Tom Holland declared Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic The Odyssey “an absolute masterpiece.”
In a recent interview with GQ, Tom Holland praised Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic The Odysseyand describes it as “unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.”
Holland explained that Nolan’s reliance on in-camera practical effects over CGI left him shocked by the sheer scale of the production.
“There were certain sequences in the movie where I watch it and I’m just like, ‘How the hell did he do that? It must be CG,'” Holland said.
“And then after the movie asked him, ‘That was definitely CG, wasn’t it?’ And he says, ‘No, no, no, it’s all in camera effects. Very planned, very prepared.’”
Based on Homer’s legendary poem, The Odyssey stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Holland as Telemachus and Zendaya as Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war who guides Odysseus through his trials. The ensemble also includes Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron.
Holland explained that Nolan’s approach reminded him why audiences still crave the big-screen experience.
He added: “I’m a real advocate of theater and cinema and the shared experience of sitting in a dark room and being entertained. I think that’s something for the next 10 years of my life that I’m going to be very focused on.”
With a reported budget of $250 million and a July 17, 2026 release date, Nolan’s film is shaping up to be one of the year’s most ambitious projects.
More than just a film, it is being positioned as a cultural event: one designed to remind audiences of the enduring power of myth and the magic of theaters.
