Tom Holland declared Christopher Nolan’s next epic The Odyssey “an absolute masterpiece.”
In a recent interview with GQ, Tom Holland praised Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic. The Odysseydescribing it as “unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.”
Holland explained that Nolan’s reliance on in-camera practical effects rather than CGI left him stunned by the magnitude of the production.
“There were certain sequences in the movie where I was watching it and I was just thinking, ‘How the hell did he do that? It has to be CG,'” Holland said.
“And then after the movie he asked her, ‘That was definitely CG, right?’ And he said, ‘No, no, no, that’s all in the camera effects.’ Very planned, very prepared.’”
Based on Homer’s legendary poem, The Odyssey It stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Holland as Telemachus, and Zendaya as Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war who guides Odysseus through his trials. The ensemble also includes Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron.
Holland explained that Nolan’s approach reminded him why audiences still crave the big screen experience.
He added: “I’m a real advocate for theater and film and the communal experience of sitting in a dark room and being entertained. I think it’s something I’ll be very focused on for the next 10 years of my life.”
With a budget of $250 million and a release date of July 17, 2026, Nolan’s film is shaping up to be one of the most ambitious projects of the year.
More than just a film, it is being positioned as a cultural event: one designed to remind audiences of the enduring power of myth and the magic of theaters.
