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The Only Actor Wrong For ‘The Odyssey’ Confirmed By Reviews As Casting Backlash Finally Culminates

The Odyssey reviews settle its biggest casting debate as one performance draws the most criticism.

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Friday essay: I’ve been reading The Odyssey my whole life. Nolan’s film version is exhilarating – but not perfect

I first read The Odyssey during the summer holidays when I was 15 years old. Parked under the shade of the mulberry tree in our Brisbane backyard, I would read, grab a few mulberries, then read some more, my fingers sometimes staining the pages dark purple. It was a secondhand…

The Conversation

How controlling (and tolling) a narrow waterway near ancient Troy changed history

Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated adaptation of The Odyssey officially opened in theatres this week. It retells Homer’s ancient epic of Odysseus’ journey home from the Trojan war.

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Matt Damon reveals the diet change behind Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' to reach his lightest weight since high school : 'I literally stopped eating...'

Matt Damon Odyssey diet: Matt Damon adopted a gluten-free diet for his role in The Odyssey. This significant lifestyle change helped him achieve his lightest weight since high school. He found that eliminating gluten greatly improved his overall health and well-being. The actor continues this dietary regimen long after filming…

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Matt Damon received Ben Affleck phone call he’s ‘waited 45 years to get’ after friend watched The Odyssey

Damon called Affleck, who he has known since school, ‘one of the great loves of my life’

The Independent UK

A voyage of discovery: an idiot’s guide to reading The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of the ancient Greek epic has sparked a new appetite for an old classic. Here are the translations, podcasts and audiobooks that make the Homeric world more approachable

The Guardian - UK

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'The Odyssey’ - An epic but flawed trip to Hades and back

Christopher Nolan follows his Oscar-winning 'Oppenheimer' with his most ambitious undertaking to date: adapting Homer's epic poem to the screen. As impressive as it is, something feels missing...

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The Odyssey gets five-star sweep as critics hail ‘thrilling’ Christopher Nolan film as a ‘masterpiece’

Acclaimed British filmmaker might be set to repeat the success of ‘Oppenheimer’ – or surpass it

The Independent UK

Need another Odyssey? The best Greek mythology films ever made

THE COUNTDOWN: If Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ has whet your appetite for more Greek myths and legends on screen, Kevin E G Perry rounds up six of the best examples

The Independent UK

Tom Holland, Matt Damon, and Zendaya have created a rap to promote The Odyssey – and I can't believe it either

The cast created a musical number to catch fans up on Homer's ancient Greek epic

Total Film

New movies out this week: July 16-22

Three new releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.

Bangkok Post

The Odyssey Real Story: How Greek King Odysseus won the Trojan war but nearly lost everything on his 10-year journey to home

The Odyssey original story summary: Christopher Nolan's film "The Odyssey" brings Homer's ancient epic to the big screen. Odysseus, a Greek king, won the Trojan War with a clever trick. His journey home took ten years, filled with many perilous challenges. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope faced suitors pressuring her to…

The Economic Times

TV tonight: Jennifer Garner and Chloë Sevigny star in glossy summer drama

Five wealthy women set off for a weekend they will never forget. Plus: Dan Snow follows in Odysseus’s wake. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The Odyssey Movie Parents Guide: Why the movie is rated R, how scary it is and whether Christopher Nolan’s epic is suitable for kids

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" arrives in Indian theaters this Friday, July seventeenth. The film received an R rating for violence and language, requiring adult accompaniment for younger viewers. This epic war tale details Odysseus's journey and the Trojan War's dangers. Nolan discussed his approach to portraying violence authentically and engagingly…

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The Odyssey Movie: Meaning, story, runtime and star-studded cast of Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' movie is set for a July 17 release. The film adapts Homer's ancient Greek epic about Odysseus's journey home. Filming occurred in diverse global locations using IMAX cameras for grand scale. Advance bookings show massive demand, especially for IMAX premium seats. Ticket prices are surprisingly high…

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'Fortnite' x 'Odyssey' Movie Brings Matt Damon's Odysseus, Benny Safdie's Agamemnon Skins

Fortnite's latest collaboration is with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey movie, featuring Matt Damon's Odysseus, as well as Agamemnon's skins.

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Matt Damon dropped back to high school weight to portray Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

The Oscar-winning actor has revealed he returned to his high school weight and embraced a strict diet to play Odysseus, before receiving what he called the most meaningful review from his daughter.

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Anne Hathaway hails working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey as a ‘homecoming’

The actress has reflected on reuniting with Christopher Nolan for The Odyssey, praising the director’s consistency while revealing how playing Penelope became a deeply personal experience.

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If The Odyssey film is anything like The Odyssey adventure game from 2012, Matt Damon will spend the entire first hour trying to solve a single loom puzzle

I played it for two hours and 53 minutes, same as the running time of Christopher Nolan's new film. Here's how it went.

The Conversation

The Odyssey is set in a fantasy world – but the ancient Greeks mapped it onto what they knew

The ancient Greeks would have enjoyed current controversies about the “historical accuracy” of Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation of The Odyssey.

Evening Standard

The Odyssey lauded as Sir Christopher Nolan’s ‘best film to date’

The blockbuster is an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic.

France 24

The Odyssey: Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway relive the epic

In this edition, Critic Emma Jones tells us why Christopher Nolan’s take on the Greek epic was worth the wait – and the eye-watering budget – and how the themes of this ancient story still speak to contemporary audiences. The all-star cast includes Matt Damon as a world-weary Odysseus, Anne…

Inverse

'The Odyssey' Review: Christopher Nolan's Majestic, Haunting Adaptation Is An Epic Like No Other

Christopher Nolan's apocalyptic adaptation of the Homeric epic is grand and grave — and the version we need now. Read our review of 'The Odyssey.'

Evening Standard

The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan has made an epic worthy of the gods

5/5 With Matt Damon on career-best form and spectacle and awe like you’ve never seen, they better start polishing those Oscars

The Independent UK

The Odyssey review – Christopher Nolan’s massive, fearless adaptation is his best film to date

5/5 There are touches of ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Memento’ and even his Batman movies in this enormous condensing of the British filmmaker’s fixations, brought to life by a cast of seemingly thousands – but it’s the women (among them Anne Hathaway and Samantha Morton) who steal the show

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