Christopher Nolan’s First Teaser for ‘The Odyssey’ Is Here

Not many filmmakers release trailers for films a year in advance, but not many filmmakers are Christopher Nolan. Earlier this month, Universal put a new six-minute preview for Nolan’s new film, The Odyssey, exclusively in theaters, after dropping a mysterious teaser that never made its way online in theaters prior. But now the world is getting its first full look at the movie.

An adaptation of the epic poem by Homer, The Odyssey stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who goes on an incredible adventure home after the Trojan War. We don’t see much of that here, but we do get a sense of it. Check it out.

Besides the incredible cast Nolan has put together for this film (which also includes Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Mia Goth, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Corey Hawkins, and Benny Safdie), this will be the first feature film ever completely shot in IMAX’s biggest film format. That should make the journey one audiences are very, very excited to take next summer when The Odyssey comes to theaters.

Did this trailer get you suitably hyped for Nolan’s take on the sword and sandal epic? Will he be able to top his previous, Oscar-winning film, Oppenheimer? We’ll find out next year.

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