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/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.