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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: Media

Homer’s hero journeys home in IMAX.

Videos

Who Are the Characters of Homer's Odyssey?
And how do you really pronounce Telemachus?
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Is Homer's Odyssey a True Story?
Fact or Fiction? This ancient Greek epic is less than historically accurate.
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Images

The Odyssey
Matt Damon as Odysseus in The Odyssey (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan.
© 2026 Universal Pictures/Syncopy
The Odyssey
Matt Damon as Odysseus in The Odyssey (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan.
© 2026 Universal Pictures/Syncopy
Homer
Copy of a lost 2nd-century bust of Homer from Baiae, Italy.
© Former Townley Collection

Interactives

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey cast
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey cast
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Map of Odysseus's journey from Troy
Follow Odysseus from Troy to Ithaca, exploring key moments from the Odyssey at each...
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