Holland hails Nolan's Odyssey as best script, film opens July 17 2026

Tom Holland, fresh from wrapping production on Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, called the screenplay "the best script I have ever read" and will appear in cinemas next summer as Telemachus when the film opens July 17, 2026. The comment came in an interview with Agence France-Presse, and marks Holland's first collaboration with Nolan even as he simultaneously returns to the Spider-Man franchise two weeks later with Spider-Man Brand New Day, due July 31, 2026.

The Odyssey, produced and directed by Nolan for Universal Pictures, reimagines the ancient epic of Odysseus's long journey home after the Trojan War. Matt Damon stars as Odysseus opposite a sprawling ensemble that includes Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page and others. Production began in February 2025 and wrapped earlier this year. Universal has announced that the film will be released in multiple formats, including IMAX and IMAX 70 mm; an early wave of 70 mm IMAX tickets offered in July sold out in minutes.

Holland praised Nolan's working style as collaborative, telling AFP that "he knows what he wants but...