is following his Oscar-winning with a true epic: Homer鈥檚 鈥淭he Odyssey.鈥� It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday.

Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a 鈥渕ythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.鈥� It will also be the first time that an adaptation of Homer鈥檚 saga will play on IMAX film screens.

Nolan has been an for years, going back to 鈥淭he Dark Knight,鈥� and has made his last three films exclusively using large format film and the highest resolution film cameras.

For 鈥淥ppenheimer,鈥� the first black-and-white IMAX film stock was developed. Nolan hasn鈥檛 said specifically what the new technology for 鈥淭he Odyssey鈥� will be, but earlier this month that they鈥檙e in an intensive testing phase with IMAX to prepare for the new production.

鈥淭hey have an incredible engineering staff, really brilliant minds doing extraordinary work,鈥� Nolan said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful to see innovation in the celluloid film arena still happening and happening at the highest level possible.鈥�

鈥淭he Odyssey鈥� will be Nolan鈥檚 second collaboration with Universal Pictures following 鈥淥ppenheimer,鈥� which earned nearly $1 billion at the box office and won the filmmaker his first Oscars, including for and .

Rumors about his next project have been swirling ever since, with near-daily speculations about plot 鈥� none of which turned out to be true 鈥� and casting. While there are many reports about actors joining the ensemble, none has been officially confirmed by the studio.