{"id":330027,"date":"2025-12-22T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/330027\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:17:08","slug":"the-journey-begins-in-the-first-trailer-for-the-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/330027\/","title":{"rendered":"The journey begins in the first trailer for The Odyssey"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>The moment is finally here. Universal Pictures has now unveiled the first trailer for The Odyssey \u2014 the new anticipated film from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/tag\/christopher-nolan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Nolan<\/a> after his last movie, Oppenheimer, swept the Oscars in 2024. Nolan is following it up with an epic historical drama of immense proportions. The project has been building quite mythic hype with it being the director\u2019s most expensive film, which includes being\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/odyssey-imax-cameras\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shot entirely<\/a>\u00a0with IMAX cameras. <\/p>\n<p>The Odyssey\u00a0doesn\u2019t release until the summer, but a special peek of the film was seen in theatres recently. A nearly six-minute prologue was shown ahead of IMAX 70mm screenings of\u00a0Sinners\u00a0and\u00a0One Battle After Another, and the first reactions from movie-goers who have seen the prologue are incredibly positive. After only seeing a few minutes of the movie, they\u2019re already calling it breathtaking, jaw-dropping, and possibly even the biggest movie ever made. And the hype will only build more from here.<\/p>\n<p>The Odyssey\u00a0is based on an ancient Greek poem by Homer that tells the tale of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his journey home after the ten-year Trojan War. The trip was perilous, including encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe. At home, Odysseus is presumed dead, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must contend with groups of unruly suitors who each want Penelope\u2019s hand in marriage to control the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Nolan\u2019s take on the story stars\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/tag\/matt-damon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Damon<\/a>, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Anne Hathaway,\u00a0Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth, Zendaya, Elliot Page, John Leguizamo, Samantha Morton, Ryan Hurst, Logan Marshall-Green, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Josh Stewart, Benny Safdie, Corey Hawkins, and Elyes Gabel.<\/p>\n<p>Filming took place in Morocco (A\u00eft Benhaddou for Troy), Greece (Peloponnese, Pylos, Methoni Castle, Nestor\u2019s Cave), Italy (Favignana, Aeolian Islands in Sicily), Scotland (Moray Firth coast, Findlater Castle), and Iceland. Favignana, Sicily\u2019s \u201cGoat Island\u201d is\u00a0\u201cbelieved to be the place where Homer envisioned Odysseus landed with his motley crew to barbecue goats and stock up on food. The idyllic isle is part of the Egadi archipelago off of Sicily\u2019s north-west coast.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Tom Holland has said that Nolan\u2019s\u00a0The\u00a0Odyssey\u00a0is unlike anything we\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0The journey is due to hit theaters\u00a0on July 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joblo.com\/wp-content\/themes\/face3-joblo\/assets\/images\/joblo-logo-icon-2025.svg\" alt=\"JoBlo logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n        Subscribe to our weekly newsletter\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-signup-text\">\n            Get the latest movie and TV news, first looks, reviews, and interviews, straight from the JoBlo crew to your inbox.        <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            Source:<br \/>\n            Universal\n        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The moment is finally here. 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