Christopher Nolan’s next film is based on ‘The Odyssey’

nypost.com:

Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.”It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday.Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.”The movie will be the first time that an adaptation of Homer’s saga will play on IMAX film screens.Nolan has been an IMAX enthusiast for years, going back to “The Dark Knight,” and has made his last three films exclusively using large format film and the highest resolution film cameras.

For “Oppenheimer,” the first black-and-white IMAX film stock was developed.Nolan hasn’t said specifically what the new technology for “The Odyssey” will be, but earlier this month he told The Associated Press that they’re in an intensive testing phase with IMAX to prepare for the new production.“They have an incredible engineering staff, really brilliant minds doing extraordinary work,” Nolan said.