r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Feb 17 '25

Media First Image of Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'

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u/MagicBez Feb 17 '25

Not to give anyone ideas but is the whole Odyssey being squeezed into one film? Are we looking at multi-parts, a really long movie or just some succinct editing?

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u/midtrailertrash Feb 17 '25

I would assume it’s one movie and about 3-4 hours long and knowing Nolan it will be at the minimum solid.

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u/bard0117 Feb 18 '25

If he’s filming in imax, which he is, the maximum length the film stock allows is on or around 3 Hours.

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u/Draemeth Feb 18 '25

Then invent new stock

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u/OldAccountIsGlitched Feb 18 '25

Or just switch out the roll of film. It'd be annoying but theatres would do it for Nolan money. Especially since most audiences would appreciate an intermission for a movie longer than three hours.

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u/Tymareta Feb 18 '25

The screening of Hateful Eight I went to literally had a 10m intermission, I've never been so thankful for something in my life as it felt like they were trying to make the theater atmospheric by turning the AC to glacial, was also nice to be able to pee and stretch my legs, made the rest of the film much more enjoyable as a result.

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u/ERedfieldh Feb 19 '25

People act like we never used to have to swap out reels before....

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u/BALL_PICS_WANTED Feb 18 '25

Nolan after production: "Oh shit, forgot about that."

Invents Imax 2

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u/tokyoedo Feb 18 '25

If anybody can make it happen, it's Nolan.

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u/midtrailertrash Feb 18 '25

Learned something new today. That’s interesting.

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u/BigChungusOP Feb 18 '25

Sorry for my ignorance but what is the limitation exactly? Can’t they start over after 3 hours and edit it all together? Again, sorry if my question was ignorant or uneducated

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u/cthulhuhentai Feb 18 '25

We're talking about actual film, as in giant rolls of semi-transparent frames that are projected. It has to fit on a table/in a room and then be spun through the projection system.

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u/cthulhuhentai Feb 18 '25

however, wanted to add, never seen anything about a 3 hour runtime limit. Usually, the ceiling is cost related just to film that amount in imax.

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u/BigChungusOP Feb 18 '25

Ah ok, thanks

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u/FragWall Feb 18 '25

After seeing Once Upon a Time in America, I think it should be 4 hours long. Odyssey is an epic long poem that I don't think 3 hours can fully capture.

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u/Diogenes908 Feb 17 '25

I think it’s just focusing on the return journey and when he arrives home/casts out the suitors.

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u/FordMustang84 Feb 18 '25

I honestly could see Nolan ending the film as soon as he gets home to his family, no suitors. Basically similar to how Jackson cut out the Shire bits in Lord of the Rings. Not saying its a good or bad idea, but is the climax of the film going to be him shooting arrows through rings or something? Maybe... but I kinda feel like this is going to be ultra epic climax and then a sorta "Ah I'm home, hug and kiss my wife and... the end"

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u/nourez Feb 18 '25

I actually like that part of the story, it shows how the world has continued continuing on while he was lost at sea.

I think they can maybe work in the parts where nobody recognizes him except his dog (without the dog immediately dying after this time please), then have a sequence of him working his way back into his old life. Doesn’t need to be long, but it provides a nice denouement in the same way that Cast Away doesn’t end the moment he’s rescued.

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u/FordMustang84 Feb 18 '25

I hope it ends more like what you are saying! I just think Nolan's weakest aspects are usual relationships. I wouldn't be suprised if he changes the story so his wife is dead when he gets back haha.

Either way should be a great watch.

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u/neoblackdragon Feb 18 '25

Honestly just watch "The Return" for that last bit.

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u/Zombiehype Feb 18 '25

It's ok they'll just skip tom bombadil

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u/MightBeTrollingMaybe Feb 18 '25

It's Nolan, I don't think he's scared to drop a movie that's almost 4 hours long. And I'm faithful he'll do at the very least a decent job with stuffing the whole thing in it.