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Nolan Aims for the Most Extreme Odyssey Yet
entertainment8 days ago

Nolan Aims for the Most Extreme Odyssey Yet

Christopher Nolan says his adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey is the most extreme version he could make, aiming to immerse viewers in the epic by writing and directing from inside the story and even placing audiences on Odysseus’s ship and in the Trojan horse; he shot about 2 million feet of IMAX film and planned to do the entire production in IMAX, with a CBS News 60 Minutes interview highlighting the project’s ambition as The Odyssey hits theaters July 17.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#60-minutes#christopher-nolan#entertainment
Iliad Papyrus Uncovered Near Ancient Egyptian Mummy Tomb
world10 days ago

Iliad Papyrus Uncovered Near Ancient Egyptian Mummy Tomb

Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona’s Oxyrhynchus Mission uncovered a 2,000-year-old papyrus containing a passage from Homer’s Iliad outside a mummy’s wrappings in Oxyrhynchus, Egypt. The text, likely from Book 2’s Catalog of Ships, may have been used as a magical amulet or guide for the afterlife, with six years of work stabilizing and translating the fragment revealing Greek literary texts in its original Greco-Egyptian context.

via The Daily Beast|
#ancient-egypt#ancient-greece#archaeology
Nolan’s Odyssey: A High-Concept Greek Epic with a Star-Studded Cast
entertainment20 days ago

Nolan’s Odyssey: A High-Concept Greek Epic with a Star-Studded Cast

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is being teased ahead of its July 17 release, with a new trailer and Nolan’s Colbert interview hinting at a faithful yet expansive big‑screen take on Homer’s epic. Matt Damon stars as Odysseus, alongside Zendaya as Athena, Tom Holland as Telemachus, and Anne Hathaway as Penelope; the footage includes the Cyclops, Charybdis, the dead-spirit visit, and the Trojan horse, while Nolan suggests a cinematic world where gods loom and time-bending storytelling is in play. Questions linger about how far dark material (Circe, Calypso, slavery, the suitors’ fate) will be shown, but the director’s non-linear narrative sensibilities signal a blockbuster that blends adventure with mythic divinity, aiming to honor the original while pushing boundaries.

via The Guardian|
#christopher-nolan#entertainment#homer
Nolan Casts Homer as the Original Marvel in The Odyssey Talk
entertainmentfilm21 days ago

Nolan Casts Homer as the Original Marvel in The Odyssey Talk

Christopher Nolan, on The Late Show, compared Homer to the Marvel era and argued that modern comic-book culture stems from the ancient epic as he promotes The Odyssey. The film boasts a star-studded lineup (Tom Holland as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Robert Pattinson, Matt Damon as Odysseus) and aims for a sweeping epic, acknowledging the huge pressure of adapting a well‑known story while underscoring a strong, sincere interpretation.

via Variety|
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