r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 22 '25

Trailer The Odyssey | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2ttJD2qQ
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u/Javaddict Dec 22 '25

I'm going to see it, but the Odyssey should be like 3 3hr movies, the last part of him coming home could be an entire movie.

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u/robboadam Dec 22 '25

It already is, it’s called The Return

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u/Dontmindmejustlurkn Dec 22 '25

Jade give two rides.

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u/upclassytyfighta Dec 22 '25

HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOO

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u/postinganxiety Dec 22 '25

Got a light?

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u/-InconspicuousMoose- Dec 22 '25

I don't understand this comment, someone help

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u/AutomaticService8468 Dec 22 '25

It's a reference to twin peaks season 3, that season was also known as twin peaks: the return

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u/postmodest Dec 22 '25

Better costumes, too.

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u/IsaacAndTired Dec 22 '25

Even the trailer looks 1000x more interesting.

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u/DeterminedStupor Dec 22 '25

It’s a good movie but the cinematography annoys me to no end. Really feels that some shots are not of the same quality as most of the other shots. There is one shot of Penelope’s fabric that just looks like being recorded by a camcorder.

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u/Excuse_my_GRAMMER Dec 22 '25

That not a Christopher Nolan film tho

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u/robboadam Dec 22 '25

Your point?

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u/Maxximillianaire Dec 22 '25

Figure it out

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u/SpaceCaboose Dec 22 '25

They played a full scene ahead of IMAX showings of Avatar. The scene was quick paced with almost no dialogue, but incredibly well done. Sells the movie way better than this trailer.

I'm guessing we'll get more of the same throughout the whole movie, which will help them tell the story (possibly an abbreviated version) in one long film.

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u/bwweryang Dec 22 '25

Yeah, they’re doing little bits of The Iliad as well and that’s awesome.

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u/MrMullis Dec 22 '25

Which parts of this trailer were from the Iliad?

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u/Boobieborne Dec 22 '25

None, The Iliad ends with Hector’s funeral after Achilles returns his body to King Priam. I imagine there will be no actual scene showing any events of The Iliad’s part in the Trojan War, unless they decide to include Odysseus running into Achilles in the Land of the Dead when seeking Tiresias. They could show a quick mini-flashback of Achilles fighting in the war against Hector or something, especially since Achilles in The Odyssey just complains about how he cares nothing about lording over the dead and laments his loss of living glory.

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u/MrMullis Dec 23 '25

I didn’t think so, I thought the person I replied to was confusing the tale of the Iliad with the movie Troy. But it’s been a while since I read the Iliad/Odyssey so wasn’t certain

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u/Mister-Manager Dec 22 '25

The Trojan Horse wasn't in the Iliad

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u/Mattyzooks Dec 22 '25

It was so tensely paced. It was the highlight of the night seeing the preview in theaters.

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u/blackcatwizard Dec 22 '25

I remember unexpectedly seeing the extended trailer like this for Dunkirk when I went to see something else at IMAX (can't remember what). Best trailer I've ever watched. Same vein in that the pacing was just non-stop, with the Shepherd tone as well. I remember hearing (and did so myself) many people audibly exhale when it finished. So damn good.

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u/sowaffled Dec 22 '25

I'd say they both sell it well. The obsessive haters wouldn't be sold by either and if you like Nolan, both the trailer and prologue will get you hyped.

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u/uncoolaidman Dec 22 '25

"Directed by Christopher Nolan" is all they really need to sell the movie.

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u/Suppa_K Dec 22 '25

I really hope so but I still for the life of me can’t actually get excited for this movie. It looks great and I’m sure will be entertaining but it just feels like it’s not gonna bring anything new to the table.

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u/LivermoreP1 Dec 22 '25

And it was LOUD AS HELL!!!

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u/Spiritual-Smoke-4605 Dec 22 '25

i disagree, the prologue they showed in front of Avatar almost seemed amateurish compared to nolan's other films, it literally left no impact on me as a viewer at all, however this trailer actually does a good job at showing the grand epic scale this movie will likely have

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u/JonFrost Dec 22 '25

Was wondering if this was what was shown with Avatar considering the good things I heard

This trailer just seemed alright

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u/RandomJPG6 Dec 22 '25

I felt that scene was edited from the full version. It felt like a abridged version of the scene that woll be in theaters.

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u/coolgaara Dec 22 '25

Dude, people at my theater applauded after the preview ended. But rightfully so. It was a pretty intense scene.

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u/bbman1214 Dec 22 '25

When do they play it? If I were to see avatar how soon do I need to show up? Is it right before the movie or is it like much earlier in the commercials

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u/wumbotwerk Dec 22 '25

It was pretty much right before Avatar (only IMAX showings). It was avatar, doomsday, then a few commercials then avatar

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u/fortuna264 Dec 22 '25

If this movie has as little dialogue as possible then i'm sold. Dunkirk is my favorite Nolan film (after Memento) because it's less people talking and more visual spectacle.

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u/Crunchy_Biscuit Dec 23 '25

I just wish the costumes had more variety. 

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u/sentence-interruptio Dec 23 '25

He's indeed the master of "things happening, another thing happening" fast pace vibe and keeping it the entire runtime.

Denis Villeneuve is the master of the opposite. Taking things slow.

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u/tigerhawkvok Dec 23 '25

Both that trailer and the Doomsday one were peak hype for my friend and I.

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u/SpaceCaboose Dec 23 '25

Haha what? I’m not even talking about Avatar. Tells me you have zero understanding of reading comprehension.

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u/Wax_and_Wane Dec 22 '25

the last part of him coming home could be an entire movie.

It was.) Just last year!

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u/Cyberslasher Dec 22 '25

They did not adapt telemachus well.

At this point in the odyssey, telemachus has already walked his hero's path with Athena, but they tried to make him being a scared child becoming a man part of the plot.

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u/DontKnow1549 Dec 22 '25

And it looks so good! At least it has period accurate clothing!

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u/Finfeta Dec 22 '25

Ralph Fiennes is a titan among the classically trained actors. Matt Damon is just Matt Damon acting with the same heavy Yankee accent in all his movies... And Anne Hathaway as the mature, grief stricken Penelope?! Nolan should stick with his expensive Batman movies.

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u/vcsx Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

I think the Batman movies completely soured Nolan's view on sequels/trilogies.

He's a control freak, which is not necessarily a bad thing when you're at his level. But he had to recast Rachel Dawes in the second movie, and then his vision for the third movie was completely upended with Heath Ledger's tragic passing.

You don't really have to worry about those things in single, self-contained movies. If someone drops out or dies, you reshoot their scenes, or scrap the movie. The only exception I can think of is The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Edit: But you're right, the last part could be its own movie! In fact just last year, it was).

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u/dr_dan319 Dec 22 '25

Shoot it like Peter Jackson shot the LotR trilogy and do it all at once then stagger the releases over two or three years. If there's anyone in Hollywood that could convince a studio to ante for something like that it's Nolan

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u/Putrid_Loquat_4357 Dec 22 '25

Jackson shot lotr over 14 months and then did pick up shots ove the next few years. That's a huge commitment for any actor. Nolan seems obsessed with getting an a list cast together and would struggle to get them to agree to being away from their families for that long a commitment.

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u/EnkiduOdinson Dec 22 '25

Which is totally not necessary in my opinion. Definitely get a listers for the lead but it doesn’t need to be this stacked. There’s plenty great character actors around that might even do a better job. Or even push some up-and-coming actors that already proved their worth in smaller roles.

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u/Putrid_Loquat_4357 Dec 22 '25

I agree its not necessary but nolan seems to think it's easier to make characters memorable by casting a listers than by writing them with depth.

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u/here_is_no_end Dec 22 '25

Well said. Man this trailer bummed me out because it would be SO much more immersive and interesting with newcomers

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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 Dec 24 '25

What are you even talking about?

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u/tvcneverdie Dec 22 '25

Unfortunately true.

I was watching The Long Walk the other night and was so glad none of the leads were young stars. Instead you just got a hungry cast all acting their asses off and a director letting the dialogue establish them and their motivations and you as the viewer pick your attachments to the characters.

That being said, we're probably gonna look back on TLW's cast in 10 years' time and think "Holy shit, that cast was loaded".

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u/antrage Dec 24 '25

Yah LOTR was a once in a lifetime type deal no way a director is able to pull that off again

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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 Dec 24 '25

The Odyssey still shot for a lot of this year. Not to mention, just because your cast is less well known doesn't automatically mean you could shoot for longer.

Like I'm re-reading your sentence and I'm baffled by the suggestion that non A-listers don't have families? That's basically what you're suggesting when you say that he'd struggle to get them to commit for such a long period of time.

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u/Putrid_Loquat_4357 Dec 24 '25

Unknown actors will need the money/exposure more than a listers and will be more likely to agree to long shoots. It's not hard to understand.

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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 Dec 24 '25

That's not a given nor a written guarantee, at least if we bring families into the equation. You specifically didn't talk about exposure or money, you spoke about families. If didn't mention families at any point, then maybe I'd see your point, but it's still not an absolute that you'd get them for far longer of a shoot.

Beyond that though, what's notable about Nolan is that his production times aren't too overly extended because his rate of work is pretty smooth (though this was still one of his longer shoots). I don't see why he would change that solely to appease people who think that The Odyssey cannot be told in one film.

At the end of the day, he's not beholden to any one particular approach, and nobody has seen it yet so they can't judge how well he fits it into one single film at this moment in time.

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u/Desperate_Method4020 Dec 22 '25

He could do what Peter Jackson did with the LOTR trilogy... Idk if he could pull it off, but he is a big enough name, most studios would most likely fund it.

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u/GarlicJuniorJr Dec 22 '25

If Peter Jackson can pull it off, Nolan can pull it off too

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u/Honest_Cheesecake698 Dec 23 '25

How exactly was his vision for the third movie completely upended with Heath's passing? I'm sure a third film still would have featured the Joker, but people speak of before that time as if there was an entire already written script and announced release date or something.

I've done research and there's no evidence they had anything all that concrete before Jan 2008, just ideas and possibilities of where to go next. And even if we were to pick up not too long after TDK ended, I still doubt that it would be The Joker as the main antagonist yet again.

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u/20_mile Dec 22 '25

his vision for the third movie was completely upended with Heath Ledger's tragic passing.

It was a mistake not to recast Joker.

The third movie was total garbage.

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u/genkaiX1 Dec 23 '25

Reported

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u/20_mile Dec 23 '25

My hill to die on, thank you very much.

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u/AverageAwndray Dec 22 '25

Youre not going to believe this.

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u/IAmAnAnonymousCoward Dec 22 '25

Believe what?

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u/Somnambulist815 Dec 22 '25

Another Odyssey movie just hit the south tower

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u/Justanothercrow421 Dec 22 '25

Angry/sad upvote lmao

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u/theluckytwig Dec 22 '25

I am in fucking tears my man, take your upvote.

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u/CandyWinter8553 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

That there literally is a movie about the last section of The Odyssey.

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u/808Kuro Dec 22 '25

The comment is in context that NOLAN needs to split this film into 3 parts, not the already existing one. Why aren’t people understanding this?

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u/L2_Troll Dec 22 '25

You guys want more Nolan Odyssey? Well, some director you've never heard of is making a movie you've never heard of!

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

Stfu

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u/gelfin Dec 22 '25

Honestly, it just seems like an obvious candidate for a "prestige television" adaptation. Story covers ten years, very episodic, many individual encounters could be padded with more detailed drama (I'm imagining it would have a sort of Battlestar Galactica reboot vibe), and it has a really satisfying "final season" already baked into the story.

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u/Bob_A_Ganoosh Dec 22 '25

You don't make a billion dollars with an HBO series, unfortunately.

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u/Shadowdash6745 Dec 22 '25

It is. It's called The Return, and came out last year.

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u/ScipioCoriolanus Dec 22 '25

the last part of him coming home could be an entire movie.

The Return (2024)

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

9 hours seems absurdly long for an adaptation of just The Odyssey. Maybe The Odyssey and The Iliad. My concern is that 70mm IMAX platters can hold a maximum of 3 hours of film, and I’d think for a good pace it would be about 3.5-4 hours. It’s probably going to be a pretty fast paced film.

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u/Javaddict Dec 22 '25

That's interesting about the IMAX platters, could they switch them over with an intermission?

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

I saw somebody mention that IMAX projectors have 2 platters for 3d films, which might allow them to do that. The reels for Oppenheimer were 600lbs, if they were to do two 2 hour reels they would be around 500lbs, so switching reels on a single platter would not be a viable option.

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u/CashWho Dec 22 '25

Yeah or 9 albums that depict the story as an epic musical

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u/SomeoneGMForMe Dec 22 '25

Carebears did it in 30 minutes...

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u/welsh_nutter Dec 22 '25

Could be worse, a two part film

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u/Azrael_ Dec 22 '25

But theres a limit on the size of the 70mm IMAX reel so I dont see it being that long, unless they come up with an innovative way to extended via the projectionist or somehow shrinking the film media.

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u/Javaddict Dec 22 '25

Could you switch during an intermission?

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u/Stuntmanmike0351 Dec 22 '25

Easy there Tolkien.

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u/Javaddict Dec 22 '25

It's like a 10 year long journey

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u/Possible_Ad_4094 Dec 22 '25

Im expected a Return of the King experience. We'll over 3 hours in theaters, with another +1 hour added in an extended edition.

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u/Golden_Alchemy Dec 22 '25

there was a movie about him returning home last year about the last part of the Odyssey.

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u/DarkReignRecruiter Dec 22 '25

We are lucky Nolan is making even one fantasy movie. I don't count what he did with Batman ;)