The Christopher Nolan adaptation of The Odyssey has a trailer out.
The Odyssey | Official Trailer by Universal Pictures on YouTube
Right. The biggest thing staring at me are the colors. They are too muted, IMO—by now there’s plenty of evidence that the ancient world was awash with color. Some of it is explained by the weather in the trailer scenes, but there really should be more color. Even the glimpse of Penelope’s (Anne Hathaway) turquoise gown is left in the shadow of her head, making it appear darker.
(This is a tendency in some modern films I just can’t abide; wash-out tones like sepia have never appealed to me. History was colorful! And don’t get me started on the pervasiveness of black. Like slapping on unnecessary buckles and straps, pretensions of historicity while choosing black clothes for earlier periods has started to seriously irk me. Sure, if your film is about puritans, go for it. The antiquity? Black is certainly not as omnipresent as this!)
Otherwise, we see hints of several scenes from the epic. Perhaps too many; the whole feels jumbled, disorganized, and erratic. I am likely to want to see the movie, but unfortunately this trailer did nothing to encourage me to visit a theater to do so. Endless dark scenes of men in dark costumes glancing apprehensively around in dark surroundings, while I myself am sitting in a dark auditorium, holds no attraction for me. (For that much dark, we have Finnish winters, thank you very much.) I might as well wait for the disc and see it at home in greater comfort to offset all of that gloom.
The Odyssey will open on July 17, 2026.
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