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Christopher Nolan Hid The Odyssey in Every Film He’s Ever Made

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By Mark McPherson, Mark Mcpherson
| Flickside
Christopher Nolan said something recently that stopped me completely. In an interview with the Empire Magazine, he pointed, “When you start to break down the text and adapt The Odyssey, you find that all of these other films – and all the films I’ve worked on – they’re all from The Odyssey.” Nolan was 5, when he first saw the Ulysses school play in London. It was his first encounter with the story and left a deep impression on him.
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The Grand Search for Hope in The Odyssey (2026)

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By Mark McPherson, Mark Mcpherson
| Flickside
Director Christopher Nolan brings his grand-level filmmaking to the most classic of stories with The Odyssey (2026). Set in the era of gods and war, the film mostly stays true to the ancient tale. Matt Damon dons a beard and armor to portray Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca and strategist on the battlefield. Although succeeding in the Trojan War, getting home proves to be his biggest challenge. His long sea voyage will endanger his men.
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The Forbidden and Repressed Love of Leviticus (2026)

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By Mark McPherson, Mark Mcpherson
| Flickside
Growing up is hard enough. Growing up gay in a deeply religious rural community is something else entirely. Life isn’t working out for the Australian teen Naim (Joe Bird) in debut director Adrian Chiarella’s Leviticus (2026). Naim just lost his father, and his mother has moved him to a rural town in Victoria. In addition to being a lonely place for the youth, the community is incredibly religious, making it difficult for Naim to fit in.
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