The Odyssey could wind up being Christopher Nolan’s best movie yet.
Nolan’s The Odyssey will be released in United States theaters on July 17, 2026, from Universal Pictures. An adaptation of the ancient Greek epic by Homer, it stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, and Anne Hathaway as Penelope.
Why could The Odyssey be Christopher Nolan’s best movie?
With a new trailer for The Odyssey having recently been released, this movie looks to be the best in Nolan’s filmography yet, as it appears completely different from anything he’s done before.
Nolan is known for experimenting with different genres. He often returns to the sci-fi genre — 2010’s Inception, 2014’s Interstellar, and 2020’s Tenet — but he is also willing to try something new. He’ll create a Batman movie, then shift to a story about dueling magicians. A war film and a biopic follow. While we have yet to see him tackle a romantic comedy, perhaps that day will come.
Whenever Nolan explores a new genre, the results are typically outstanding. The general consensus might be that The Dark Knight is the pinnacle of his Batman films, but Batman Begins remains highly respected within the superhero film community. His venture into the war movie genre resulted in Dunkirk, which was exceptional. Furthermore, his biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer garnered numerous Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Taking on the fantasy genre marks a significant shift for Nolan — he has never really ventured into this territory before. This appears to be his largest film in terms of scope to date, and the trailer already demonstrates that he knows exactly what he’s doing. It doesn’t reveal too much yet, as we have yet to see glimpses of the Cyclops or the Sirens.
We’ll have to wait until next summer to see how it all turns out, but The Odyssey should have all Christopher Nolan fans very excited.
Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.
