It is a day ending in ‘y’, so everyone knows what which means: Christopher Nolan has added one other huge identify to the decision sheet for The Odyssey. Sure, simply days after studying that The Punisher himself, Jon Bernthal, has boarded Nolan’s formidable adaptation of Homer’s Historical Greek mythic epic, the Oscar successful auteur has dipped again into his rogues gallery for the newest addition to the IMAX-bound film’s more and more starry line-up. Per THR‘s reporting, Oppenheimer star and filmmaker in his personal proper Benny Safdie can have a component to play in Odysseus’, er, Odyssean journey.
In case you’ve got someway not been conserving tabs, Safdie and Bernthal be part of an ensemble that now consists of *deep breath* Tom Holland, Zendaya, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron. It is a veritable who’s who of Hollywood’s most interesting, however who will truly play who in Nolan’s retelling of the traditional poem stays unclear: each Holland and Damon have been given lead billing, however which ones will play Odysseus (if certainly Odysseus is the film’s lead, after all) is anyone’s guess in the intervening time. Safdie’s casting does tee up a pleasant little Good Time reunion with the actor-director’s on-screen brother Pattinson although, which feels worthy of acknowledgment.
When it comes to what we do learn about Nolan’s self-penned thirteenth movie, taking pictures on the film is predicted to get underway in February, with Sicily — and particularly the ‘Goat Island’ of Favignana, a key location for Odysseus and his occasion within the authentic poem — a possible beginning place as principal pictures begins. We additionally know that The Odyssey will make use of pioneering, never-seen-before IMAX know-how so as to convey Homer’s world of Gods and monsters to life, and that it is slated to hit cinemas worldwide on 17 July, 2026. Earlier than then, we are able to stay up for seeing Benny Safdie’s personal monumental directorial endeavor, Dwayne Johnson starring MMA biopic The Smashing Machine, crash into cinemas later this 12 months courtesy of A24. Smashing stuff all spherical, then.
