Mia Goth Joins Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
Scream queen Mia Goth has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s IMAX epic “The Odyssey,” Variety has confirmed. She will appear alongside a growing cast including Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal and John Leguizamo.
“The Odyssey” follows the Greek hero Odysseus on his world-spanning journey home after the Trojan War. The story was originally written by the ancient Greek poet Homer over 2,000 years ago and is one of the oldest stories still enjoyed by contemporary readers.
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Universal, the film’s distributor, said in December that the film 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.”
The film is set to hit theaters on July 17, 2026. Nolan will write and produce as well as direct. His wife, Emma Thomas, also serves as producer under the pair’s Syncopy banner.
Variety exclusively reported last month that Nolan’s “Odyssey” will be partially filmed in Sicily, which was a location for Odysseus’ wanderings in the original story. Production, which is expected to begin in Spring, will commence on the Island of Favignana, also known as “goat island.” It is said to have been where Homer imagined Odysseus would land with his crew.
Goth is repped by WME, Curtis Brown and Michael Auerbach (legal).
She will next lead the cast of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.”
Other credits for Goth, best known for her work in the horror genre, include “A Cure for Wellness,” Luca Guadagnino’s “Suspiria,” “Infinity Pool” and Ti West’s “X” trilogy of films, which includes “MaXXXine,” “Pearl” and the original “X.”
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