is following his Oscar-winning with a true epic: Homer㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱThe Odyssey.㽶Ƶֱ 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 㽶Ƶֱmythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.㽶Ƶֱ It will also be the first time that an adaptation of Homer㽶Ƶֱs saga will play on IMAX film screens.
Nolan has been an for years, going back to 㽶ƵֱThe Dark Knight,㽶Ƶֱ and has made his last three films exclusively using large format film and the highest resolution film cameras.
For 㽶ƵֱOppenheimer,㽶Ƶֱ the first black-and-white IMAX film stock was developed. Nolan hasn㽶Ƶֱt said specifically what the new technology for 㽶ƵֱThe Odyssey㽶Ƶֱ will be, but earlier this month that they㽶Ƶֱre in an intensive testing phase with IMAX to prepare for the new production.
㽶ƵֱThey have an incredible engineering staff, really brilliant minds doing extraordinary work,㽶Ƶֱ Nolan said. 㽶ƵֱIt㽶Ƶֱs wonderful to see innovation in the celluloid film arena still happening and happening at the highest level possible.㽶Ƶֱ
㽶ƵֱThe Odyssey㽶Ƶֱ will be Nolan㽶Ƶֱs second collaboration with Universal Pictures following 㽶ƵֱOppenheimer,㽶Ƶֱ which earned nearly $1 billion at the box office and won the filmmaker his first Oscars, including for and .
Rumors about his next project have been swirling ever since, with near-daily speculations about plot 㽶Ƶֱ none of which turned out to be true 㽶Ƶֱ and casting. While there are many reports about actors joining the ensemble, none has been officially confirmed by the studio.