Tom Holland: Nolan’s The Odyssey is the best script I’ve ever read
According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Tom Holland is currently filming Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, while not long has passed since the completion of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. In a new interview with Agence France-Presse, Holland praised the script of Nolan’s star-studded film.
Holland said: “It’s the best script I’ve ever read in my life.” He described Nolan as “a true collaborator” and added: “He knows what he wants… but he doesn’t create an environment where you can’t contribute your own ideas or develop the characters in specific ways.”
The film tells the story of Odysseus and his ten-year journey from Troy to Ithaca as he struggles to return home after the Trojan War. The cast includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, Samantha Morton, Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Jesse Garcia, Cosmo Jarvis, Ryan Hurst, and Will Yun Lee.
With an unofficial budget of $250 million, The Odyssey is the first film in history to be shot entirely with IMAX cameras. Hoyte van Hoytema, who previously collaborated with Nolan on Dunkirk, Tenet, and Oppenheimer, serves as cinematographer.
Holland had earlier told ABC News that he received “the best call of my life” from Nolan: “When this opportunity came, it was the best phone call I’ve ever had. It reminded me of the call I got ten years ago for Spider-Man.”
The Odyssey will be released on July 17, 2026.
