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Fans have been patiently waiting forThe Odysseyever since it was announced that Christopher Nolan would be heading the project. With more and more cast members being announced as time goes on, fans of Homer’s original work have been getting extremely excited about the upcoming film.
One of the biggest questions that they have had is about how Nolan is going to film the project. The director has a reputation for not using CGI, which can prove to be quite a challenge when making a film about gods, monsters, giants, and everything in between.
However, it would seem that the director is not backing down from the challenge, taking an approach similar to Denis Villeneuve when he was makingDune 2.
Christopher Nolan is not taking the easy way forThe Odyssey
If there is one thing thatChristopher Nolandespises in his films, it is CGI. His method of filmmaking involves authenticity to the highest degree, something that was made widespread when he was makingInterstellar.
Fans believed that he had met his match when he was makingOppenheimerand needed to showcase the Trinity test. However, he proved himself yet again, not using any CGI for the scene. Keeping this in mind, it is not surprising that Nolan won’t not back down fromThe Odysseyafter simulating nuclear explosions via practical effects.
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It was recently reported byVarietythat Nolan will be taking a very interesting approach when adapting the Homer classic. It would seem that Nolan is going to film part of the movie in Sicily. Set to film in Favignana, also known as “goat island,” the approach is quite an interesting one for a very big reason.
According to scholars, it is believed that Homer envisioned Sicily to be one of the places in Odysseus’s journey, with Favignana specifically being the place where he would have landed with his crew for food.
Christopher Nolan may be taking a page out of Denis Villeneuve’s book
Although Christopher Nolan is known for not using CGI in Hollywood, he is not the only director who does this.Denis Villeneuvefamously decided to go down a similar path when he was makingDune: Part Two.As reported byKonbiniFr(viaDiscussingFilm), the director was given the option to film with CGI. However, he decided to film in the desert instead.
This was not a simple decision, as not only would CGI have been cheaper, but it would have also caused a lot fewer problems when making the film. A few of the many locations that the film was shot in were Abu Dhabi, Budapest, Italy, and Namibia.
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In an interview withVariety, it was revealed that the cast and crew had to go very deep into the desert when filming the project, which proved to be very challenging for everyone. Villeneuve also did not want to use the same locations that he used inDune: Part One, which resulted in a lot of challenges.
Considering this, one can imagine that Nolan will face similar challenges when makingThe Odyssey.
Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
