I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…I could not be more excited for Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey. Forget the accents, because the film looks like a staggering adventure based on Greek mythology that had me in awe the moment I laid eyes on the Cyclops. The filmmaker has discussed in detail just how practical effects-heavy the film is, eschewing CG for in-camera effects whenever possible. And by all accounts, the film is living up to expectations.

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