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Evening Standard

Christopher Nolan's movie magic knows no end, as fans find out The Odyssey's fall of Troy was filmed without a green screen

The fall of Troy was created using over a thousand extras

Total Film

Elon Musk vows to make ‘historically accurate’ AI version of The Odyssey

The tech mogul has been criticising Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey for months and said the director had ‘lost his integrity’ over some of the casting choices

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What the lotus flower reveals about veteran PTSD in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

The Conversation

Austin woman discusses Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ on first date. Then her date mentions Helen of Troy: ‘my stomach dropped’

She says she walked out on the spot.

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Homer’s Odysseus was never a perfect hero. Christopher Nolan’s film understands this

Homer’s The Odyssey has long been held up as a powerful example of “the hero’s journey” – a narrative structure that has dominated storytelling for millennia.

The Conversation

MAGA turns on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey over one surprising plot twist

Right-wing critics previously took issue with the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy

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Sex, beds and grisly executions: what Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey changed, invented – and left out

From missing scenes and characters to a brand new ending, the director has taken some artistic liberties with Homer’s epic poem

The Guardian - UK

What's Going On With Zendaya's Athena In The Odyssey? I'm So Conflicted

I need to talk this out.

Cinemablend

‘The Odyssey’ (2026) review

It is the same old story. A man tries to find his way home on a decade-long journey after a decade-long war. But then, there is not just what happened but how it is told. Christopher Nolan’s ‘ The Odyssey ’ (2026) depiction of Homer ’s nearly three thousand years…

Bangkok Post

Nolan's "The Odyssey" is pointless

The blockbuster director's latest exercise in cinematic spectacle makes Homer feel hollow

Salon

Former Helen Of Troy Actress Sparks A Frenzy With Her Age-Defying Looks As Her Fitness Hacks Are Revealed

“She can still play Helen of Troy, and people would love her.”

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey: The Epic Everyone Will Be Debating

Christopher Nolan, playing with time, memory, and morality has always been a hallmark of his work and in The Odyssey, he challenges himself to take on the oldest adventure story in Western literature. The tale of Odysseus' tortured journey back from the wars of Troy written by Homer is a…

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The Odyssey review – Nolan goes god-tier with breathtaking epic of men, monsters and moral metamorphosis

Doing full justice to the Homeric legend, Christopher Nolan amasses an epic cast to convey the true cost of war with film-making of thrilling ambition

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Christopher Nolan used one idea from his unmade Troy film in The Odyssey over 20 years later

“I’ve had an image of that horse sinking into the sand in my head for 20 years.”

Cinemablend

Ryan Reynolds’ Mayday Trailer Is Top Gun Meets Misery, And I Can’t Look Away

The good news is I'm pretty sure there's not a sledgehammer scene.

The Independent UK

Christopher Nolan on his 20-year journey to The Odyssey: ‘Boy, it was tough. It was tough on everybody’

INTERVIEW: Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ experience started after he almost directed ‘Troy’ in 2004. Nine movies later, he finally decided it was time for his version of Homer’s poem. He talks to Jacob Stolworthy about testing his limits on the open seas – and his foray into horror for the film’s scariest scene

The Guardian - UK

From Greek epics to biblical blockbusters: the 20 best mythological movies – ranked!

Ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, we rate the top films based on myths, legends and fables

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‘Odyssey’ Star Lupita Nyong’o Brutally Roasted Over The “Woke” Question She Says She’d Ask Homer

"She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama and knew nothing of The Odyssey going in."

LiveScience

Sleep and Death cista handle: A 2,400-year-old sculpture depicting gods carrying away Zeus' son during the Trojan War

A small, bronze sculpture depicting a death scene in the Trojan War once graced an Etruscan box.

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Never Mind Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' — The Unexpected Design Destinations Found Hiding in Its Filming Locations Make for the Journey of a Lifetime

We've retraced the steps of the director and its crew so you don't have to, and uncovered six interior and lifestyle gems not to be missed along the way

The Independent UK

Lupita Nyong’o responds to backlash over The Odyssey role: ‘This is a mythological story’

Actor plays dual role as Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic

Cinemablend

I Know Homer's The Odyssey Quite Well, And I Love The Tweaks That Christopher Nolan Is Making

Let Nolan cook.

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Alec Baldwin hits back after Elon Musk attacks Lupita Nyong’o casting in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

Alec Baldwin has publicly defended Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o after Elon Musk and commentator Matt Walsh criticised her role as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated adaptation of The Odyssey.

The Conversation

Physicists have measured ‘negative time’ in the lab

As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca. He visited many lands, but mostly dwelt with the nymph Calypso on her island.

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