\n\tTeens and tweens hoping to find out if Odysseus makes it home to Ithaca are going to need to bring a parent or adult guardian to the multiplex.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThe Odyssey<\/a>,\u201d Christopher Nolan<\/a>\u2018s sprawling adaptation of Homer\u2019s epic poem, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association. It\u2019s unclear why the picture got this designation (we\u2019re guessing some cyclops carnage and body-count heavy battles?). It\u2019s unusual for a summer blockbuster to carry an R-rating lately \u2014 studios typically try to have their action-heavy adventures earn PG-13 or PG ratings so they can play to the broadest audience possible.<\/p>\n \n\tHowever, Nolan\u2019s last film, \u201cOppenheimer,\u201d also had an R rating and was released in the heart of summer. It went on to gross nearly $1 billion at the global box office. Other Nolan summer films like \u201cInception,\u201d \u201cDunkirk,\u201d \u201cTenet\u201d and the \u201cDark Knight\u201d trilogy all received PG-13 ratings.<\/p>\n \n\tUniversal, which partnered with Nolan on \u201cOppenheimer,\u201d is distributing \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d It opens on July 17 \u2014 a summer stretch where many of the director\u2019s other films have found success. \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d reportedly carries a budget of $250 million, so it will need to bring in crowds. It ranks as perhaps the most expensive R-rated movie in history, topping the likes of \u201cJoker: Folie \u00e0 Deux\u201d and \u201cDeadpool & Wolverine.\u201d In addition to Nolan, one of the biggest names in movies, the cast includes Matt Damon<\/a>, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Anne Hathaway.<\/p>\n