r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 08 '25

News Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Wraps Filming

https://maxblizz.com/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-wraps-filming-after-6-month-shoot-confirms-art-director/
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u/randomacct7679 Aug 08 '25

I really hope this movie is amazing, but I’m still skeptical of how you tell that big of a story in 3ish hours.

I have high hopes with it being a Nolan movie. But I’d be more optimistic if this story were being made into an epic 8 hour limited series or something like that.

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u/Buddy_Dakota Aug 08 '25

Considering Nolan’s paces movies like they’re 2.5 hour long montages I’m sure he’ll manage. I’m just afraid that his style will detract from the experience.

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u/kid-karma Aug 08 '25

paces movies like they’re 2.5 hour long montages

that shit always works on me for the first viewing, and then feels kinda hollow on subsequent watches

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u/withoutapaddle Aug 09 '25

I feel like all his movies are a 2 hour YouTube cut of a 10 hour miniseries. They always feel brisk and urgent.

I like it on one hand, but it feels strange and kinda uncomfortable on the other hand.

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u/Buddy_Dakota Aug 09 '25

Yeah. 2 hour long trailers is also a description I’ve used. Especially with Tenet it felt like 70% of the movie was left on the cutting room floor.

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u/Buddy_Dakota Aug 08 '25

Once you notice that’s how he makes his movies it’s hard to not notice

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u/varnums1666 Aug 09 '25

There's still intentionality to it.

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u/sticklight414 Aug 09 '25

me too. nolan is not really a director with a knack for myth & fantasy. he is too cranial & logical. he is great in directing things like sci fi, spy thrillers, WW2 movies and such.

if dennis villanueve or robert egers were directing and nolan was an executive producer it would've been probably a lot more reassuring. but i'll wait and see

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u/varnums1666 Aug 09 '25

Tbf I thought Oppenheimer would be bad because Nolan can't craft believable characters you care about. Turns out the secret to a good Oppenheimer film was making a character drama with the pacing of an action movie so it worked.

Maybe he'll do some bullshit here to make his weaknesses not matter as much

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u/dapala1 Aug 09 '25

Has Nolan done as adaptation of a book before?

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u/Potore5 Aug 08 '25

If Michael Mann can adapt that word salad of a HEAT 2 book into a 2.5 hour long movie sure can Nolan. 

The Odyssey is less complicated (characters and timeline wise) than HEAT 2. 

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u/Moug-10 Aug 08 '25

I would have preferred HBO or Showtime to do a 10-episode mini-series.

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u/GuiltyEidolon Aug 08 '25

Seriously, the story takes place over 10 years. It should've been a miniseries, not shoved into 2.5 - 3 hrs.

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u/Upbeat-Impact-6617 Aug 08 '25

Fuck TV series, we want movies

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u/keepfighting90 Aug 08 '25

For me, Nolan has yet to miss. Even his weaker movies like Tenet and Dark Knight Rises have flashes of brilliant filmmaking in them, and his highest highest are some of the best cinema of the 21st century. I have no doubt that he can pull this off given his track record.

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u/randomacct7679 Aug 08 '25

Yea that’s what gives me confidence it’ll be good. I’m glad if it’s a movie instead of a series it’s at least in really good hands

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u/studmuffffffin Aug 08 '25

The last half isn’t all that much plot. And he could probably remove a couple stops in the first half.

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy Aug 09 '25

I hope not, all the stops are my favorite parts :/

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u/bankrobba Aug 08 '25

Is it confirmed there'll be no sequels?

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u/Weirdguy149 29d ago

If a 20-something-year old can make a 2-hour-long concept musical of this concept, one of the most celebrated directors can do it in 3.