Everything to Know About Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan's previous film, Oppenheimer, was his first with Universal Pictures and earned him his first Academy Awards, taking Best Picture and Best Director. Nolan returns to Universal with The Odyssey, which opens wide on Friday, July 17, after preview screenings the evening of Thursday, July 16.

You can get tickets now at the film's official website. The Odyssey is a big-budget adaptation of the ancient Greek poem traditionally attributed to Homer. Set around the Mediterranean in the Ancient World, the story follows Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he attempts to return home after the Trojan War.

The meddling of the gods and encounters with sirens, a cyclops and other perils stretch his journey into a 10-year fight for survival and a struggle to reclaim his kingdom. The cast is star-packed. Matt Damon stars as Odysseus, with Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Tom Holland as Telemachus.

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