Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ to Shoot In part in Sicily

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” shall be in part filmed in Sicily which, consistent with students, was once a location for Ulysses’ wanderings within the epic composed via Homer round eighth century BCE.

Taking pictures of the Sicilian portion of Nolan’s “Odyssey” is anticipated to begin in kind of two months at the island of Favignana, referred to as “goat island,” which is assumed to be where the place Homer envisioned Ulysses landed along with his motley workforce to barbeque goats and replenish on meals. The idyllic isle is a part of the Egadi archipelago off of Sicily’s north-west coast.

Nolan – who’s capturing “The Odyssey” the usage of logo new Imax movie generation – could also be more likely to movie probably the most big-budget epic in Sicily’s Eolian islands, consistent with a number of assets. However the bulk of the legendary motion film’s Sicily shoot shall be in Favignana. The movie’s different introduced places are the U.Ok. and Morocco.

Italy’s Wildside, a Freemantle corporate, is servicing the Sicily shoot of “The Odyssey,” which Nolan is generating with Emma Thomas below their Syncopy banner for Common Photos. The Italian line-producer on “Odyssey” is Erik Paoletti. Wildside additionally lately treated bodily manufacturing of Edward Berger’s “Conclave” in Rome.

There was once no remark from Wildside on Monday. Common didn’t right away reply to a request from remark.

Showed solid for “The Odyssey” which, in fact, is amongst seminal texts of Western literature, incorporates Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron, although it has no longer been published who will play what position.

“The Odyssey” recounts the 10-year adventure of Ulysses, King of Ithaca, as he travels house after the Trojan Battle. Alongside the way in which, he encounters a couple of perils and discovers the loss of life of his crewmates. Telemachus (Ulysses’ son), Penelope (Ulysses’ spouse), Athena, Circe, Poseidon and Zeus are all primary characters.