Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.”

Nolan is also behind epic films including “Inception,” “The Dark Knight,” “Dunkirk” and his most recent film “Oppenheimer,” which scored big at last year’s Oscars when it took home the trophy for best picture. Nolan won that award as a producer, and also took home the Academy Award for best director.

Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning smash "Oppenheimer" with an adaptation of the ancient Greek epic poem "Odyssey" — and the movie will be shot with new IMAX technology, Universal announced.

“ Christopher Nolan ’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology,” said the studio. “The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.”

Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon and more are set to star in the adaptation of the Greek epic Christopher Nolan is tackling a classic epic as his next project. On Monday, Dec. 23, Universal Pictures revealed that the Oppenheimer director will be adapting Homer’s The Odyssey into a star-studded feature set to release in 2026.

“Christopher Nolan’s next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026,” the statement read.

Christopher Nolan's new film is 'The Odyssey,' an adaptation of the epic Homer poem for Universal, the studio has revealed.

The upcoming film will reportedly feature Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, and others. Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Is an Adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey

Details of Christopher Nolan’s star-studded next project at Universal have finally been revealed. According to a new X post from Universal Pictures, the filmmaker’s next project “is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology.

Christopher Nolan's follow-up to Oppenheimer will be a literal epic. Universal Pictures announced the Oscar-winning filmmaker's next project is an adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, which the studio describes as "a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology.