This makes the adaptation a considerable undertaking even for Nolan.

No retelling ofThe Odyssey, unless radically revised, could hope to downplay these fantasy elements.

Nolans The Odyssey movie challenges a 27-year streak that has helped shape his successful career to date.

Christopher Nolan

Thus,NolansThe Odysseymoviechallenges a 27-year streak that has helped shape his successful career to date.

For everyImmortals,300, orClash of the Titans, there are many costly flops like 2016sGods of Egypt.

The success of theDunemovies bodes well for Nolans version ofThe Odyssey.

Christopher Nolan smiling in front of a poster for Inception

If Nolan approaches the world ofThe Odysseylike theDunemovies, his epic could succeed in winning over audiences.

Admittedly, theDunemovies are sci-fi rather than outright fantasy.

Nolans recent historical dramasDunkirkandOppenheimermay have left the director looking for a more modern story to tell.

Charlie Hunnam in King Arthur and The Gentlemen

Christian Bale’s Alfred grins as he shows a boy a coin in The Prestige

George Clooney in O Brother Where Art Thou (1)

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