Christopher Nolan's upcoming film The Odyssey has cleared its censorship formalities. The film has received an A certificate from the Censor Board, and the organisation has not suggested any cuts or modifications to it. According to the CBFC information for the film, it has a runtime of around 2 hours and 52 minutes. It is the second-longest film in Christopher Nolan's career, the first one being Oppenheimer, which has a runtime of three hours.
The Odyssey stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyongo, and Zendaya, among others. Based on Homer's epic poem of the same name, it follows King of Ithaca Odysseus's perilous journey back home after the Trojan War. Damon, who reunites with Nolan after collaborations on films such as Interstellar and Oppenheimer, plays the titular role. On the other hand, Tom Holland plays Odysseus's son Telemachus.
The Odyssey also features actors Charlize Theron, Elliot Page, Mia Goth, Giuliano Ruta, Himesh Patel, and Travis Scott in supporting roles. It brings Elliot Page back together with Nolan for the first time after 2010's Inception, Nolan's mind-bending film about dream invasion. It is worth noting that Inception credits Elliot Page as Ellen Page, his previous name. Many years after Inception's release, Elliot Page came out as transgender.
Nolan has shot the whole film with the brand new IMAX technology. It is the first-ever film from a major studio to make use of this technology for the whole production. On the technical front, the film has cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema (Interstellar), composer Ludwig Goransson (Oppenheimer), and editor Jennifer Lame (Oppenheimer). The film brings Nolan back together with distributor Universal Pictures after their collaboration on Oppenheimer, which earned the filmmaker his first-ever Academy Award in a non-technical category.
Produced by Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas, The Odyssey is slated for a July 17 release in theatres around the world.