The first look at Christopher Nolan’s new film, Oppenheimer, reinforces a pattern seen throughout his 25-year career: he consistently delivers huge blockbuster hits that aren’t part of established franchises. While films like the R-rated Oppenheimer aren’t usually box office successes, it earned almost $1 billion worldwide in 2023. Similarly, original, ambitious sci-fi films like Inception and Interstellar, which weren’t based on existing stories, also became massive hits with audiences.
After the success of Christopher Nolan’s recent film, Universal Studios is planning another large-scale movie, giving him full support to adapt Homer’s The Odyssey. This ancient Greek story, one of the oldest known poems, follows the hero Odysseus on his incredible journey. Even if you’re a Nolan fan who doesn’t usually enjoy historical or fantasy adventures, this project might surprise you.
‘The Odyssey’ Continues Christopher Nolan’s Exploration of Time
Although The Odyssey isn’t scheduled to be released for several months, Universal Pictures is starting to promote the film, likely hoping to capitalize on the anticipated success of Wicked. So far, the only preview image showed Matt Damon as Odysseus. Now, new promotional materials reveal the Greeks moving the Trojan Horse on the beach, hinting that the movie will include flashbacks to the Trojan War – the legendary battle that happened before the events of The Odyssey.
Time plays a significant role in Homer’s The Odyssey. The story starts near the end of Odysseus’s decade-long journey home, but much of it is told as a flashback – Odysseus recounting his adventures from the Trojan War to the obstacles he faced on his return. This non-linear storytelling style will remind fans of Christopher Nolan’s films, like Memento. While The Odyssey’s timeline isn’t as intricate as Nolan’s 2000 film, it still adds another level of depth to the narrative.
Christopher Nolan is known for films like Tenet, Oppenheimer, and Inception, which cleverly blend complicated scientific ideas with deeply human stories. Even his historical film, The Prestige, features a strong scientific element through the character of Nikola Tesla. This might make his upcoming film, The Odyssey, seem different, as his work usually focuses on the future. However, the themes in The Odyssey are universal and will likely feel very much in line with Nolan’s signature style. In many ways, this story perfectly embodies the kind of films he makes.
As a huge Christopher Nolan fan, I always suspected The Odyssey played a big role in Interstellar, and it turns out it’s a foundational story for pretty much every adventure you’ve ever loved! It’s the original “Hero’s Journey” – a pattern scholar Joseph Campbell identified – and you see echoes of it everywhere, from Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings. I think Nolan deliberately tapped into that classic structure when he was building his take on Batman in The Dark Knight trilogy, and it’s clear it’s influenced a lot of the films that originally inspired him to become a filmmaker.
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2025-11-14 04:17