Universal Pictures announced Christopher Nolan's next film will be truly epic. He's bringing Homer to the big screen with his version of The Odyssey.

Christopher Nolan’s return to the director’s chair is imminent! The filming of his thirteenth feature, ‘The Odyssey,’ will start in the United Kingdom, Morocco, and Rome, Italy, later this month. The highly anticipated follow-up to the Academy Award-winning ‘Oppenheimer‘ will be lensed using brand-new IMAX technology and can very well be the filmmaker’s most expensive

Here is everything we know so far about Christopher Nolan's adaptation of 'The Odyssey," set to release in theaters in 2026.

Universal Pictures has announced that Christopher Nolan’s next movie will be The Odyssey, a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology” which will arrive in theatres on July 17,

“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.

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.

A mythic action epic awaits the director of 'Oppenheimer', and he'll be using "brand new IMAX film technology", according to Universal... Here's what you need to know. View on euronews

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