The hit series has been a must-watch on Prime Video, and audiences have utterly warmed to the presence of a teenagd Elle Woods, played by the fabulous Lexi Minetree, and the journey that Elle takes as she navigates first love, friendship, family upheaval, and discovers the inner strength that will ultimately define her. Stylish, nostalgic, and full of heart, the series blends the sunshine of Beverly Hills with the rain-soaked grunge influences of 1995 Seattle, creating a unique visual identity that gives the franchise an exciting new edge.

In celebration of Elle’s arrival on Prime Video I was very fortunate to be able to sit down with the series costume designer Sara Byblow, to discuss the enormous task of recreating an entire decade, and for Byblow, joining Elle was a rare opportunity to build a character whose future audiences already know so well.

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Sara was exceptionally love to chat with, and her passion for exploring this new, and previously unseen chapter of Elle Woods life, and along with re-creating an entire fashion decade was an utterly fun project to work on, and proves that pink never goes out of style.

Filled with heart, humour, fabulous fashion, and genuine emotional warmth, Elle has completely won over the hearts of audiences everywhere, with this series delivering both a feeling of comforting nostaslgia and refreshingly original take on this fabulius character.

Elle is streaming now on Prime Video.

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Following the first reveal of Prime Video’s Carrie, a bold and utterly timely new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror story of a shy girl who is pushed to far, and which leads to a grisly end, we’ve now got out first look at the all new adaptation from acclaimed filmmaker Mike Flanagan… and it’s going to be a scream.

Watch the all-new trailer for Carrie below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

A reimagining of the story of misfit high schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell), who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). After her father’s sudden death, Carrie finds herself contending with the challenges of attending high school, a bullying scandal, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.

With this first footage of Carrie in play what we see is a classic narrative re-interpreted for the social media age, and being now even more so relevent than ever before. With instances of cyber-bullying being at an all-time high, this story of a shy high school girl caught up in the torment of the ultimate pack of mean girls is sure to hit even harder than before.

This new trailer also showcases a Carrie that feels like it will really hit different for audiences this time around. Flanagan is aware of the place in which this story has in popular culture, and with his own adaptation of Carrie he’s been very open that he’s looking for a new way into the narrative and character of Carrie White, and this trailer fully cements that.

Series star Summer H. Howell gives an incredibly nuanced and layered performance of a shy, reclusive girl who just wants a friend, and while there will be some utterly horrendous and mental horror moments on display, the real pull of this series is the focus of Carrie White herself, this girl who just wanted a friend, longing and connection and to belong. The tragic notes are very present, and this series will really hit home for a lot of viewers because of it.

Howell appears to be utterly excellent in the lead role of White, with her full vulnerability on display, and it’s going to be emotional to watch her go to limits of pure terror with this one. She’s also backed up by an incredible supporting cast including the likes of Samantha Sloyan as Margaret White; Carrie’s religious and abusive mother, Siena Agudong as Sue Snell; a popular student who experiences remorse for partaking in Carrie’s bullying, Amber Midthunder as Rita Desjardin; Carrie’s gym teacher who defends her against her bullies, Joel Oulette as Tommy Ross; Sue’s goodhearted boyfriend who agrees to take Carrie to the prom, Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen; the ringleader of a pack of mean girls who bullies Carrie, Arthur Conti as Billy Nolan; Chris’ juvenile delinquent boyfriend, Josie Totah as Tina Blake; Chris’ best friend and co-conspirator in a senior prom prank against Carrie, and Matthew Lillard as Henry Grayle; the principal of Thomas Ewen Consolidated High School.

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All eight episodes of Carrie are set to premiere on Prime Video on October 7, and this is classic horror delivered fresh, and it will be utterly unmissable.

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Check out the brand new trailer for Season Four of Reacher below:

Alan Ritchson is back once more as Jack Reacher, and Season Four of the hit Prime Video series is shaping up to be a really intense ride with Ritchson pushed into a dangerous new conspiracy as the action of Lee Child’s 13th novel, Gone Tomorrow get ready to hit Prime Video, and Ritchson throws plenty of muscle around the action in Reacher Season Four hits damn hard.

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Along with the upcoming action of Season Four of Reacher, long time Reacher fans are also in for a surpise with spin-off series Neagley which finds Jack Reacher’s closest friend and alley, and gifted investigator Frances Neagley (Maria Stern) pulled into a bold new mystery after an old friend dies in a suspicious accident, and which needs Neagley to square the account and make those responsible pay.

Watch the all-new trailer for Neagley below:

Stern looks on point as Neagley once again in this excellent spin-off series, and Alan Ritchson is set to guest star as Jack Reacher firming up this expanding Reacher-verse.

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It doesn’t get much better for action fans with the duel hit of Reacher and Neagley, with Reacher set to arrive on August 12 and Neagley on September 16.

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Watch the all-new trailer for Ebenezer below:

Here’s the official synopsis for Ebenezer:

This November, Johnny Depp is Ebenezer Scrooge. The name you know, the story you don’t.

It was with plenty of surprise that the new trailer for Ebenezer arrived, and this looks like a tantilising and different take presenting an incredibly whimsical, yet gothic take on Charles Dickens classic work, and filmmaker Ti West, who took the horror genre into a bold new direction with his work on X, Pearl and MaXXXine, and he looks to have crafted an environment where Depp can truly take his abilities to conjure up kooky, one-of-a-kind characters, and Ebenezer Scrooge looks like a pitch perfect character for Depp’s talents, and he appears to be having an absolute blast in the part.

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Not only does this new trailer showcase an incredibly rich Victorian world, and a fresh take on Charles Dickens’ classic character, but the supporting is also filled with standout talents including the like of Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley, Arthur Conti, Ellie Bamber, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Charlie Murphy, with Tramell Tillman and Sir Ian McKellen.

In celebration of the arrival of Ebenezer, Depp also took to the stage of San Diego Comic Con and unleashing Scrooge for a very hungry audience, and he made an absolute scene of everything, as only he could, and the result was inspiring, and a taste of what is to come.

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Vividly fresh, and with Johnny Depp back at the top of his game, Ebenezer is shaping up to be one of 2026’s most exciting releases, and I’m well excited for how it all unfolds when it arrives in cinemas on November 12.

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Watch the brand new trailer for Lanterns below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

Green Lanterns are intergalactic peacekeepers who wear rings that give them extraordinary powers. The series follows experienced Lantern Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) as they investigate a murder in Rushville, Nebraska, which Hal believes is an extraterrestrial incident and leads them to darker mysteries and reckonings.

Brining fresh light to a brand new chapter of the DC Universe, Lanterns takes audiences into a rugged and intense cop drama, that just happens to have superpowers, and from the looks of it no punches will be pulled with a series that is utterly going for it with everything it has.

Standing front and centre are Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, and this is one ‘buddy-cop’ duo who aren’t very keen on being buddy cops at all, and it’s very clear that Lanterns is going to have an edge to it’s production and narrative. Chandler is rather salty as gruff veteran Hal Jordan, while Pierre’s JohN Stewart definitely has something to prove, and this really creates a space for some great character dynamics to be explored in the new series.

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What really appealed to me about Lanterns was that it feels fresh for a supeheroes, and appears to be more in-line with the likes of True Detective of Slow Horses, and you feel that HBO MAX are really looking to push this intoa bold new direction. And I must admit there were also a heap of surprises present in this new trailer, chief among them the presence of Thaal Sinestro, who is played by the utter legend that is Ulrich Thomsen, and if you were a Banshee fan then you know how his effortless charm and ruthlessness rolls, so having him stare down with Chandler’s Jordan makes for something very exciting.

Lanterns is a series that is really going to give audiences something different when it arrives on HBO MAX on August 17.

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Watch the brand new trailer for Clayface below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

Matt Hagen’s (Tom Rhys Harries) meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss’s actions leave him horribly disfigured. Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge.

Building off of the first look teaser trailer that left us in a fit of sheer dread, this brand new look at Clayface builds out the narrative and delivers Tom Rhys Harries’ aspiring actor Matt Hagen, a man on the verge of monumental success left deformed by the actions of Gotham’s mobster elite. With nowhere to turn he seeks the radical services of ‘fringe scientist’ Dr. Caitlin Corr (Naomi Ackie), whose offers a treatment that gives Matt back his look, at an unexpected cost, and leads him down a path of pure driven horror of revenge!

With Clayface, Watkins delivers a superhero film that comes radically out of left-field and very much embraces its horror chills to the core. This trailer utterly grabs you by the throat, and there are some seriously gnarly moments, including Hagen’s own ‘trimming’ that is sure to make you squirm, and while the full monster is only subtly teased…. when the final revelation is revealed, it’s going to be horrific!

This new trailer for Clayface arrives in accordance with Clayface’s debut at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, which has seen Rhys Harries making his first appearance at the Con, and the welcome be receieved was inspiring, with fans amped for the film, and the scares that await.

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Ready yourself for the terror of Gotham’s streets as one of the greatest rogues arrives into cinemas on October 22 with Clayface.

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Prime Video delivered one of the biggest fantasy moments of San Diego Comic-Con, transporting more than 6,500 fans inside Hall H back to Middle-earth with an expansive first look at the long-awaited third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Alongside a dramatic new teaser trailer, showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay revealed a wealth of new casting announcements, character reveals and story details that promise the series’ most ambitious chapter yet.

With Sauron’s rise accelerating and the fate of every kingdom hanging in the balance, Season Three looks set to embrace the full scale of Tolkien’s legendary Second Age.

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One Ring to rule them all

Five years have passed since the catastrophic fall of Eregion, and the balance of power has shifted dramatically across Middle-earth.

Sauron’s armies now sweep across the continent, conquering all who stand before them. Only a handful of strongholds remain unconquered, including the mountain kingdom of Khazad-dûm and the Elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell. Deep within Mordor, the Dark Lord has completed the construction of Barad-dûr, where his obsession has become singular:
forging the One Ring.

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The newly released teaser embraces a noticeably darker tone, teasing enormous battles, fractured alliances, and a war that threatens to consume every race of Middle-earth. As Sauron’s influence spreads, Elves, Dwarves, Men and Wizards will be forced into uneasy alliances if they hope to prevent complete domination.

New heroes, new villains and familiar faces return

Comic-Con also delivered several major casting reveals that further expand Tolkien’s world.

Jamie Campbell Bower officially joins the series as Celeborn, Galadriel’s long-lost husband, while Andor star Zubin Varla will portray Khamûl the Easterling, one of the legendary figures whose fate is closely tied to Sauron’s growing power.

The panel also introduced several new additions to the ensemble. Eddie Marsan will play Thrain, the older brother of King Durin IV, bringing fresh tension to the Dwarven storyline. Andrew Richardson steps into the role of Anarion, Elendil’s younger son and brother to Isildur, while Adam Young portrays the mysterious Orc Marnûkh, a character whose true loyalties remain shrouded in mystery.

Returning cast members Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charlie Vickers and Daniel Weyman joined the Hall H presentation to discuss the evolving conflict and the growing stakes awaiting audiences this season.

The Balrog finally finds its voice

One of Comic-Con’s biggest surprises came during an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette exploring the creatures of Season Three.

Fans were treated to fresh glimpses of Fell Beasts, towering Mûmakil, terrifying Orc legions and the long-awaited return of the Balrog. For the very first time in the franchise’s history, the legendary demon of shadow and flame will speak—and its voice belongs to none other than Simon Pegg.

It’s an unexpected casting choice that immediately became one of the convention’s biggest talking points.

Even the Ringwraiths have an origin

The surprises didn’t end there.

Midway through the Hall H presentation, the panel was interrupted by the arrival of four heavily armoured Nazgnagôl—fearsome new servants of Sauron introduced during the Second Age. Acting as early predecessors to the Nazgûl, these ominous ring-servants offered fans another glimpse into how The Rings of Power continues expanding Tolkien’s mythology while laying the foundations for the stories audiences know from The Lord of the Rings.

It was a memorable theatrical moment that perfectly captured the scale Prime Video is aiming for.

Since its debut, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has become one of Prime Video’s flagship productions, attracting more than 185 million viewers worldwide while establishing itself as one of the platform’s biggest global successes.

The kingdoms of Middle-earth stand fractured. Sauron is stronger than ever before. The One Ring is about to be forged. Every alliance will be tested, every kingdom pushed to the brink, and the legendary war that shaped Tolkien’s world is finally beginning.

For longtime Tolkien fans and fantasy lovers alike, this first glimpse suggests The Rings of Power is preparing to deliver its biggest, darkest and most spectacular season yet.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season Three premieres exclusively on Prime Video on 11 November 2026, with the first four episodes launching together before the remaining episodes roll out weekly through to the season finale on 25 November.

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Directed by acclaimed New Zealand theatre-maker Benjamin Kilby-Henson, who earned widespread praise for last year’s dreamlike and deeply affecting production of Romeo & Juliet, this new interpretation dives headlong into Shakespeare’s exploration of power, obsession, paranoia and madness. Judging by everything we’ve learned, this is shaping up to be one of the year’s must-see theatrical events.

With rehearsals only recently wrapped, we had the opportunity to sit down with cast members Maaka Pohatu and Marianne Infante, who portray Lord and Lady Macduff, to discuss the ambitious production and the haunting new world Kilby-Henson has created.

Rather than placing Macbeth within a recognisable historical period, the production embraces an entirely original setting.

“It’s been described as an anachronistic world,” explained Pohatu. “It’s not set in any particular time period. There’s a shade of World War Two or Mad Max to the setting. Lots of found objects, lots of things that belong in different time periods that are scrounged and put together. Everyone lives underground because the world above has been blown to pieces—it’s warring and destroyed—so we all hunker down in the sewers. It’s easier to escape the madness above down there.”

For Infante, that distinctive environment becomes central to the emotional and psychological journey of Shakespeare’s characters.

“Ben is really finding a new definition of ecstasy and madness in the setting,” she said. “With us losing touch with nature—being deprived of sunlight and the natural elements—it raises questions about what happens when those who hold power are brought down to the same level as everyone else. What kind of madness does that create? That was one of the things that really spoke to me about this version.”

That dystopian vision naturally extends into the play’s supernatural elements, with both actors revealing that Kilby-Henson has leaned heavily into horror. They even likened aspects of the production’s atmosphere to Resident Evil, creating a uniquely unsettling interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy.

Despite this striking new aesthetic, the production remains firmly rooted in Shakespeare’s original language, something both actors say became one of the company’s greatest strengths throughout rehearsals.

“This cast and this creative team, under Ben’s leadership, have done a brilliant job of honouring the text,” said Pohatu. “He brought his whole Shakespeare library for us so we could really dig into the gold that’s in the writing.”
Infante agreed, adding that embracing Shakespeare’s language became an essential part of building the world.

“It’s really about going back to the elements of the language, the iambic pentameter and the breadth of the work. It’s such a rich resource. At the same time, the world we’ve imagined this story taking place in feels incredibly expansive.”

Both actors were equally enthusiastic about the production’s exploration of power, politics and social hierarchy. While Shakespeare originally wrote Macbeth in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot, they believe the themes resonate just as strongly in today’s increasingly fractured world, giving this production a striking contemporary relevance.

When discussing Lord and Lady Macduff, Pohatu and Infante also reflected on how their characters mirror, and contrast with, Lord and Lady Macbeth, portrayed by Mark Mitchison and Sara Wiseman.

Initially, Infante viewed the two couples as complete opposites, but that perspective gradually shifted during rehearsals.

“At the beginning I definitely saw them as complete opposites,” she explained. “But the deeper we got into the work, and as I watched Sara’s journey into Lady Macbeth, I realised they’re actually on the same spectrum—just at different points. Lady Macduff is fiercely protective of her relationship, her children and her family. That made me realise they’re both driven by love, but it manifests in completely different ways.”

Infante also revealed that becoming a mother profoundly influenced her portrayal of Lady Macduff.

“Honestly, I feel really privileged to have been given this role. I was about six months postpartum when I was cast to play a woman with two children facing unimaginable tragedy. Those feelings naturally became part of how I approached Lady Macduff. I think she almost senses that things won’t end well for her, and that creates a really fascinating moral complexity. Why do the loveliest flowers always get plucked first?”

As for what audiences should expect, Pohatu and Infante promised a production filled with raw emotion, genuine suspense and several unforgettable moments. They even teased that the show features its own version of a “Red Wedding” sequence—one that is sure to leave audiences stunned.

With its striking visual identity, horror-infused atmosphere and deeply human performances, Auckland Theatre Company’s Macbeth looks set to offer audiences a thrilling new way to experience one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies.

Macbeth runs from July 28 to August 22 at Auckland’s ASB Waterfront Theatre. Get your tickets here.

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In a surprise that took all of us off-guard, Marvel Studios has delivered the first look trailer for what is shaping up to be 2026’s biggest cinematic moment with Avengers: Doomsday.

Watch the all-new trailer for Avengers: Doomsday below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

In Avengers: Doomsday, beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.

Directors Anthiny and Joe Russo are back behind the camera to bring to life the latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe which they helped to define with both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, and Avengers: Doomsday is shaping up to be a colossal cinematic event as heroes from three seperate multiverses converge together as the threat of the towering Doctor Doom comes to life, and from the drama and emotion of this new trailer, he’s an utterly terrifying foe to comprehend.

Doctor Doom also happens to be portrayed by Marvel legend Robert Downey Jr. whose surprise casting took many by surprise, and we get out first glimpse of him in action, following a subtle tease at the conclusion of The Fantastic Four:n First Steps, and we now see Downey Jr.’s doom go head-to-head with Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and it’s going to be a hell of a brawl.

This new trailer delivers some pretty awesome footage, which showcases the X-Men in action, including James Marsden’s 1990s coded Scott Summers/Cyclops, Rebecca Romaijn as Mystique and Channing Tatum flexing as Gambit, along with highlighting the drawing of all of these universe’s together as the fight against Doctor Doom demands everything of both the Avengers, all the heroes of the multiverse.

But the excitement doesn’t stop there as we get our first look at a return Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) who is still worthy, and his presence at the end of this first look trailer promises a theatrical experience that will be utterly thrilling to behold.

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December 17 is Doomsday when Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday will arrive in cinemas.

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The Odyssey follows Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, on his long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War, chronicling his encounters with mythical beings such as the Cyclops Polyphemus, sirens, and the nymph Calypso, while attempting to reunite with his wife, Penelope.

Nolan’s Complete Vision

As a filmmaker, Christopher Nolan is a force of nature who redefined the blockbuster movie experience beginning with 2005’s Batman Begins, and who has successfully tread the line between high-end action blockbuster filmmaking and more intriguing, thought-provoking arthouse work; in my mind, The Odyssey sits there. Interpreting the nearly 3000 year old work of Homer’s in his own vision, audiences find themselves watching a production that is filtered deliberating through Nolan’s own mind, and you almost feel like he’s exploring further ideas he previously explored in Oppenheimer with man’s unique take on both creativity leading to triumph or destruction, and it all makes for a very interesting realm on which to explore this ancient work.

Told with a structure that moves back and forth across time, itself a fabled Nolan trope, we come to see a disjointed and lost Odysseus who following the fall of Troy searches for a way to get back to his ancient home of Ithica, and tis narrative is juxtaposed with his loyal wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and his son Telemachus (Tom Holland) who wait holding out hope in Ithica for Odysseus return all while a vile group of suitors, led by the cruel and sadistic Antinous (Robert Pattinson) scheme and vie for Penelope’s hand in marriage, and total control of Ithica. With such a sprawling canvas, Nolan’s The Odyssey approaches its subject matter through a lens of memory, rage, and the passage of time, and it is less your standard action-adventure picture and more a thinking man’s blockbuster. Violence and action abound, but all of it is in service to Nolan’s study of the figure of Odysseus, and this work almost feels like a character study of a classical character, with all the veneer and polish stripped away so only the man is left.

A Cast of Titans

For Matt Damon, The Odyssey feels like an interesting choice for studying a hero stripped of his power and forced to contend with the reactive forces of fate and the will of the gods. Damon cuts a striking figure as the powerful Odysseus, but here Nolan really shows us him as an ordinary, if not gifted man, who is tested by the gods, must contend with forces beyond his control, and which test his will to its very limit. Damon delivers a man wrestling with the past and the consequences of his choices, making for a nuanced portrait of the legendary hero.

Juxtaposed with him are Anne Hathaway as his great love, Penelope, and Tom Holland as his loyal son, Telemachus, both of whom serve key roles in the production. For Anne Hathaway’s Penelope, we find a woman wrestling with the pain of longing, holding on by a very thin thread; she sees the bigger plan at play in Ithaca. Immense emotional power drives her performance as Penelope, and we see her holding on to her husband’s memory for dear life. Holland as Telemachus is a young man with everything to prove, but who is not schooled in the art of palace politics, and who must suffer the viper-like motions of the suitors who sit in his father’s hall. Seeking a chance to prove himself, he ventures out into the unknown, desperate for answers, and has to follow a path that will finally turn him into a man without his father’s presence.

Nolan’s The Odyssey also features a large cast of supporting characters, with some key standouts. Robert Pattinson’s Antinous, the leading suitor to Penelope, is a vicious and vile character who moves like a viper through Odysseus’ hall in Ithaca, seeking a way to claim what we view as his, and he’s incredibly frosty and repellent and again plays into Pattinson’s wheelhouse of delivering characters who can truly stand out. John. Bernthal also makes a solid presence as Menelaus, King of Sparta and husband to Helen, whose rage incites the Trojan war, and he delivers a hulking, muscular presence to the film, which is tinged by arrogance and power, but whose adherence to honour and loyalty leaves its mark on Telemachus. But the film’s scene-stealer is, hands down, John Leguizamo as Eumaeus, Odysseus’s faithful servant and blind swineherd, who holds to his master’s return and utterly seizes the audience’s attention with his performance.

Sheer Spectacle

In terms of the experience of Nolan’s The Odyssey, this is a picture where the fantasy is made real, and Nolan brings to life the famous moments that have defined Homer’s epic, from the Cyclops to the Sirens to the witchcraft of Circe, and all of it is presented in a way that feels mythical yet entirely practical and real. And all of it is captured in IMAX, making for a profound and exciting sight. Watching Nolan’s The Odyssey in IMAX is an experience unlike anything you’ve ever witnessed before.

The scale and scope only serve to magnify this gigantic story, and all of it is captured in pristine detail, with a grand attention to detail, and it utterly washes over you. Production design and the total ambience of the picture also ground the audience in the Bronze Age, and you feel like you’re watching a picture that is both ancient and also weirdly contemporary at the same time, or a legend that exists outside of time and place where mysticism and the real clash side by side, and where gods and ghosts walk amongst us. Academy Award-winning Ludwig Göransson’s soundtrack is also tempered by sounds of a time long passed, echoing with the chimes or strikings of bronze, and heavy percussion riffs that echo throughout the theatre, and again it elevates the experience of the picture.

But if The Odyssey does have a moment where its heightened feeling comes to a cataclysm then its definitely the fall of Troy, when Odysseus and Greeks creep from the Horse, and ignite a trap that sees Troy sacked and left to fiery ruin, and not only does its heat and fire and flame quench the very limits of the IMAX screen, but this moment is where the film cements its thematic moment. Told in flashbacks that move back and forth across the narrative, it is Odysseus’s revelation in the powerful third act, where both his genius and fury are visited upon the Trojans, and where Nolan’s exploration of time, memory, regret, and consequence comes into play. This third-act moment is where the whole film comes together, and its presentation of the grand theme will truly affect the audience who witness it.

Final Verdict: Nolan’s Vision

The Odyssey is a vision of cinema fully shaped by the mind of Christopher Nolan, and he takes audiences into the size and scale of this story through the immense spectacle of IMAX and delivers a narrative that is his definitive take on the subject matter of the original text.

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