Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey crosses $1 bn
Christopher Nolan has done it again. "The Odyssey" has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, giving the filmmaker another major worldwide
Christopher Nolan has done it again. "The Odyssey" has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, giving the filmmaker another major worldwide hit.The epic, which released globally on July 17, has collected $429.7 million in North America and $570.3 million from international markets, taking its worldwide total to $1 billion, according to entertainment outlet Deadline.The milestone has put The Odyssey among the year's biggest box office successes and has also renewed interest in Nolan's ambitious take on one of the world's best-known ancient stories.Also Read: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey sparks demand for its print editions, other classics among young readersThe Odyssey cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya and moreThe film features a sprawling Hollywood cast, with Matt Damon playing Odysseus, the Greek king at the centre of Homer's epic.Tom Holland plays his son Telemachus, while Anne Hathaway stars as Penelope, Odysseus' wife.
Zendaya plays Athena and Robert Pattinson appears as Antinous.The cast also includes Lupita Nyong'o in the dual roles of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, and Charlize Theron as Calypso.Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo and Travis Scott also feature in the film as Menelaus, Eumaeus and a bard, respectively.What is Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey about?Based on Homer's ancient Greek poem "The Odyssey", the film follows Odysseus on his dangerous 10-year journey home after the Trojan War.His journey is anything but straightforward.
He encounters vengeful gods, sea monsters and enchantresses as he attempts to make his way back to Penelope and Telemachus.Nolan's film is produced by his production company Syncopy Inc and distributed by Universal Pictures.Also Read: Spider-Man and The Odyssey are breaking records of American box office but numbers tell a different storyThe Odyssey has been adapted beforeNolan's version is far from the first screen adaptation of Homer's epic.The 1954 Italian-American film "Ulysses" starred Kirk Douglas as the Greek hero.
Andrei Konchalovsky later directed a two-part television miniseries titled "The Odyssey" in 1997, with Armand Assante playing Odysseus and Greta Scacchi as Penelope.The Coen Brothers' 2000 film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" was a loose and satirical take on the story, relocating Homer's epic to the American South during the 1930s.But with a $1 billion box office haul and one of Hollywood's biggest casts, Nolan's The Odyssey is now giving the ancient Greek epic a whole new moment in pop culture.
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