Christopher Nolan to film 'Odyssey' on Sicily's legendary 'Goat Island'
27 Jan 2025

Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan will be shooting parts of his upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey in Sicily, on the island of Favignana, aka "Goat Island," reported Variety.

Why's that special, you ask?

Well, the island is believed to be a stop on Odysseus's journey in Homer's 8th-century BCE epic.

Filming on the stunning island, part of the Egadi archipelago off Sicily's north-west coast will begin in about two months.

'The Odyssey' will utilize new IMAX film technology
Filming details

Nolan intends to utilize the latest IMAX film technology for The Odyssey, with some scenes probably being filmed in Sicily's Eolian islands.

However, Favignana will be the main setting for the Sicilian leg of this big-budget epic. Other announced shooting locations are the UK and Morocco.

Italy's Wildside, a Freemantle company, is handling the Sicilian shoot under Italian line-producer Erik Paoletti's supervision.

Star-studded cast announced for Nolan's 'The Odyssey'
Casting news

The confirmed cast for The Odyssey includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron.

However, the roles they will be playing in this adaptation of one of Western literature's seminal texts have not yet been disclosed.

The epic tale follows Odysseus's (Ulysses in Latin) 10-year journey home after the Trojan War and features major characters such as Telemachus (Odysseus's son), Penelope (Odysseus's wife), Athena, Circe, Poseidon, and Zeus.