The next film is “Mythic Action Epic”

Sing to me, muse! Details about Christopher Nolan’s star-studded next project at Universal have finally been revealed.

According to a new opens in cinemas everywhere on July 17, 2026.”

Nolan has assembled an all-star cast of actors befitting the epic story: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron will star. The studio and Nolan’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning drama “Oppenheimer” expect production to begin sometime in the first half of 2025. Nolan is expected to write and produce with Emma Thomas under her Syncopy banner.

Homer’s ancient Greek epic The Odyssey remains one of the oldest works of literature still read by audiences today. It tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus during his turbulent journey home after the Trojan War.

The Odyssey has been brought to the screen several times, first with a 1911 silent film by Giuseppe de Liguoro and later with 1954’s Ulysses starring Kirk Douglas. The 2000 satirical comedy “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” is also loosely based on Homer’s magnum opus, and 2024’s “The Return,” starring Ralph Fiennes, is an adaptation of the final sections of the epic poem.

Holland admitted last week that he had joined the project without knowing many details. “To be completely honest, I don’t really know what it’s about,” Holland recently said on “The Dish” podcast. “I’m super excited, but it’s been pretty quiet around the project. I met with (Nolan) and it was great. He laid it out pretty loosely and I’m sure when he’s ready he’ll announce what it’s about.”