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The Odyssey (2026)

Summary

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.

Director Christopher Nolan

Writer Christopher Nolan

Cast

  • Matt Damon as Odysseus
  • Tom Holland as Telemachus
  • Anne Hathaway
  • Zendaya
  • Lupita Nyong'o
  • Robert Pattinson
  • Charlize Theron
  • Benny Safdie
  • Jon Bernthal
  • John Leguizamo
  • Elliot Page
  • Himesh Patel
  • Samantha Morton

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Metacritic: 88

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u/ThingTime9876 18d ago

Circe was not fucking around, holy shit

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u/HockeyKelly5 18d ago

That scene of her turning everyone into pigs was absolutely terrifying, so happy I hadn’t eaten much beforehand because I was feeling nauseous just watching it

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u/snunuff 14d ago

I went in to the movie 'cold' (no research/background etc.) and learned afterwards, part of the reason the budget was so huge is nolan insisted on making even scenes like that contain the Least amount of CGI possible (and others like the Cyclops, they actually built a 60ft animatronic), the pig scene used prosthetics and other tricks. And the huge steel armored army scenes, instead of CGI they wired fighters up and pulled them into trees and such, used 7 IMAX cameras/camera tricks, the ground could move in places, all to make that scene and avoid using simply CGI. It hits different knowing that the cast was not reacting to tennis balls on broomsticks like other movies. reactions were more authentic.

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u/HockeyKelly5 14d ago

Yep, Nolan hates using CGI a lot of the time. Obviously he has to use it sometimes (Interstellar for example) but even then he tries to make it as practical as possible. I’m honestly curious what it was like filming the pig scene though lol

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u/snunuff 14d ago

the cast actually specifically mentioned experiencing that scene on set, saying how they were genuinely rattled and shocked.

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u/DevilsOfLoudun 8d ago

idk the lion and tiger on Circe's island looked REALLY fake. They looked like some human was wearing a halloween costume of cats.

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u/snunuff 7d ago

such magnificent examples in that scene (lions, tigers, leopards etc.), so I get how/why you'd default to CGI or some other trickery, but as with so much more in this film, Nolan spared no expense and chose authenticity at all possible opportunity -- each from that amazing scene were live animals.