After Oppenheimer shook the world with its mind-bending narrative, Christopher Nolan is now poised to chart entirely new waters with The Odyssey.

Christopher Nolan's next movie will be an adaptation of The Odyssey, and he's already keeping the promise he made about his post-Oppenheimer work.

Universal Pictures announced Christopher Nolan's next film will be truly epic. He's bringing Homer to the big screen with his version of The Odyssey.

Little is known about Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming The Odyssey adaptation, but according to a new report, the film will be his priciest venture to date. In a recent TheInSneider report from Jeff Sneider,

Rumors about what Christopher Nolan's new movie would be after Oppenheimer did not predict The Odyssey, as there were wild reports about the plot.

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.

For months, it’s been rumored that director Christopher Nolan is working on a new star-studded movie and Universal confirmed that it’s a film adaptation of Homer’s "The Odyssey."

Universal has dropped a cheeky (early) synopsis of Nolan’s next film just as everyone started their holiday break.

“ 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.”

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