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Magnolia Pictures has acquired US rights to TIFF 2024 selection The Assessment starring Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen, and Himesh Patel and has set a March 21 theatrical release.

Music video director Fleur Fortuné’s feature film feature directorial debut follows a couple’s unfolding nightmare when they apply to have children in a near-future state where reproduction is strictly regulated.

The Assessment is a Number 9 Films, augenschein Filmproduktion, ShivHans Pictures and Project Infinity feature production in association with Tiki Tāne Pictures.

Thomas and John Donnelly co-wrote the screenplay and the producers are Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Shivani Rawat,...

Exclusive: Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to The Assessment, a sci-fi thriller starring Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), Elizabeth Olsen (His Three Daughters) and Himesh Patel (Station Eleven), which will be released in theaters on March 21, after world premiering at last year’s Toronto Film Festival.

Marking the feature directorial debut of veteran music video helmer Fleur Fortuné, the film follows Mia (Olsen) and Aaryan (Patel), a successful couple who hope to become parents in a near future where resources are extremely limited and the government keeps firm control over reproduction. In looking to do so, the pair are assigned an assessor named Virginia (Vikander), who moves into their home for seven days to evaluate whether they deserve to move forward in their parenting journey. What Mia and Aaryan are hoping is a routine test quickly unravels into a psychological nightmare, forcing them to question the very foundations of...

Next July is going to be a big month for Tom Holland. Not only will the actor be reprising the role of Peter Parker for Spider-Man 4, but he’ll also be starring alongside Matt Damon in Christoper Nolan’s The Odyssey. The two films were previously slated to hit theaters within a week of one another, but Sony Pictures has shifted the release date for Spider-Man 4, pushing the film back to July 31, 2026. That’s now two weeks after The Odyssey is due to hit theaters on July 17th.

That’s still mighty close, but it does provide a little more breathing room between the two movies. We don’t know much about Spider-Man 4 at this point, only that Holland will be returning and that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton will be taking the helm. In October, Holland said the script was coming along nicely.

Following his Oscar-winning feature film Oppenheimer (2024) which swept the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Score and more categories at the 96th annual Academy Awards, Christopher Nolan’s next project is taking shape.

Read on for everything we know about the inspiration, story, cast and more

When does Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey come out?

The film is currently set for a release in Imax July 17, 2026.

What is Christopher Nolan’s next film about?

Just before Christmas, it was revealed that Nolan’s latest project would be epic in more than one sense of the word as it will adapt Homer’s epic poem composed around the 8th century Bce. Universal revealed the news.

“Christopher Nolan’s next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology,” the studio announced on Dec. 23, 2024 in a message posted to X. “The...

Exclusive: Michael Vlamis and Iddo Goldberg (Snowpiercer) have joined Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey, sources tell Deadline.

Character details are under wraps, as nearly all parts have been kept so far. Matt Damon leads the ensemble as Odysseus, King of Ithaca, whose perilous journey home after the Trojan War is at the center of the story.

An epic poem from Homer, the original literary classic explored themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning and the struggle against divine will, featuring stories like Odysseus’ encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the witch-goddess Circe, culminating in a reunion with his wife Penelope.

Others in the sprawling cast of Nolan’s film include Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie, Charlize Theron, Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse Garcia, Will Yun Lee, Mia Goth, Corey Hawkins, Nick Tarabay, Jimmy Gonzales and Maurice Compte.

Brighton Festival, the largest annual curated multi-arts festival in England, has revealed its programme for 2025. This year’s Guest Director, the Grammy-nominated and genre-defying musician, composer and activist Anoushka Shankar was inspired by the theme of ‘New Dawn’, working with Brighton Festival to shape a programme that imagines a hopeful future after a difficult time, celebrating our collective ability to recover, take action and come together to change the world for the better.

Established in 1967, Brighton Festival is the largest and most established annual curated multi-arts festival in England. Taking place over three weeks in May, the Festival is a celebration of music, theatre, dance, art, film, literature, debate, outdoor and community events in venues and locations across Brighton, Hove and Sussex. Brighton Festival, a major event in the international arts calendar, has a long tradition of attracting some of the most exciting performers from across the globe, this year as far afield as India,...

Christopher Nolan has begun shooting his next film, “The Odyssey.”

Produced by Universal Pictures, the star-studded blockbuster will be Nolan’s follow-up to his Best Picture-winning 2023 hit “Oppenheimer” and will reunite him with a number of his past collaborators both in front of and behind the camera.

An adaptation of Homer’s Ancient Greek poem, Nolan intends to shoot the period epic with “brand new Imax film technology,” making it a big-screen adaptation of “The Odyssey” the likes of which audiences have never seen before.

The film is still over a year away, but here’s everything we know right now about “The Odyssey.”

When does “The Odyssey” come out?

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is set to hit theaters on July 17, 2026.

Is “The Odyssey” in theaters or streaming?

“The Odyssey” isn’t in theaters or streaming yet. When it is eventually released in July 2026, though, it will be a theatrical exclusive,...

Matt Damon has been cast as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. A newly released image shows Damon dressed in military armor, giving fans a first glimpse of his portrayal of the legendary Greek king. The film is set to hit theaters on July 17, 2026, with production scheduled to begin later this month.

Nolan’s project features an impressive ensemble that includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, and Mia Goth, among others. This marks Nolan’s return to a large-scale epic following his recent success with Oppenheimer, which garnered top honors at the Academy Awards.

Matt Damon is Odysseus. A film by Christopher Nolan, #TheOdysseyMovie is in theaters July 17, 2026. pic.twitter.com/7a5YbfqVfG

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The film will bring to life Homer’s ancient epic,...

More details about Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming movie version of Homer’s The Odyssey have been revealed.

Matt Damon, it was announced Monday, will be playing the lead role of Odysseus.

Universal shared the update with the below first-look photo of the actor in character in the epic.

Matt Damon is Odysseus. A film by Christopher Nolan, #TheOdysseyMovie is in theaters July 17, 2026. pic.twitter.com/7a5YbfqVfG

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Damon is joined in the star-studded film by Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton and Mia Goth.

After many of the A-list castings were announced while the subject of Nolan’s next film remained a mystery, Universal revealed shortly before Christmas that the movie would be an adaptation of The Odyssey, which the studio teased as a “mythic action epic shot across the...

Universal Pictures and Christopher Nolan are making this Monday mythological with a first look at Matt Damon as Odysseus for the filmmaker’s assuredly epic adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. The image shared online shows Damon in the world-famous character’s battle armor. The side-angled shot gives us a peek at Damon’s salty beard, battle scars, and world-weary look.

Homer’s The Odyssey, and by the same token, Nolan’s highly-anticipated film follows Odysseus in his perilous journey home after the Trojan War, showcasing his encounters with Polyphemus, the Sirens, Circe, and finishing with his reunion with his wife, Penelope.

Like any other Christopher Nolan film, the cast is positively stacked with many of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters, including Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Jon Bernthal, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Mia GOth, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong’o, Samantha Morton, John Leguizamo, Will Yun Lee, Benny Safdie, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin,...

Anticipation is building for Christopher Nolan’s next epic.

Universal has unveiled a first look of Matt Damon playing the lead in Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey.

The side-angle shot shows Damon, who worked with Nolan in Oppenheimer, clad in military armor. An X post unveiling the image reiterated the movie’s July 17 2026 release date.

Just before Christmas, it was revealed that Nolan’s latest project would be the adaptation of Homer’s epic poem composed around the 8th century Bce. As one of the foundational poetic texts of Western literature, the story follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca on his dangerous journey home after the Trojan war. The ancient Greek epic illustrates a true hero’s journey as the titular figure faces Polyphemus the Cyclops, Sirens, the nymph Calypso and the witch goddess Circe in the treacherous oceans that separate him from his island home and wife Penelope.

Universal Pictures has revealed the first look at Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming telling of The Odyssey.

Set to hit theaters on July 17th, 2026, the film will also reportedly star Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Himesh Patel, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Benny Safdie, Mia Goth, Corey Hawkins, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse Garcia, and Will Yun Lee. Other than Damon as Odysseus, details on other specific roles remain under wraps.

Filming on The Odyssey reportedly began in February, and will include on-site shooting throughout the Aeolian Islands in Sicily, Italy, including on the island of Favignana, which Odysseus and his men are believed to have visited.

The Odyssey marks Nolan’s first film since Oppenheimer, for which he won Best Picture and Best Director at the 2024 Academy Awards.

First Look at Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey...

Universal Pictures offered a surprise first-look at Christopher Nolan’s next movie on Monday that doubled as confirmation that Matt Damon is indeed the lead in “The Odyssey.” Despite rumors that Tom Holland might be playing the mythic hero, Damon is playing Odysseus in Nolan’s adaptation, which is gearing up to roll cameras ahead of a July 2026 release.

The action epic, based on Homer’s epic poem, starts production this month and will be shot across the world using new IMAX technology.

Written in 8th century B.C., “The Odyssey” follows the 10-year journey of Odysseus as he tries to make his way home after the Trojan War, encountering trials, tribulations and literal monsters on his journey.

The stacked ensemble cast for Nolan’s adaptation also includes Holland, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, John Leguizamo, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, Mia Goth, Himesh Patel (“Station Eleven...

Mia Goth has joined the cast of Sir Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'.The 31-year-old actress is the latest star to join the ensemble cast for Nolan's upcoming epic adaptation of Homer's classic poem, which follows Odysseus' journey home following the Trojan War.Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Himesh Patel and Samantha Morton also recently joined the cast alongside Benny Safdie, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o and Charlize Theron.Universal confirmed the subject matter of Nolan's new film late last year after it emerged that a number of stars had signed up and the project will embrace new technologyThe studio said in a statement: "Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology."The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens everywhere...

Mia Goth has joined the cast of Sir Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'.The 31-year-old actress is the latest star to join the ensemble cast for Nolan's upcoming epic adaptation of Homer's classic poem, which follows Odysseus' journey home following the Trojan War.Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Himesh Patel and Samantha Morton also recently joined the cast alongside Benny Safdie, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o and Charlize Theron.Universal confirmed the subject matter of Nolan's new film late last year after it emerged that a number of stars had signed up and the project will embrace new technologyThe studio said in a statement: "Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology."The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens everywhere...

Exclusive: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey for Universal Pictures is growing by three more as Nick Tarabay, Jimmy Gonzales and Maurice Compte have joined the cast in unspecified roles, sources tell Deadline.

Nolan’s mythic action epic, shot with new Imax cameras, is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer which follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his perilous journey home after the Trojan War. The classic explores themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning and the struggle against divine will. The tale includes iconic stories like Odysseus’ encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the witch-goddess Circe, culminating in a reunion with his wife Penelope.

The cast is led by Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie and Charlize Theron. The ensemble also includes Himesh Patel, Elliot Page,...

Whenever Christopher Nolan starts a new production, you can bet that the cast will be absolutely stacked. Like, come on, save some actors for the rest of Hollywood! Per THR and Deadline, Mia Goth (MaxXxine) and Corey Hawkins (The Last Voyage of the Demeter) have joined the cast of The Odyssey.

As you might expect, there are no official details on who Goth or Hawkins may be playing in the film, but THR does note that Goth’s role “may not even involve speaking at all.” They say she could be playing a siren, one of those enchanting creatures whose song lures sailors to their deaths, or perhaps a goddess or even a statue. Hrm.

The embarrassment of riches which makes up the cast of The Odyssey includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel,...

Exclusive: Corey Hawkins (The Piano Lesson) has been tapped for a role in The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the epic poem from Homer for Universal Pictures, sources tell Deadline.

Details as to the part he’s playing are under wraps, as they were for Mia Goth, who was announced as joining the cast earlier this afternoon. As previously announced, the stacked cast also includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie, Charlize Theron, Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee.

The Odyssey is the story Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his perilous journey home after the Trojan War. The literary classic explores themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning and the struggle against divine will, featuring stories like Odysseus’ encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the witch-goddess Circe, culminating in a reunion with his wife Penelope.

Exclusive: Goonies never say die, and neither does the dream of a sequel, as momentum seems to be gaining on the long-rumored project, with Old Henry‘s Potsy Ponciroli coming aboard to pen the script for Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group.

Plot details are under wraps, and no director is currently attached. Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Holly Bario will produce for Amblin Entertainment alongside Chris Columbus, with Lauren Shuler Donner exec producing.

This Goonies development comes around two weeks after a cast reunion at Tcl Chinese Theatres, in celebration of Ke Huy Quan’s hand and foot imprint ceremony. A classic adventure-comedy approaching its 40th anniversary, the original introduced the world to a group of misfit kids — Mikey, Mouth, Data, Chunk, and others — who embark on a treasure hunt to save their homes from foreclosure. The journey takes them through underground tunnels, booby traps, and encounters with the villainous Fratelli crime family,...

Exclusive: Having worked together on The Amazing Maurice, distributor Viva Pictures and its newly-minted counterpart Kazoo Films will join forces for animated movie acquisitions. They will jointly acquire family-skewed films with LA-based Viva Pictures handling distribution in the U.S. and UK-based Kazoo taking rights on its home turf.

First up is Night of the Zoopocalypse. The animated film was inspired by a concept from iconic horror scribe Clive Barker. It follows events after a meteor containing a space virus crashes into a zoo, turning the animals into zombies. Two animals, a young wolf and old mountain lion, lead a group of survivors against their monstrous counterparts (check out the teaser below).

Night of the Zoopocalypse was directed by Rodrigo Perez-Castro and Ricardo Curtis and is produced by Copperheart Entertainment. Viva Pictures is releasing the film on March 7 in the U.S. Kazoo is prepping a Halloween release in the UK.

Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee are the latest actors to sign on for Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey. The movie is being produced by Universal, and though their roles are still under wraps, it’s a major step for both actors.

This film, shot with the latest Imax cameras, is inspired by the ancient Greek poem by Homer. The story follows Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, and his dangerous journey home after the Trojan War. Along the way, he faces huge challenges like the monstrous Cyclops and treacherous Sirens, all while trying to reunite with his wife, Penelope.

The star-studded cast also includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie, and Charlize Theron. Other actors like Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, and Samantha Morton will also appear.

This movie is set to release in Imax on July 17, 2026, a date that...

Exclusive: Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey from Universal, sources close to production tell Deadline. Their roles are under wraps.

Nolan’s mythic action epic, shot with new Imax cameras, is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer which follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his perilous journey home after the Trojan War. The classic explores themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning and the struggle against divine will. The tale includes iconic stories like Odysseus’ encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the witch-goddess Circe, culminating in a reunion with his wife Penelope.

The cast is led by Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie and Charlize Theron. The ensemble also includes Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin and Samantha Morton.

As Deadline has previously reported,...

While the Sundance Film Festival mulls a big move for 2027, the 2025 program, its 41st edition, kicked off January 23 in Utah, and you can look below for all of Deadline’s reviews from the fest.

Sundance founder Robert Redford promised that audiences “can expect a 2025 program that showcases varied and vibrant filmmaking globally.” Running through February 2, the lineup includes more than 85 features and six episodic projects set to screen in Park City, Salt Lake City and online.

Below is a compilation of our reviews from the fest. Click on the movie’s title to read our full take.

Atropia ‘Atropia’

Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition

Director-screenwriter: Hailey Gates

Cast: Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny, Tim Heidecker, Jane Levy

Deadline’s takeaway: Ripe with aughts nostalgia around the Og iPod, frosted lip gloss and Guy Fieri’s favorite flame-printed shirts, Atropia is ultimately a clever meditation on the atmosphere of war...

“Bubble & Squeak” (2025) is an absurd marriage drama that puts companionship under a microscopic lens. It does that in a script filled with outlandish elements that seem straight out of a children’s book. Imagine a kid letting their imagination run wild and writing down every idea that popped into their head the moment it did. That’s how a lot of its gags sound. The film shows a European officer (Matt Berry) offering his unmistakable Werner Herzog impression and expecting his subordinates to speak only in English as they walk through the forest, looking for a couple accused of smuggling cabbages in a country where they are illegal.

The couple in question, Declan (Himesh Patel) and Delores (Sarah Goldberg) is an oddball duo. Declan is thoroughly analytical and looks at things so clinically that he sucks the life out of them. Delores is full of life and a sense of wonder.

Did Christoper Nolan add more actors to The Odyssey’s cast list? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

All of these actors are also extremely well-known faces from the industry, including Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, and more.

Christopher Nolan is currently busy perfecting his star cast for his upcoming movie, ‘The Odyssey.’ The feature film is an adaptation of the Greek epic poem written by Homer. The storyline revolves around the Greek King Odysseus and his struggle-filled journey to his home in Ithaca from the Trojan War. On that 10-year journey, Odysseus had to face many hurdles and interruptions from many people (including Gods). The plot also covers how his wife and son deal with aggressive suitors while the King has been away from his kingdom.

Nolan’s feature project already confirmed the lead star cast, including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron and Jon Bernthal.

In Evan Twohy’s twee debut feature Bubble & Squeak, a couple gets detained by police while honeymooning in an unnamed country. We meet Declan (Himesh Patel) and Delores (Sarah Goldberg) in an ascetic holding area, anxiously awaiting their interrogation. When Bkofl, an attending officer played by Steven Yeun (also a producer on the film), walks into the room, he, with humorous solemnity, asks the couple if they are smuggling cabbages into this vaguely Slavic-coded province.

It’s a strange but grave accusation. This tiny country has a charged relationship with cabbages, which were forced upon its people during a long, abstract war. The vegetable is now illegal and most of the population abhors it. Declan and Delores deny the claim. These American honeymooners know better than to sneak in contraband. Odd, then, that the room smells like cabbage and even more curious that the couple, the moment they are left unattended,...

Writer/director Christopher Nolan threw us for a loop when it was revealed that his follow-up to the acclaimed award-winning atomic bomb biopic “Oppenheimer” would be a modern adaption of the classic Greek myth epic “The Odyssey” by Homer. The latest group of casting additions, according to Universal, include Himesh Patel (“Tenet,” “Station 11”), Elliot Page (“Inception”), Bill Irwin (“Interstellar”), and Samantha Morton (“The Walking Dead,” “Minority Report”).

Continue reading Christopher Nolan’s Greek Myth Epic ‘The Odyssey’ Adds Himensh Patel, Elliot Page & More at The Playlist.

Guy Pearce recently re-watched Christopher Nolan’s Memento, a film he very memorably starred in, and let’s just say he didn’t like what he saw.

Have you ever found an old video or a photo of yourself and wondered what happened there, how did I let myself get immortalised in a situation like this? Maybe it was a terrible haircut or a really bad outfit, or perhaps an old taping of a school play and your memories of it don’t quite match what’s playing on screen.

For Guy Pearce though, that moment came with a rewatch of Memento.

That’s right, Christopher Nolan’s breakthrough film, that many of us remember fondly, had Pearce seemingly shuddering with disgust.

In an interview with The Times (here via Variety), Pearce recounts his experience watching himself as Leonard, a man suffering from amnesia, who uses tattoos – and other memory aids,...

With Mia Goth also reported to be in negotiations to feature in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, the end credits for the film will not be short.

One of the most fun news threads of late 2024 was getting a weekly (or sometimes daily) casting announcement for Christopher Nolan’s planned take on The Odyssey. It ran through October to the year’s end. Along with all sorts of wild speculation about the nature of the project, gave us a kind of longer version of an advent calendar where a new name would be waiting for us every morning.

And what names! We’ll get to the full cast list in a moment, but before we do, let’s take a look at some of the new additions that have reportedly been added to the ranks. Deadline has stated that Himesh Patel, Samantha Morton and Bill Irwin have now joined the ever-growing ensemble.

In Bubble & Squeak, Evan Twohy introduces audiences to Declan (Himesh Patel) and Delores (Sarah Goldberg), a married couple experiencing a chaotic honeymoon in an unnamed Eastern European country. Their unconventional travel choices lead to a comedic crisis when they get detained for smuggling cabbages—a crime with severe repercussions in this strange setting.

The situation becomes more outlandish upon discovering Delores has hidden a massive number of vegetables in her pants, which serves as a turning point for their story. As the couple encounters increasingly weird scenarios—including a rough customs officer and a cabbage smuggler dressed as a bear—their experiences expose underlying tensions in their relationship.

The film sits within absurdist comedy, blending social commentary with unexpected humor. Its debut at the Sundance Film Festival highlights a current cinematic trend exploring unconventional narratives that challenge perceptions of normalcy and marriage. Twohy’s work examines societal pressures through...

Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Himesh Patel and Samantha Morton have joined the cast of 'The Odyssey'.The four stars are the latest named to join the ensemble cast for Sir Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic adaptation of Homer's classic poem, which follows Odysseus' journey home following the Trojan War.The quartet's casting come days after Benny Safdie was also revealed to be appearing alongside Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o and Charlize Theron in the film.Of the four newcomers, only Samantha has never worked with Nolan before, with Elliott having appeared in 2010's 'Inception', Himesh in 'Tenet' (2020) and Bill featuring in 'Interstellar' in 2014.Universal confirmed the subject matter of Nolan's new film late last year after it emerged that a number of stars had signed up for the project and the project will embrace new technologyThe studio...

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has added four more names to its cast, including three stars the “Oppenheimer” filmmaker has worked with previously.

The Wrap has learned that Himesh Patel (“Station Eleven”), Elliot Page (“The Umbrella Academy”), Bill Irwin (“Legion”), and Samantha Morton (“Minority Report”) have all joined the cast of Nolan’s forthcoming adaptation of Homer’s epic Ancient Greek poem. The film’s latest additions join an ensemble that already includes Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, John Leguizamo, and Jon Bernthal.

Earlier this week, Benny Safdie also signed on to star in “The Odyssey,” following his turn as Edward Teller in “Oppenheimer.” The new film marks a reunion, though, between not just Safdie and Nolan, but also the filmmaker and multiple past collaborators, including Damon, Pattinson, and Hathaway. Patel previously worked with Nolan on his 2020 sci-fi thriller “Tenet” as well,...

What do you do when you’ve been to the vast reaches of space, reversed the temporal flow, ventured into the dreamscape – and, most importantly, swept the Oscars? With a three-hour, doom-laden, politically-driven historical drama, no less? In the wake of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan could do basically anything. His choice: go full Homer with an adaptation of epic Greek poem The Odyssey. It should add a new quiver to the legendary director’s bow – his first swords-and-sandals epic, possibly his first fantastical film, and one that brings him a new leading man.

With pre-production rapidly ramping up on Nolan’s next movie, here’s what we know so far:

Tom Holland is said to be the lead

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Tom Holland on our screens – following Uncharted and Apple TV drama The Crowded Room, he’s been treading the boards on the West End in Romeo & Juliet.

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As usual, Christopher Nolan is stacking his next project with an all-star cast, and the latest additions include a few Nolan alumni. It’s been announced that Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, and Samantha Morton have joined The Odyssey, Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek poem.

Page played Ariadne in Inception, while Patel played Mahir in Tenet. Irwin is also a Nolan veteran, but you wouldn’t recognize his face. He voiced Tars in Interstellar and physically controlled the robot on-set. There’s no information on who these new additions will play in The Odyssey, but they join a cast that already includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, and John Leguizamo.

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The Odyssey tells the tale of Odysseus,...

Christopher Nolan has is taking four more actors on his hero’s journey — and most are familiar faces to his world.

Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin and Samantha Morton round out the supporting cast of The Odyssey, Nolan’s adaptation of the epic poem by Homer that he is making for Universal.

Page is a Nolan veteran, having the memorable role of architecture grad student Ariadne in 2010’s Inception. Patel too is a Nolan alum, with a role in 2020’s Tenet, while Irwin had the memorable voice role of Tars the robot in Interstellar.

Universal had no comment on the castings. The quartet of actors join a cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal and Benny Safdie.

The studio describes the project as a “mythic action epic shot across the world across the world using brand new Imax film technology.

Christopher Nolan’s next big epic at Universal, The Odyssey, has added Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin and Samantha Morton.

For Patel, Page and Irwin, it’s a reteam with the 2x Oscar-winning filmmaker. Patel starred in Nolan’s 2020 Tenet, Page in 2010’s Inception, and Irwin in 2014’s Interstellar. For 2x Oscar nominee Morton, it’s her first time working with Nolan.

The foursome join a booming ensemble that counts Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie and Charlize Theron.

Nolan’s mythic action epic, shot with new Imax cameras, is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer which follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his perilous journey home after the Trojan War. The classic explores themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning and the struggle against divine will. The tale includes iconic stories like Odysseus’ encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the witch-goddess Circe,...

Gold Derby’s top news stories for Jan. 31, 2025 Reality Smash Married at First Sight heads to Peacock

The hit long-running wedding-themed reality series Married at First Sight has been snapped up by the NBCU streamer Peacock and will begin running there with its 19th season later this year. No terms were announced in the deal for the show that’s produced by Kinetic Content and Chris Coelen that originally launched in July 2014 and has run for more than 200 episodes on the A&e Networks channels. Deadline reports that there was a bidding war for the series among multiple companies interested in the format, which is one of the most popular reality formats around the world. It casts stranger couples who meet for the first time at the alter.

The 18th season of Married at First Sight, featuring couples from Chicago, premiered on Lifetime in October – the show’s home since its fifth season.

Christopher Nolan's Odyssey is shaping up to be as much a tour of modern Hollywood as it is Ancient Greece. Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, and Samantha Morton have officially been recruited to join Nolan on his epic adventure, which is set to start filming on Siciliy's Favignana (a.

Some words are just funnier than others. That’s why, for a deft bit of physical zaniness involving a spork in the mostly droll comedy Bubble & Squeak to work, one of the characters needs to say the word “spork.” It earned my laughter, but that moment is also potentially an acknowledgment that much of what precedes it in writer-director Evan Twohy’s film hinges on the nearly incessant repetition of a much less innately funny word: cabbage. Twohy gets a lot of mileage out of that word, and the contrast of its blandness with the furious emotions attached to it, but not quite enough to power the entire film.

Bubble & Squeak opens in a grim government office. Honeymooning American newlyweds Declan (Himesh Patel) and Delores (Sarah Goldberg) are being interrogated by Bkofl (Stephen Yeun), a border guard who seems at first to be going through the motions. But...

Exclusive: Sarah Goldberg (Barry) is set as a lead in AMC and AMC+’s untitled Jonathan Glatzer Silicon Valley series.

The drama, produced by AMC Studios, is set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, amid misguided corporate cultures, moony innovation labs and cutthroat private high schools. It is centered around a rift between a self-appointed “inventor of the future” tech CEO and his self-serving “performance psychologist”, who are engulfed in a scandal sparked by the exploitation of personal data.

Goldberg will play the psychologist who is a therapist to the tech titans of Silicon Valley.

Glatzer executive produces with Gina Mingacci (Killing Eve) the series, one of several high-profile Silicon Valley-set dramas that were put into development over the last year or so and the first to go into series.

Goldberg is known for her role as Sally Reed opposite Bill Hader in his praised HBO series Barry, which earned...

The streaming wars remain a struggle in juggling quantity and quality. However, there's one service that's struck a finely tuned balance, since one can say the best TV shows on Max can also be considered among the greatest TV series of all time, according to IMDb. Now, if only someone could convince Max's parent company to stop removing original series and movies for tax break purposes, that would be terrific. Don't let Zaslavamania run wild, brother!

Whether it's the selection of HBO classics, such as "The Sopranos" and "The Wire," or the highly-rated Max originals like "Peacemaker" and "Hacks," this streaming platform suffers from no shortage of good content. Be that as it may, this makes it even tougher to choose the best shows here. So, the criteria for inclusion on this list needed to be narrowed down to the following: The series received mostly critical and audience acclaim, while...

The Deadline photo studio hosted talent at the Sundance Film Festival, as cast members of Sundance-premiering films stopped by including Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Stephanie Suganami, Tatanka Means for Opus; Sarah Jessica Parker for The Librarians; Dylan O’Brien, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi and director James Sweeny from Twinless; Himesh Patel, Sarah Goldberg, Dave Franco and Director Evan Twohy from Bubble & Squeak; Olivia Colman and John Lithgow for Jimpa; Bill Condon, Jennifer Lopez, Tonatiuh for Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman; Alia Shawkat, Hailey Gates for Atropia, & many more.

The Deadline Studio at Sundance Film Festival runs January 24-27, where the cast and creatives behind the best and buzziest titles in this year’s lineup sit down with Deadline’s festival team to discuss their movies and the paths they took to get to Park City.

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival takes place from January 23-February...

How do you come up with the idea for an absurdist dramedy about cabbage smuggling? For Evan Twohy, the writer-director of “Bubble & Squeak,” it began with a writing exercise.

“It was sort of a writer’s exercise, I think, of finding a character who does something incomprehensible, and then sort of punishing them with the worst punishment possible,” Twohy said at TheWrap’s Sundance Studio presented by World of Hyatt. “And then from there, it’s been this long journey over the last decade and a half of sort of trying to make that character and her husband make sense, and sort of locating them in an emotional place, given that it starts from this place of pure absurdity.”

Taking its name from a British dish made from frying leftovers like cabbage, “Bubble & Squeak” stars Himesh Patel and Sarah Goldberg as a couple who smuggles cabbages into a...

All it took Steven Yeun to first get interested in the film “Bubble & Squeak” was a well-titled email.

“I got an email in 2020 from one of my agents and the title was just ‘Cabbages,'” he says. “It had this wonderful script. I read it and thought it was so bold and such a wild swing — something that I’d never read before.”

These stories and more engaged the audience at the Variety & Adobe Anatomy of a Film panel at Sundance with the team behind “Bubble & Squeak.” The discussion included actor and producer Yeun, director and screenwriter Evan Twohy, producer Christina Oh and actors Himesh Patel and Sarah Goldberg. Angelique Jackson, Variety‘s senior entertainment writer, moderated the lively panel.

Yeun was excited at the potential of helping a unique story like “Bubble & Squeak” get made.

“I wanted to help usher from my point of view the film to reveal itself,...

Jennifer Lopez is already maximizing her time at the Sundance Film Festival.

The multi-hyphenate touched down in Park City, Utah this weekend ahead of the world premiere of her festival selection Kiss of the Spider Woman from filmmaker Bill Condon. But before Sunday night’s showing at the Eccles, Lopez reminded fest-goers and revelers of her other talents by jumping into the DJ booth at Tao Park City.

Lopez joined DJ Chase B for a surprise performance at the Casamigos-fueled pop-up, which again proved to be the late-night hot spot. Said to be “in good spirits” upon arriving to Tao according to an insider, Lopez mingled with friends (including Unstoppable co-star Jharrel Jerome and Kiss of the Spider Woman co-star Tonatiuh) and danced it up as Chase B played her hits like “Jenny from the Block” and “Get Right.”

Then came the surprise performance. Lopez, wearing a full look from...

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are stopping by IMDb’s portrait studio at Acura House of Energy during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and we’ve got all the photos!

On Friday and Saturday (January 24 and 25), the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Dave Franco, Olivia Colman, Lili Reinhart, Jesse Williams and Callum Turner stopped by to post for celebrity photographer Mat Hayward with their castmates.

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Benedict was joined by Grief is a Thing With Feathers director Dylan Southern. Callum attended with Atropia costar Alia Shawkat and director Hailey Gates.

Dave was there with Bubble & Squeak costars Himesh Patel and Sarah Goldberg and director Evan Twohy.

Olivia was with Jimpa costars Eamon Farren, John Lithgow, Daniel Henshall and Aud Mason-Hyde and director Sophie Hyde.

Lili was joined by with Hal & Harper creator Cooper Raiff and costars Alyah Chanelle Scott, Addison Timlin, Havana Rose Liu and Christopher Meyer.

Suspending your disbelief is a requirement for viewing “Bubble & Squeak,” writer-director Evan Twohy’s directorial debut. A couple honeymooning in a country that bans cabbage doesn’t exactly scream romance — and there is none here. Because before Declan and Delores can even begin celebrating their nuptials — the culmination of a long courtship where they felt more compelled to buy a house together than to say “I do”— they are detained in customs.

When an agent informs them of their crime of smuggling contraband cabbage into the country, Declan is flabbergasted; he cannot fathom why anyone would put cabbage in their pants to go on vacation. The problem, however, is that Delores has done just that.

Cabbage, it turns out, is banned in this unnamed Slavic country because of its critical role in the nation’s collective trauma. Smuggling it carries a hefty price: large sums of money, dismemberment and maybe even death.

“We should have gone to Bora Bora like the Pattersons,” says Delores (Sarah Goldberg) in Bubble & Squeak, writer-director Evan Twohy’s feature debut. A quirky, prescriptively surreal comedy in the vein of the late Jeff Baena, with a hefty debt to the two Sacha Baron Cohen Borat movies, it’s a very Sundance kind of funny that goes all in on a very bizarre premise. If you go with it, it will take you all the way, but for those with a low tolerance for cheerfully madcap bonkersness, its lean 97 minutes may well seem like an eternity.

The pre-credit sequence very quickly sets the scene. Delores and her husband Declan (Himesh Patel) are sitting in a nondescript, steely-gray office room, where they have been waiting for well over an hour. The two Americans are on honeymoon, preferring to go “off the beaten track,” and their wanderlust has taken them to a strange,...

Writer/director Evan Twohy has been conceiving his debut feature “Bubble & Squeak” even before it completely made sense to him. The ridiculous comedy, which follows a couple experiencing a strange honeymoon in a foreign land, began 15 years ago, but it wasn’t until years later that Twohy was finally able to crack it. Stopping by the IndieWire Studio presented by Dropbox at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Twohy and his cast, which features Dave Franco, Himesh Patel, and Sarah Goldberg, broke down what makes “Bubble & Squeak” so unique and how they grounded the strangeness that permeates throughout the film.

“It’s this thing that’s absurd inherently,” Twohy said of the narrative, “and I think there is this process of sort of taking this thing that’s illogical and absurd, and then as an adult, much older, trying to make sense of it and apply it to my life...

Park City – Here’s the good news. There isn’t one actor in Evan Twohy‘s directorial debut, “Bubble & Squeak,” who doesn’t deliver a committed, funny performance. The film’s leads, the always-good Himesh Patel and Sarah Goldberg have fantastic chemistry as a couple on the run in a fictional foreign country. Steven Yeun, also a producer, pulls out an unexpected Eastern European accent as a customs officer and Dave Franco comes correct as an international smuggler who uses a bear suit for cover.

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