Christopher Nolan recently told “Today” that after giving it his all for “The Odyssey,” it will be “at least” three years until he makes another movie.
“I definitely hit the limits of my own stamina and everybody’s stamina, I think,” Nolan said. “I mean, it’s ‘The Odyssey,’ of course it should be difficult. We’re not doing the job right making a film of ‘The Odyssey’ if it doesn’t seem difficult.”
One of the many challenging facets of “The Odyssey” was that it was shot entirely with Imax cameras. Nolan recalled telling the team at Imax before shooting, “If ever we are going to fulfill this dream of shooting the entire movie that way, this is the one. This is ‘The Odyssey.’”
Even though “The Odyssey” proved to be a grueling production, Nolan would not have wanted it any other way. He recently told the New York Times that studios need to stop playing it safe with their blockbusters, because audiences are hungry “for something new.”
“If you’re really interested in movies and the history of movies, the one thing you see absolutely is that you have to take risks to succeed. The biggest risk of all is to play it safe,” Nolan said. “That’s what, consistently in mainstream movies, doesn’t work. The audience is looking for something new.”
“The Odyssey,” based on Homer’s ancient Greek epic, tells the story of Odysseus and his arduous journey back home after his victory in the Trojan War. Matt Damon stars as Odysseus, leading an all-star cast of Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and more.
