Benny Safdie Joins Nolan’s “The Odyssey”

Filmmaker and actor Benny Safdie will re-team with his “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan for the filmmaker’s newest work “The Odyssey” at Universal Pictures.

As per usual, the specifics of his role are unknown at this time. He joins a cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron and Jon Bernthal.

The feature is an adaptation of the epic Greek poem written by Homer in 8th Century BCE. A follow-up to “The Iliad” (which was adapted in 2004’s “Troy”), the story recounts the ten-year journey of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he travels home after the Trojan War.

He and his crew encounter many perils, ranging from a cyclops to the multi-headed monster Scylla, whirlpool-generating Charybdis, the sorceress Circe, the nymph Calypso and the vengeful god of the sea Poseidon.

Meanwhile, Odysseus’s wife and grown son must contend with aggressive suitors that have designs on the throne.

The $250 million mythic action epic will be shot across Sicily, the UK and Morocco using brand-new IMAX film technology. The project is about to shoot ahead of a planned theatrical release on July 17th 2026.

Safdie appeared as physicist Edward Teller in “Oppenheimer” and will shortly appear in the highly anticipated “Happy Gilmore 2”. He also wrote, directed and co-stars in “The Smashing Machine” starring Dwayne Johnson as former wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Both those films open this year.

Source: THR

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