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Upfronts Week Sparks Culture War Over The Odyssey
entertainment12 days ago

Upfronts Week Sparks Culture War Over The Odyssey

During Upfronts Week, studios showcased ads and clips to advertisers, with Disney deemed the big winner and Netflix and Amazon generating significant buzz, while Warner Bros. Discovery underwhelmed and NBCUniversal faced challenges. YouTube solidified its platform dominance, and the centerpiece controversy revolved around Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Lupita Nyong’o’s casting, prompting online backlash and a rare public culture-war moment in Hollywood, even as Nolan stayed out of the fray.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#culture-war#entertainment#hollywood
Nolan's Odyssey Trailer Sparks Accent Debate Over Classical Tone
entertainment20 days ago

Nolan's Odyssey Trailer Sparks Accent Debate Over Classical Tone

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey trailer features American accents for all characters—despite several cast members being British—and includes casual modern phrasing like 'daddy' and 'Let's go!' Critics say the choice undercuts the epic's gravitas and that, while language in film is always a translation, the dialogue reads too contemporary; some wonder if subtitled ancient Greek or a more formal register would have preserved a timeless feel. The film opens July 17, 2026.

via SlashFilm|
#accents#christopher-nolan#dialogue
Nolan’s Odyssey Bets on All-American Voices
culture20 days ago

Nolan’s Odyssey Bets on All-American Voices

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey trailer uses all-American accents for its ancient characters, breaking with the traditional British-dominated sound of period epics. The piece situates this choice in a history of mixed accents in cinema (Kubrick, Spartacus, etc.), arguing that performance and relatability matter more than linguistic authenticity, and that Nolan’s approach aims for intimate, human scale rather than regal antiquity.

via GQ|
#accents#christopher-nolan#cinema
Nolan’s Odyssey: A High-Concept Greek Epic with a Star-Studded Cast
entertainment21 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 unveils trailer for his audacious Odyssey adaptation
ent-entertainment22 days ago

Nolan unveils trailer for his audacious Odyssey adaptation

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey released a new trailer, with Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, and Charlize Theron as Calypso. The $250 million film, shot entirely on large-format IMAX cameras, promises mythic trials from whirlpools to Cyclops; a cinema trailer leak preceded the reveal. The Odyssey is scheduled for release July 16 in Australia and July 17 in the UK and US.

via The Guardian|
#ent-entertainment#matt-damon#nolan
From TikTok to the Big Screen: Epic Odyssey Musical Gets Animated Movie
entertainment1 month ago

From TikTok to the Big Screen: Epic Odyssey Musical Gets Animated Movie

Epic, the viral TikTok musical retelling of Homer’s Odyssey, is being developed as an animated feature with Jerry Bruckheimer producing alongside creator Jorge Rivera-Herrans and Atlantic Music Group’s Kevin Weaver, with Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films also aboard. The nascent project will be shopped to studios and streamers by CAA. Rivera-Herrans began Epic as a Notre Dame senior thesis, turning into a global phenomenon with billions of streams, and the move into film comes as Odyssey adaptations gain momentum in Hollywood.

via hollywoodreporter.com|
#atlantic-music-group#entertainment#epic-musical
Nolan Unveils The Odyssey’s Trojan Horse Footage at CinemaCon
film1 month ago

Nolan Unveils The Odyssey’s Trojan Horse Footage at CinemaCon

Christopher Nolan treated CinemaCon to an extended look at The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, with a Trojan Horse sequence and a cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and Charlize Theron. Nolan highlighted the film’s ambitious scale, filming across multiple countries and using Imax cameras for the entire production—the first time that has been done—while promising a mythic, action-packed journey as Odysseus battles monsters like Polyphemus on his return home.

via Variety|
#christopher-nolan#cinemacon#film
entertainment9 months ago

Honoring Jim Lovell: Apollo 13 Commander and Space Legend

A new documentary titled 'Odyssey,' directed by Avi Belkin and financed by Fifth Season, focuses on the Apollo 13 mission from Jim Lovell's perspective, using previously unseen archival footage. The film, nearing completion, will be distributed early fall and highlights the international cooperation that helped bring the astronauts home after a critical oxygen tank explosion threatened their return.

via Deadline|
#apollo13#avibelkin#documentary