Only a master director like Christopher Nolan could turn a Greek epic poem into the movie event of the summer. Everyone and their mother is seeing "The Odyssey" when it releases on July 17th — and if you want to stay ahead of the curve, we have everything you need to know before you see it. #ChristopherNolan #TheOdyssey #MovieInsights 2,700 years in the making | 0:00 So what's the gist? | 1:14 What about the Iliad? | 2:29 A historically stacked cast | 3:41 The Nolan effect | 5:19 Getting into character | 6:38 The odyssey of production | 7:54 Sir Nolan, king of IMAX | 9:05 Previous adaptations | 10:35 Historical (in)accuracy | 12:40 Voiceover By: Tim Bensch Visit Official Looper Website https://www.looper.com Sign up for our newsletter to keep up with all the major movie and TV news: https://subscribe.looper.com/newsletter-yt?utm_source=youtube Add us as a preferred source on Google: https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=looper.com