What is a director, even one of Hollywood’s best, supposed to do after delivering an epic Best Picture winner? For Christopher Nolan, the answer is making one of the most famous epics ever.

Christopher Nolan's next movie is official. The Oscar winner will write and direct a feature film adaptation of The Odyssey.

Here is everything we know so far about Christopher Nolan's adaptation of 'The Odyssey," set to release in theaters in 2026.

Nolan's follow-up to "Oppenheimer" is set to star Matt Damon, Zendaya, and Anne Hathaway. Now, voyager, sail thou forth to seek and find an advance ticket for a theater near you. Director Christopher Nolan's next movie has officially been revealed as The Odyssey,

In November, multiple outlets reported that Zendaya , Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon will star in Nolan’s next work. The movie marks several on-screen reunions, including the one between real-life couple Zendaya and Holland, who starred in the Spider-Man movies together, most recently, Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021.

“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.

“ 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.”

Robert Pattinson is in the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and his role is even more exciting after an update concerning a different film.