Following the film’s premiere, critics are already calling the historical epic a best picture Oscar contender. Here’s what they had to say The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s three-hour version of Homer’s epic poem, world premiered in London on Monday night, and critics who saw the film there and at ea…
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is based on Homer’s ancient Greek epic, which dates back to around the 8th or 7th century BC. As a result, some moviegoers were surprised when the film’s various trailers let it slip that Nolan’s characters speak contemporary English dialogue in mostly American acce…
Director Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of "The Odyssey," which is slated for U.S. theatrical release on July 17, has already prompted a torrent of division and negative backlash for its casting, which some have framed as a modern affront to a foundational text of Western literature.
NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan has never been afraid to dream a little bigger. It’s almost a calling. With every film, he’s pushed himself and the medium further — playing with form, storytelling, visuals and audience expectations to create lasting cinematic spectacles.
With Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” set to bring Homer’s ancient epic back to the big screen this month, readers can revisit the source material in a deluxe hardbound edition that bundles both “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” into one volume.
NEW YORK — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is one of the most anticipated films of the century so far. Riding the massive success of “Oppenheimer,” Nolan has written and directed a 172-minute, R-rated, $250 million epic adaptation of Homer’s epic poem — the first feature ever shot entirely on I…
At the end of a recent interview with acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan in New York City, we tell the man who’s given the world “Memento,” “Inception,” “Interstellar,” “The Dark Knight” trilogy, “Dunkirk” and 2023 Academy Award-winner “Oppenheimer” that we can’t…
Christopher Nolan, director of the “Dark Knight” trilogy, “Inception,” “Oppenheimer,” “Dunkirk” and “Interstellar,” has recently received criticism over casting decisions made for his upcoming adaptation of the Greek epic poem “The Odyssey.”
Christopher Nolan is not phased by the pre-release backlash that’s been erupting on social media in the months leading up to his latest directorial effort, “The Odyssey.” The movie, a star-studded adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic, has irked Elon Musk and Trump’s MAGA base over its casting choices an…
After many on social media apparently became Homeric experts in time to tear apart his yet-unreleased epic adaptation, Christopher Nolan has seen the hot takes. Following outcry over some of his casting choices for The Odyssey, the 2x Oscar winner explained the online discourse “comes with the terri…
Christopher Nolan calls backlash to "The Odyssey's" casting and modern dialogue "irrelevant," but one critic says questioning the race-swapping of Helen of Troy is fair game.
