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.

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

Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon and more are set to star in the adaptation of the Greek epic Christopher Nolan is tackling a classic epic as his next project. On Monday, Dec. 23, Universal Pictures revealed that the Oppenheimer director will be adapting Homer’s The Odyssey into a star-studded feature set to release in 2026.

Christopher Nolan's follow-up film to "Oppenheimer" is an action Greek epic adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey."

Christopher Nolan's new film is 'The Odyssey,' an adaptation of the epic Homer poem for Universal, the studio has revealed.

The upcoming film will reportedly feature Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, and others. Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Is an Adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey

“ 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.”

Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.”

Academy Award-winning director Christopher Nolan and Universal Pictures announced his next film will adapt Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey.

Details of Christopher Nolan’s star-studded next project at Universal have finally been revealed. According to a new X post from Universal Pictures, the filmmaker’s next project “is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology.