Well, we certainly didn't see this coming! Universal has now revealed that Christopher Nolan's star-studded mystery movie will actually be an adaptation of Homer's The

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."

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Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.” It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday. Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.”

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.

Christopher Nolan's follow-up film to "Oppenheimer" is an action Greek epic adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey."

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey already has a handful of A-list actors in its cast, and one can predict who will play who in this Greek epic.