Christopher Nolan is a legendary director who consistently produces something entirely unique with his films, and The Odyssey is no exception.  The Odyssey (2026), which is based on the legendary Greek poetry by Homer, will follow king Odysseus (played by Matt Damon) as he travels home from the Trojan war for ten years, encountering obstacles from both gods and monsters. 

The Odyssey Means Nolan Will Have To Use A Lot More CGI
Christopher Nolan Won't Be Able To Go 100% Practical For The Odyssey

Even in fantasy films like Inception and Interstellar, director Christopher Nolan is renowned for making the most of practical effects in his productions. He even went so far as to say that his film Oppenheimer featured "zero CGI shots," despite the fact that some post-production VFX and CGI work was added to already-existing pictures. In spite of this, Nolan has consistently attempted to base his films on realistic effects. His decision to adapt Homer's Odyssey was unexpected in part because of this cinematic style.

It will be difficult for the filmmaker to bring this timeless story to life without the use of computer-generated imagery (CGI), given Homer's ancient Greek epic contains fabled creatures such as the enormous cyclops Polyphemus and the much more enormous sea monster Scylla.  Nolan will probably have to use some computer-generated imagery (CGI) in addition to the gigantic animatronics that are supposed to be used to bring the cyclops to life in order to portray these legendary beasts as authentically as possible.

Odyssey Will Be Nolan's First Fantasy Movie
From the characters in Tenet reversing time and firing bullets in reverse to the mind-bending voyage through the dream world in Inception and the fifth-dimensional aliens constructing wormholes in Interstellar, Nolan is renowned for his films with some heightened fantasy aspects.  He has, however, consistently attempted to use scientific theories and facts to make these tales seem plausible.  The Odyssey, however, is a highly uncommon film at this stage in Nolan's career because it will be the only pure fantasy feature in his oeuvre.

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26/05/2025 10:50 AM