Word’s come in from Variety that Christopher Nolan plans to begin production on The Odyssey in Sicily in roughly two months, specifically on the island of Favignana, known in ancient times as Aegusa,

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be partly filmed in Sicily which, according to scholars, was a location for Ulysses’ wanderings in the epic composed by Homer around 8th century BCE.

Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan will be shooting parts of his upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey in Sicily, on the island of Favignana, aka "Goat Island," reported Variety. Why's that special, you ask?

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Nolan ’s adaptation of The Ody ssey is adding to its already stellar cast as sources tell Deadline that Emmy winner Jon Bernthal is boarding the film. He joins a cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron.

With the principal cast of Christopher Nolan's next film, an adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, now in place, pre-production on the project is beginning

Christopher Nolan's next feature film will be an adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey,” an epic Greek poem from eighth century B.C.E. It is a Herculean task for any director, but if anyone can accomplish such a feat,

Dave J Hogan/Getty Images We have new details about Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming adaptation of Homer‘s epic, The Odyssey. The film, which has a star-studded cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland,

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