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What Makes a Journey an ‘Odyssey’ Anyway?

  • Christopher Nolan's complete screenplay for 'The Odyssey' is available for preorder on Amazon, with the 240-page paperback published by Faber & Faber officially releasing on August 4, 2026.
  • The film has ignited the box office, collecting $124.5 million domestically and $264.1 million worldwide over its opening weekend, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus chronicling his perilous voyage after the Trojan War.
  • Sales of Homer's 'The Odyssey' have risen 76% year to date, while the film maintains a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes and an 'A' grade on CinemaScore.
  • This release continues Nolan's tradition of publishing screenplays alongside his films, following previous editions for 'Oppenheimer', 'Tenet', 'Interstellar', 'Inception', and 'The Dark Knight Trilogy'.
  • Returning to ancient Greece more than 20 years after almost directing 'Troy', Nolan views this project as a career culmination, calling the absence of big-budget Homer adaptations 'an odd gap in movie history.
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“The Odyssey” is an ancient Greek epic poem that tells the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, who spent 10 years fighting in the Trojan War only to spend another 10 years trying to return home.

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What makes a journey an ‘odyssey’ anyway?

The word “odyssey” today often evokes a long, spirited adventure that doesn’t reflect the misery Odysseus endured in Homer’s epic poem.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jung Rae-won = Director Christopher Nolan's new film is sparking heated debate not only over casting news but also over a single scene from the trailer or a poster...

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Hudson Institute broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
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