54 h. ago Sandalheimer: can Christopher Nolan restore the grandeur of ancient

Once a prestige genre with lavish spectacle and global stars, it’s since grown pretty dusty and drear. But Nolan’s Odyssey may yet revive its bronzed vigourBack in the 1950s and 60s in the twilight of Hollywood’s golden era, the sword-and-sandals movie stood as tall as the Colossus of Rhodes. It was a time when burly men in togas and gleaming bronze breastplates fought existential battles with fate. When Ben-Hur had its chariot race, Spartacus roused cries of defiance and the odd moment of splendid anachronism, and Cleopatra had Elizabeth Taylor burning through costume changes like a pharaoh with an Amex card.And then, it all collapsed. By the 1970s, audiences weren’t interested in ancient glories any more; they wanted Vietnam war movies, paranoid political thrillers and antiheroes who didn’t spend half their films glistening in olive oil. By the time Star Wars arrived in the late 70s and early 80s, the genre had been survived only through low-rent Italian productions, where togas w...

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4 d. ago Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey immediately called out for glaring historical inaccuracy

Christopher Nolan’s new epic has released a first look at Matt Damon’s Odysseus character

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5 d. ago Matt Damon is Christopher Nolan's Odysseus – but what's wrong with his armour?

Not to be an insufferable history nerd, but that does not look like Bronze Age Mycenaean armour

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5 d. ago The Odyssey: Christopher Nolan reveals first look at epic follow

The film sees Matt Damon play the Greek hero Odysseus

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5 d. ago Matt Damon dons armor in first look at Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey as fans react: 'Good Home Hunting'

The Universal Pictures 'mythic action epic shooting across the world using brand new IMAX film technology' is already scheduled to hit IMAX theaters on July 17, 2026

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5 d. ago Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey gets release date as Matt Damon appears in first teaser

Fans of Greek Mythology have a star studded film to look forward to with Christopher Nolan's version of The Odyssey - and now Matt Damon has been revealed as the lead star

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