{"id":1995473,"date":"2025-09-03T21:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1995473"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:14:36","slug":"tom-holland-says-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-is-the-best-script-ive-ever-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tom-holland-says-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-is-the-best-script-ive-ever-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Holland Says Christopher Nolan\u2019s THE ODYSSEY Is the \u2018Best Script I\u2019ve Ever Read\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Christopher Nolan took home his first two Oscars for <em>Oppenheimer<\/em>. In 2024, he won both Best Director and Best Picture for his atomic bomb opus. Despite the film\u2019s massive success, he did not nab the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He lost to <em>American Fiction<\/em>\u2018s Cord Jefferson. But if Tom Holland is right, Nolan will soon add that golden statue to his shelf. The <em>Spider-Man <\/em>star said <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/christopher-nolan-next-movie-homer-the-odyssey-adaptation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nolan\u2019s upcoming epic The Odyssey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nolan\u2019s upcoming epic <em>The Odyssey<\/em><\/a> is \u201cthe best script I\u2019ve ever read.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250902-nolan-s-odyssey-script-is-best-i-ve-ever-read-says-tom-holland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:France 24;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">France 24<\/a> covered Holland\u2019s recent chat with Agence France-Presse (an interview we first heard about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/tom-holland-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-best-script-1236504842\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:at Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">at <em>Deadline<\/em><\/a>), where he discussed his time filming Nolan\u2019s upcoming adaptation. The writer-director is bringing Homer\u2019s iconic epic poem to the big screen. Actually, he\u2019s bringing it to the biggest screen, as it will be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-first-film-entirely-imax-film-cameras\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the first movie ever filmed entirely with IMAX cameras;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the first movie ever filmed entirely with IMAX cameras<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holland plays Telemachus, son of Matt Damon\u2019s Odysseus, in the movie. Needless to say he\u2019s a huge fan of what Nolan is doing. In addition to saying the script is the best he\u2019s ever come across, he also praised how the Nolan works. Holland called him a \u201creal collaborator\u201d who \u201cknows what he wants\u201d while not creating an \u201cenvironment where you can\u2019t pitch ideas or build characters in certain ways.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/tom-holland-come-on-you-spurs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:He also previously said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">He also previously said<\/a> working on the film was \u201cthe job of a lifetime\u201d and \u201cthe best experience\u201d he has ever had on a set.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Tom Holland Says Christopher Nolan\u2019s THE ODYSSEY Is the \u2018Best Script I\u2019ve Ever Read\u2019_1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/fFuF6ocW9tuKcHSIAPlW7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nerdist_761\/e72cf29a51c7f23a226c2c49d97bc812\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The only thing missing from Holland\u2019s comments are an offering of his best goat and a table of his finest nectar and ambrosia. But we get it. Christopher Nolan knows what he\u2019s doing, and <em>Oppenheimer <\/em>more than proves he definitely knows how to adapt great source material. And if Holland is right about what Nolan wrote, he\u2019ll get that Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar in 2027. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/christopher-nolan-odyssey-imax-tickets-on-sale-a-year-ahead-of-time\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Odyssey debuts\u00a0on July 17, 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Odyssey <\/em>debuts\u00a0on July 17, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Nolan took home his first two Oscars for Oppenheimer. In 2024, he won both Best Director and Best Picture for his atomic bomb opus. Despite the film\u2019s massive success, he did not nab the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He lost to American Fiction\u2018s Cord Jefferson. But if Tom Holland is right, Nolan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1995474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[361564,361563,345286,361562,355602,27542],"class_list":["post-1995473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-american-fiction","tag-best-adapted-screenplay","tag-christopher-nolan","tag-cord-jefferson","tag-oppenheimer","tag-tom-holland"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-Holland-Says-Christopher-Nolans-THE-ODYSSEY-Is-the-\u2018Best.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1995473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1995473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1995474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1995473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1995473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1995473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}