{"id":359634,"date":"2026-07-09T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-odyssey-director-christopher-nolan-on-the-challenges-of-reviving-the-ancient-story\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T10:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T09:00:22","slug":"the-odyssey-director-christopher-nolan-on-the-challenges-of-reviving-the-ancient-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-odyssey-director-christopher-nolan-on-the-challenges-of-reviving-the-ancient-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan on the challenges of reviving the ancient story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NlVwkjDKjqI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan on the challenges of reviving the ancient story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NlVwkjDKjqI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Christopher Nolan movies have become moments in cinematic history. Taking on a 3000 year old epic story, he fills Odyssey with massive scenes, huge screen names, and experiences that even his Oscar-winning lead actor says was a career high.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News&#8217; Nina Nannar sat down with him and longtime collaborator Matt Damon to discuss the challenges of creating a historical epic, the future of film and AI, and the director&#8217;s love of IMAX.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Nolan movies have become moments in cinematic history. 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