?4:49>> Shock and awe.4:50>> [laughter]4:52>> Nobody else got a perfect? A great 4:54maybe?4:54>> I think 4:55>> I have got a perfect actually.4:57>> I did.4:58>> Hey.4:59>> I I wrote about it in my journal that 5:01night.5:01>> [laughter]5:02>> You're pining for a daddy you didn't 5:04even know.5:05>> Robert Pattinson plays Intenuous, one of 5:08the swarmy suitors trying to force Queen 5:10[music] Penelope to marry him so he can 5:12be the new king.5:13>> He's a good dude. He wants to step up.5:15>> [laughter]5:16>> So, he wants to help raise raise a son.5:18>> You're not a good 5:20dad.5:20>> Lupita, you've said that you had not 5:23read The Odyssey before reading the 5:25script.5:26>> I remember 5:27sitting with Chris in his office and him 5:29telling me what his next project was and 5:32it's The Odyssey and I said note to 5:33self, read The Odyssey.5:35I am just so grateful to Chris for 5:38having the imagination 5:41and the daring to cast me in those 5:43roles.5:45>> The Odyssey shot in six [music]5:46countries over 91 shooting days.5:50Capturing the raw, unfiltered truth of 5:53Odysseus's [music] epic journey.5:55>> Each location had a different set of 5:56challenges. So, when you just when you'd 5:59kind of overcome, you know, hiking up a 6:01mountain just to start [music] your day 6:02and then hiking down at the end, you 6:04were on a boat and you were like in the 6:06middle of the ocean and 6:07This is one of the great adventure 6:09stories of all time.6:11And I just want the audience to have as 6:13wild a ride as possible.6:15>> I think when people see this movie,6:16they'll be blown away by the scope 6:17[music] and scale, but equally by the 6:20continued emotion throughout the entire 6:22story.

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